On Jan 27, 6:52*am, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
On Jan 26, 9:57*pm, Giles wrote:



On Jan 26, 9:06*pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:

http://www.tenkarausa.com/index.php

Frank Reid

Pretty footage. *Annoying music. *Bull**** commentary. *"Traditional"
Japanese fly fishing became popular with professional fishermen a
hundred years ago? *A hundred years ago is traditional? *A hundred
years ago professional fishermen (in Japan as elsewhere, one would
naturally suppose) were using large nets, explosives, poisons,
trawlers and whatever else might maximize yields. *Casting across a
thirty foot stream is impossible with a 7 1/2 foot fly rod? *Oh,
puhleeze! *Took a couple of seasons to learn how to cast with a fixed
rod and line length? *Well, best not even try to learn how to use a
reel and variable line length! *Fits in your pocket? *Rats.....I ain't
got any that are twenty inches deep. * *

Looks like fun, though. * * *

giles
who, if the prominently displayed index finger on the grip is
required, ala lifted pinky with teacup, nevertheless hopes to god that
he is never caught in the act and thus will probably confine his
tenkara expeditions to nighttime fishing ventures.

Well, in all honesty, my fishing expeditions owe a lot to the
Japanese. *Its very zen-like. *Kinda like the bucket with no bottom
drill. *Cast, no fish, cast, no fish, cast, catch tree, cast, wind
knot, cast no fish. *I can, and do, do this for days. *Unfortunately,
I'm normally standing near someone like Willi who just doesn't
understand the technique as he vacuums up the fish left right and
center. *Might as well make the fishing more difficult and teach him
an abject lesson in fisheries preservation.
Frank Reid

I have had the Wal-Mart telescoping "crappie poles" in 18 ft length on
the deck for years. They are rigged with black gnats and hopper flies
and "strike indicators" -- the red and white bobbers that sell for a
buck a dozen -- and are used by casual house guests to catch bass and
'gills from the pond.
Tried them on the upper Current a couple times, with bead heads.
Caught a few, but landing them, unharmed, is difficult.
Price is right -- less than twenty bucks for a complete outfit. Not
for elitists.

cheers

oz, not an elitist