07-24-2013, 12:39 AM
[quote mudsucker]I just watched a video to see what this tenkara is. As it turns out, I have been doing it for years on panfish with some telescoping crappie poles from 10' to 14'. I don't use fly line but it would be easy enough to add. They make those poles up to 18' and they are very cheap.[/quote]
This is written by Tenkarabum
"Similarly, they are on a completely different level than the telescopic crappie poles that they vaguely resemble. Before I could buy a real tenkara rod, I bought quite a few crappie poles trying to find a good substitute. They just aren't the same. The action is different, and the quality is in another league."
In watching the video, did you notice the idea behind a Tenkara is to dance the fly keeping the line off the water. If that is how you crappie fish, then you are half way there[
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But, then there are some that think fishing a fly even on a spinning outfit is "fly fishing".[shocked]
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This is written by Tenkarabum
"Similarly, they are on a completely different level than the telescopic crappie poles that they vaguely resemble. Before I could buy a real tenkara rod, I bought quite a few crappie poles trying to find a good substitute. They just aren't the same. The action is different, and the quality is in another league."
In watching the video, did you notice the idea behind a Tenkara is to dance the fly keeping the line off the water. If that is how you crappie fish, then you are half way there[
]But, then there are some that think fishing a fly even on a spinning outfit is "fly fishing".[shocked]
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