10-03-2013, 04:09 AM
I decided to experiment and try a small tenkara rod to train my youngest boy in the fine art of small stream fly fishing. Most companies don't make a shorter tenkara rod since that diminishes most of the good qualities of tenkara. However, I found a kids tenkara kit from tenkarabum (Chris). It is 8' long and very light. It folds up to about the size of a large pen.
We took it out today for the first time. I don't know if it was any better than the 6' 3 weights that I usually get my kids, but it certainly worked as well without having to worry about the free hand and line.
Watch the video and note how casually my youngest son holds the rod with one hand. ( He got more excited about the water skippers).[cool] He caught several....cuts that is, even though it was a rainy water soaked day.
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We took it out today for the first time. I don't know if it was any better than the 6' 3 weights that I usually get my kids, but it certainly worked as well without having to worry about the free hand and line.
Watch the video and note how casually my youngest son holds the rod with one hand. ( He got more excited about the water skippers).[cool] He caught several....cuts that is, even though it was a rainy water soaked day.
Windriver
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