Welcome to Tenkara Tuesday.As many of you may already be aware, I was lucky enough to meet a lot of tenkara-minded folks at the Fly Fishing Show last weekend. It was a tenkara summit of sorts, albeit in Somerset rather than Salt Lake City...or at least a tenkara blogger summit, which in my opinion is … Continue reading Tenkara Tuesday – A New Controversy?
Month: January 2012
The Art of VK Steelworks
Stumbling into the vast sea of "stuff" that is the Somerset, NJ Fly Fishing Show yesterday, one of the first things that immediately caught my eye was a stunning wall sculpture of a wet fly made of steel, looking aggressively medieval. Actually, I think my reaction was, "damn, that's crazy..." as I went in for … Continue reading The Art of VK Steelworks
Gear Review – The Dead Drift DVD
Anybody who knows me also knows that my tenkara rod fully telescopes every time I think about fishing in New Zealand. So when Steve from Stealth Films dropped me a note about a month ago offering up a copy of his DVD "The Dead Drift," there was no way I was going to turn that … Continue reading Gear Review – The Dead Drift DVD
Social Media – Yet Another Reason Why Klout Is Stupid
If you squinted hard enough to read that first Klout "Notification," no, that wasn't Photoshopped. To quote:"Klout believes you are influential in Congress." Let that soak in for a minute.(Putting Klout's ridiculously erratic scoring method aside), if that is true, America has far more to worry about than we thought...+Ks & T! stickers for everyone!Postscript: Have … Continue reading Social Media – Yet Another Reason Why Klout Is Stupid
Enough 'Tenkara Is A Fad' Already…
Okay, this "Tenkara Is A Fad" thing has gotten a little out of control. Daniel Galhardo, (aka Mr. Tenkara USA) tweeted - and then later wrote a blog post - about a recent run in with Lefty Kreh and bloggers start writing up a storm, both pro & con. We got this guy, this guy, this … Continue reading Enough 'Tenkara Is A Fad' Already…