Hmmmm...Appears the guys over at the Tenkara Rod Co. have partnered with Backcountry.com on a special make up (SMU) tenkara rod kit called the Goat. Maybe this isn't a new revelation, as I don't frequent Backcountry.com all that often, I just happened to see it there last night and I don't recall hearing about it … Continue reading Tenkara Rod Co. / Backcountry.com Goat Tenkara Kit
Tag: Patagonia
The Top 5 Troutrageous! Posts of 2014
More year end hi-jinks, coming up...2011 was kind of a stellar year around here. 3 years ago I hacked together penned 280 blog posts within the calendar year. I know...WTF, get a life, right? That number's been slipping each year since...down to 172 in 2012, 154 in 2013, and a "mere" 136 so far this … Continue reading The Top 5 Troutrageous! Posts of 2014
ICAST / IFTD 2014 – Tenkara Tuesday
So you know I couldn't go to ICAST / IFTD and not look for some tenkara stuff, right? And today's Tuesday...so, well, welcome to Tenkara Tuesday, ICAST edition.Tenkara USA and the Tenkara Rod Co. were both at the show. Actually, their booths were almost directly across from each other. There weren't any other tenkara-specific companies … Continue reading ICAST / IFTD 2014 – Tenkara Tuesday
Put A Trout On It
Okay, before you freak out, and accuse me of being some sort of tenkara elitist or a member of the "Children of Daniel" cult (oh, it's real)...the pic above is just a joke...and only partially attributable to Yvon Chouinard. Watch THIS and it might make more sense.Personally, I couldn't care less if Patagonia slaps their trout … Continue reading Put A Trout On It
So You Want To Buy A Tenkara Starter Kit? Patagonia vs. Tenkara USA
Patagonia made some pretty big waves in the tenkara-verse last week with the introduction of the "Simple Fly Fishing" tenkara product line. Aimed at introducing people to a less cluttered version of fly fishing, the products can be bought a la carte, or bundled in a kit which I'm sure will be very attractive to … Continue reading So You Want To Buy A Tenkara Starter Kit? Patagonia vs. Tenkara USA