I really enjoyed this podcast during my drive home from work last night. While not particularly long, if you don't want to listen to it, Daniel struggles with question of whether it's really worth it for him to develop new rod models each and every year like most other fishing rod companies do. The cycle … Continue reading Opinion: New Rod Development Podcast
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ICAST / IFTD 2015 – Rods, Reels, & Randomness
So...you tired of these yet...?Don't worry, ICAST / IFTD week is almost over.In today's installment, I'm just going to post a bunch of pictures of pretty much anything and everything I haven't posted yet. Things that caught my eye for one reason or another. Some of it will be fly (fishing), some of it will … Continue reading ICAST / IFTD 2015 – Rods, Reels, & Randomness
The Tenkara Customs x Winn Grips Rod Build
I think I'll call her Vapenkara Blue.I stumbled through my first tenkara rod build last night. I typically don't carry much initiative to build rods, (or even tie flies) but this one has a little back story. I won't bore you with excessive details, so here it is, long story short...When I went to ICAST … Continue reading The Tenkara Customs x Winn Grips Rod Build
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
The Rod Goes BOOM!
I've never blown up a rod before...at least like I just did. But don't get me wrong, I've broken my share of rods...Heck, I've actually broken the rod tip section on my Tenkara USA Iwana twice. Once being in a careless rush when collapsing the segments, another time on a fish...although the fish wasn't that … Continue reading The Rod Goes BOOM!