Tag "Dr. Ishigaki"
2017 Tenkara Summit Review
The Tenkara Summit 2017 has come and gone. I wanted to share my 2017 Tenkara Summit review.
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Revisiting the Tenkara “One Fly” Concept
When I adopted tenkara as a viable method of fly fishing I quickly jumped on the “One Fly” Express because that is how it was done traditionally in Japan and how it was introduced into the United States (at least in my little realm of reality!) I tried this fly choice method for a period of time, yet I lacked the discipline or patience to truly learn how to properly present a tenkara fly to a fish and get it to eat my fly.
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Final thoughts for 2014 from the TenkaraGrasshopper
The twilight days of 2014 are here, albeit short days it seems, and it is now time to review the past year and maybe even set some new goals for 2015.
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The 2014 Tenkara Summit: A Report From The Grasshopper
Over the weekend of September 27 and 28, 2014 the Fourth Annual Tenkara Summit occurred in the new hometown of Tenkara USA, Boulder, Colorado. I made special arrangements to attend the Tenkara Summit as it was relatively close to home.
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Daniel Galhardo and the “One Fly” concept
So, Graham has finally taken off on his honeymoon and is reportedly away from civilization – no computer, no internet…just candles and cold water, I imagine. But, he didn’t want to leave his readers completely away from content, so before
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Tying Tenkara Flies Volume 1 Review.
Recently, I received the new DVD from LearnTenkara.com. I had heard about the DVD from Karel Lansky of TenkaraOnTheFly after he returned from the 2nd Tenkara Summit held in Utah. Ashley Valentine had given Karel a copy along with a small press
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Random Thoughts for a new month
I really appreciate all of the comments I have gotten in regards to my last post. Like I said, I had been thinking about it all day. Anyway, I have been trying to get the creative juices flowing and kind
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