Tenkara in Sweetwater Canyon

3/29/2016

A lucky find makes for some sweet tenkara fishing

"As I was driving along a country two lane, I noticed a trail marker I had not seen before. I pulled off and took a look. There was actually a trail map! It looked like the trail ran along a creek. The topo map showed canyon-like features. In my opinion, there’s not much prettier in this world than rocky stream running through a canyon, so I mustered some energy and decided to give a go."

Rod Review: The Yuhangyuju 540

3/10/2016

From time to time on the Tenkara forums, you will see someone post a question about the “no-name” fixed line fishing rods found on eBay or other corners of the interwebs. The person posing the question is typically wondering if they are any good, and invariably there seems to be someone out there who has bought one who is quite pleased with his purchase, particularly because it cost a fraction of the price of a name brand rod. But are they really any good? Well, I am generally very reluctant to put myself out there as any sort of expert in matters of fishing, but I will say Matt and I have probably handled more of these rods than most. We tested some different options before selecting the rod for our “break this rod” contest that some of you remember fondly. We have also considered carrying an ultra low cost rod if we found one we really liked. Which we haven’t. But, to give you a better idea of what the vast majority of these rods are like, I give you the review of our latest test rod, the Yuhangyuju 540.