Hi, I'm Tristan. I live in southwestern Wyoming am into tenkara (a minimalist, Japanese form of fixed-line fly fishing). I upload one video every Saturday morning (7 am Mountain Time).
All of my fishing is catch-and-release. I don't keep any of the fish.
I'm on Instagram (@TenkaraAddict): instagram.com/tenkaraaddict
Be sure to check out my main RU-vid channel, SUV RVing: ru-vid.com
Thinking about getting into fishing on alpine backpacking trips, but wanted to know if anyone has recommendations for a lightweight fishing net to carry with? I'm not very confident in my abilities to grab fish by hand, assuming I catch any, that is.
Awww Tristan…I was taken in by the title. Putting a western road trip together and hoping to renew my dormant fishing passion. Thinking you could make pithy remarks and observations that might fan the flame. Oh well. 😟 I guess the fishing was good in spite of the lack of inspiration.
And winding it on a spool every time you need to take the rod down for rod and line safety…Karl. Sorry about the split comment…Karl. As usual, Great Video work.
Tristan, that is a Line Keeper. It is to be used to safely Cary the line on a taken down rod while moving from one fishing place to another temporarily. Line keepers are not ment for long term line storage. They are quicker and easier than removing a line from the rod
Nice video, love the location and water type, my favorite. With regard to describing rods, you should describe the rod's action and characteristics, and not just state your opinion if it's a good, bad or great rod. It's all subjective to an individual's preferences. I know you prefer soft rods, and tend to praise them whereas you talk down stiff, or stiffer rods. I'm just the opposite, and do not like soft rods, and would appreciate a Tom Davis type breakdown, along with your opinion. You and Tom typically don't fish the same rods so it would be nice if you could objectively describe the rod's action and characteristics, followed by your personal opinion.
I don't know why, perhaps it was just a fisherman's tale, but I was under the impression that trout were brought to North America from Europe? I believe the species brought were called "Dolly Varden"? I'm positive I'll get corrected on this comment.
Ok. I discovered your fishing channel after seeing use the Tenkara rod in either the Idaho or Wind River SUV RVing video. I was immediately attracted to this form of fishing because it’s so much like the bamboo pole fishing I did as a child. I’ve already purchased a Tenkara rod based on your reviews but haven’t used it yet. Taking it to Gatlinburg next month! What’s bugging me is the audio in the fishing videos! I could listen to you talk on a hike for hours, but OMG you have forgotten all your words when you fish. Fish on, oh no! Beautiful fish, see ya buddy! lol. I’m just giving you a hard time but really.. find some new words. I know you have them because of your degree! 😂
Fyi, neoprene has to fit tight to work. If not the cold water gets in and all the neoprene does at that point is hold the cold. I've never had luck with off brand neoprene for this reason.
Have yu tried using those tenkara rods for largemouth bass I caught some good ones using 20lb mono using an 8' bamboo rod with whole large earthworms (entire worm on the hook) on heavy wire bronze 5/0 J-hook. One split shot right above the hook.
Would love it if you did a video showing what backpack you’re using to hike into these locations, how you are securing your rods with that bag, and what other things you bring with you. In general your gear videos have been very helpful for me as I start in Tenkara.
Love the whole channel, man. Im new to tenkara and do a lot of long backpacking treks. This vid brings up a question: how often do you find yourself swapping out a fly because the hook is blunted?
That is a lovely stream, much like the ones I prefer albeit much more open n the bush on the side compare to what I'm used to, and with far fewer boulders and logs in the river. Your review of boots was interesting. If I may ask, I'm curious, why did you decide on boots instead of shoes? Habit or specific choice? I stopped using boots decades ago, going back to light weight wading shoes which I started fly fishing with in the 70's (in those days, cheap runners with thin felt glued to the bottom; these days there are now wading shoes with good rubber soles that work for wading)- about half the weight (and often much less) and particularly noticeable for 45+ min walks in and out through the bush. And much much easier for clambering over fallen trees, large boulders, etc, especially as one gets older. A plus being that when flying they are much lighter and dry much faster.
Boy, a $495 rod and you need to play with it to maybe get the parts to fit? Maybe do some sanding? Sounds like a major fail. Would maybe make sense for a $49.50 Amazon "special".
Maybe I have missed it, but I would love to see you talk about how you fish a level line. All of it from the cast to how you choose to what it does on the water.
