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Great video, but how much line should one use, and what if you have a level line and no loop or swivel? It would be nice to cover those topics as well.
Here is a video on doing a loop on a level line to the lillian: dragontailtenkara.com/blogs/tenkara/girth-hitch-method-of-attaching-tenkara-level-line-to-the-lillian
For connecting your level line to your tippet, I just tie an overhand stopper knot at the end of my level line and tie my tippet on just like I do to a hook right behind that stopper knot. You can tie on a tippet ring as well if you have them.
Last year I gave tenkara fishing a try after I had been in a car accident and found my balance so wonky I couldn't do it. I've gotten better by a fair amount now, thinking I may give it another go, it looks like such fun. Any pointers? How much line do you put out?
When starting out I would go with a main line the same length of the rod or a foot shorter than the rod and then add 4ft of tippet, this will be easier to cast and find your rhythm.
@@DRAGONtailTenkaraI don’t really have any specific hook localities, so the brands differ. I will tie some more and hope it was just a cheap hook. Cheers
Nice fly for Instagram. Tenkara fly with glass beads sinks faster but is pretty fly for sure. I wonder where in Gifu prefecture fly tyers were able to buy glass beads 200 years ago.
Anytime a product video does NOT show the rod extended, up close, where the customer can see the lillian, the sections, the finish, then they are hiding something like a weakness, or a part that is questionable. I would snatch this rod up in a heartbeat, probably two of them, except you do not show the rod extended and up close and that sends off the alarm bells. Get your act together and maybe you can sell more rods.
I could be wrong but I don't remember seeing those things in other tenkara rod product videos and if they were you probably can't tell the quality through a video. If you ordered the TalonMINI through us and you didn't like it you can return for a full refund, we are not hiding anything. Search our name on Google or Facebook groups and you will see our customer service is beyond good and people love our products, that speaks much louder than a close up in a video for me. All the extended sections (except the handle section) are a matte black finish to keep the paint thin so we can make the taper very tight without creating pressure points you might get with a gloss finish on a tight tapered mini tenkara rod like this. The matte black finish is not exciting looking but it reduces potential problems mini tenkara rods sometimes have.
I would start with the DRAGONtail Kaida Tenkara rod for your area, super easy casting and great lengths for a beginner, it is very forgiving when you cast wrong. Plus it is a great backpack size.
I think I was using a 12ft line with a bit longer than normal tippet. It was level line #3.5. The wide angle action camera can make it look like I have a longer line.
Thanks for taking us along on your Driftless adventure. I have fished the Driftless area in Wisconsin and have had the same non stop action, of course using Dragonfly Rods. The Driftless area, Southwest Wisconsin, Northeast Iowa, and Southeast Minnesota are named because the area was not covered by the various glaciers that covered the region, thereby not having glacial drift left behind when the glaciers receded. The area is truly unique having some very old land with hills and valleys holding miles of spring fed creeks. Looking forward to the next 360 rod.
It was awesome to see how beautiful of an area it was. I always hear the driftless is creeks in the middle of farm fields / cow pastures (and some of it is) but I found it to be SOO much better than that description gave me. It is definitely different than Idaho but beauty can be different. Definitely enjoyed my time there with great people.
It’s pleasantly satisfying to see this particular creek treated you well on your visit to our area. Thanks for sharing your experience with the prototype rod Brent!
really depends on who is controlling the rod and current but I think you should be able to handle an 17-18 inch trout with it like the Shadowfire 365 rod does, it may be a wild fight but you should be able to play it out.
Watchout for our next newsletter, we will be launching a pre-order for the Kokoro 360 rod with a crazy intro price. We only have 180 Kokoro rods for this first August shipment.
Good to see you have a name for the Korean made rod . I’m looking forward to see the specs and when it will be for sale, very satisfied with the 4 other DT rods and planing to make this my last.
Nice to see you in our neck of the woods Brent! Glad you and Jacob were able to find some browns in that higher gradient water. Looks like the rod held up just fine.
Yes this is good method. One disadvantage, is that on most Tenkara rods, having a knot in the Lillian will prevent you from taking apart the last 2 sections for drying the rod properly after each use. Other method is using slip knot at end of Tenkara level line and pass Lillian twice through it, then cinch down loop (no knot in the Lillian needed). But, the girth hitch is usually the preferred method for furled lines, just because of how they are made. Either way, fish on!
This is true if you like to take the rod all apart, which I know many people who do. I personally do not take the rod apart to dry it out. I just take the tip cap and the butt cap off the rod and put it in the rod sock and set it vertical to dry out if needed.
@@DRAGONtailTenkara Yes that works, for those who do take it apart to dry, they can get by without separating the last two sections anyways, there isn’t much water retention in the tip like in the larger diameter sections.
@@barry4fish19 I also forgot to mention that you don't have to put the stopper knot on the lillian to use this method (or to use the loop on a furled line), you can just run the level line through the loop twice like you do with your slip knot and it works and holds the same with the girth hitch loop.
@@DRAGONtailTenkara Thanks a lot, this is something I never tried before. I always thought I had to modify the connection with my furled lines (they come set up for a girth hitch), but now that I know this works, no need to. Bottom line is that if folks don’t want a knot in the Lillian, they can remove the knot with forceps (easier to do when rod is new and hasn’t been fished with yet), and then when attaching the casting line, put Lilian twice through the end of the line and pull tight, regardless of whether their line has a slip knot or a girth hitch knot - works on both. Sometimes a person has to play around with these connections before they understand how they work, thanks for helping me figure that out!
I do the same thing but I like my loop as small as possible for less wind resistance and hingeing. This way also involves less messing around with the tip which to me means less tip breaking
Hey brent, i was wondering the other day if you would make a video explaining how to properly rig the dragontail sling pack. Theres a ton of specific looking attachment points and i have no idea how to use them.
Horrors, what I did! I created a permanent loop in the lillian. Now I create a loop in all my level lines and use a loop to loop connection. Easy for me but probably sacrilege for 'true Tenkara believers'. I'm just a heathen savage!
