How to cast a Tenkara rod: 5 quick tips 

Nice simple instruction for a noob like me. Might need to start with a wash tub and work my way to the frying pan.

Thanks for sharing. Your description and illustration of the flight of the line with hand motions for "the sweet spot" in overhead casting is something I see and feel, but have been unable to verbalize. Well done! On a target for practice, I use a 9" aluminum pie plate, and inside that, place a 3" jar lid. So far, when I'm "on" I can place the fly in the plate 4-7 times out of 10 overhead casts, and in the jar lid on 2-4 of those casts. I have also started practicing bow & arrow and sidearm casts at different angles raising the rod up for the delivery stop into the plate to mimic rearward and overhead obstacles. I've got much work to do with those to reach any real degree of accuracy.

Excellent. I really needed to see this weeks ago!

Good info. I'm an absolute beginner with Tenkara and you go over a lot of stuff that everyone just assumes you know. I feel like I understand what I'm supposed to do a little better now. You've earned a subscription.

Absolutely the most informative instructions on Tencara casting. I’m looking forward to your next pod cast.

Great tips - those are things I share with friends when we go out. One other thing: the quality of your tenkara cast begins in a swift and sharp backcast. If your backcast is on point, the forward cast will be effortless. When it comes to tenkara fly rods with very light and thin lines, you can’t force it forward. You need ALL the weight of the line to stretch the rod back behind/above you in order to shoot it forward.

Great pointers. I definitely need to practice my frying pan casting. Maybe I'll start out using a cookie sheet.

nice tips!

Thank you. Great tips.