Tenkara Q&A | Episode 15: Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast 

Great podcast, guys!

Ooh Anthony, you cleaned up. 😂 Gotta love that the desperation flies are all beadheads.

As per usual, I might have more than one comment. I have to slowly chip at this Podcast in multiple days but so far it's great as always! A comment I make a lot is "if both anglers know what they're doing, two people can fish the same creek with two completely different setups and catch the same number of fish". There is a reason why there is an overwhelming amount of information. That's because there is more than one right answer. :) 1. Although level line is stealthy compared to furled and we assume most of us unanimously are discussing Trout per Mikes comment, remember that half of the fun of tenkara is the uptime on adventure. Experimenting should be part of the fun. 2. "Things a new tenkara anglers should know" is remember that the basic reason why tenkara was appealing in the first place was because it seemed easy in nature. Selling yourself on that was simple. Remembering that mentality once you actually buy the rod is where most people get lost. My advice here is keep the rod set up simple and focus your time on reading the river. Something we know western fly fishing doesn't get the constant luxury of. 3. For my west coast friends. The Adams fly is the best. I challenge that it works on almost every creek from Colorado to Alaska. Someone mentioned famous fly's are famous for a reason. The Adams fly has worked so well for me on creeks, that I actually bought 100 of them at an expo. That's how confident I am of them. However, I find myself learning that trout in unpressured creeks are pretty opportunistic. For example, my video with the Beartooth and Ukiyo are filmed in January and February with evidence of dry fly takes in snowy conditions. Something I know you can't get away with on big popular rivers (looking at you Provo). I do want to experiment with Kebari more this year and I would bet my left kidney that the same creeks that productively take the Adams fly would have similar success with Kebari......but I always have that Adams fly just in case. :) Great listen so far! I love listening to all the different opinions and the fair and honest questions new anglers are asking all the time. The Tenkara community is the best.

Another reason to use level line is handlining. Nothing slips through the fingers like level line. Best advice I could give to a beginner is to buy knowledge. If you come from a modern fly fishing background, prepare to unlearn. Approach Tenkara or fixed line as its own thing. My bucketlist Tenkara trips are definitely Japan but also Spain. As for broken rods? Sometimes its not the users fault. Sometimes its just manufacturing failure. Its always a possibility. Go to fly? Bead head Oni in a size 14 or 12. Loved Matts answer to Tenkara vs. Fixed Line. Great podcast yall! ❤ Great way to get the week rolling.

Great podcast! Thanks for answering my question about furled vs level lines!

Great podcast! Last year, I used furled or pvc lines about 50% of the time. I did so because the older I've gotten, the more difficult level line is to see. If I am tight line nymphing, then I am using level line. Bucket list trips would have to be going to the Swiss Alps. The because my father was born there. I've been to Switzerland but never got to fish. A go-to fly would be the Pink Squirrel in 14 or 16.