Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Quote from: Vintage Offshore Tackle on September 09, 2025, 05:04:13 PMThanks for the great report PJ.  How cool to discover a new way to fish (at least for us), and new gear from halfway around the world to do it with!

Thanks Randy! I think it's gonna be a great way to fish spontaneously considering you don't have a lot of equipment to deal with.  A zip lock bag with line and flys and the rod tube is all you need and doesn't take up any room

I'm going out again on Sunday and gonna fish the rod again. It makes fishing little fish fun!!!!

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That sounds like a lot of fun. Getting back to basics. It makes a person wonder how this whole angling thing ever got started in the first place.  Tenkara is said to date back to the 8th or 9th Century.  But, the oldest know fish hook was also from Japan and was made of seashell.  It dates back 22,000 years ago.  Cordage and sticks have been around longer than our species has so it was just a matter of trading the fishing spear for the fishing pole.

Hmm, reminds me of something...

Had another great outing today and caught 9 rainbow trout with most ranging in size from 4" to 9" with one standout around 13". Even the small fish are super fun to catch with this whippy rod.  During a long dead drift I thought I got caught on an underwater stick but we I'm pulling it in I realized it was a dead snake!  This is definitely the weirdest thing I've ever "caught". I'm definitely falling in love with the simplicity and effectiveness of this style fishing...

Spent another couple hours at the river today and caught four nice ones. My plan was to fish all day but it ended early when the 2nd section from the tip snapped while fighting a fish in the current. I put the replacement section on when I got home so I'm ready to go on my next day off.

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Rattle snake?
Small river fly casting is a blast, usually uncrowded and a casting skill improver.

Nice Rainbows, PJ,

Thanks for showing us.

Sorry the rod broke.  That is not good.

Best, Fred

Quote from: foakes on September 24, 2025, 09:06:54 PMNice Rainbows, PJ,

Thanks for showing us.

Sorry the rod broke.  That is not good.

Best, Fred

The rod breakage was my fault as I didn't use good technique while fighting the fish. These type rods are very sensitive and fragile so good form is critical. Being as I'm new to this technique of fishing I'm still learning how to properly use the rod. It was bound to happen.

Thanks for posting PJ, some really nice photography there man, cheers Don.