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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2012 12:12:40 GMT
What do you guys make of this ? DONGFENG TENKARA FLY ROD - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TENKARA-FLY-FISHING-ROD-/150923967849?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&hash=item2323c4fd69I found a couple of sellers on ebay punting these rods, to be honest they look a bit cheap (they are @ £40) but i could be wrong, the sellers both have good feedback scores but only one so far for the rod. Neither seller seem to be dedicated to selling fishing tackle although each have a few sales of fly rods and the like. Do any of you guys know anything about DongFeng ? I couldn't find anything out online.
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Post by gary on Oct 18, 2012 0:25:53 GMT
Yeah spotted these rods on Ebay too...
As it happens, skateboarddave, our new member from Leicester actually has 8 Tenkara Rods, and I believe one of them is this 4.5m dongfeng. Not 100% sure though, but I will ask him and get back to you. tbh, he really only fishes very small tight brooks/streams and I understand he only got this 4.5m 'cheap' rod for those 'just in case I can't reach' moments...
Will let you know what I find out mate.
Tight lines
Gary
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Post by tenkaracz on Oct 18, 2012 16:26:17 GMT
Dear Doulas, Look at the picture below: You can find dozens of keiryu rods at Japanese market, most of it intended for for bait fishing with very delicate lines and too stiff to be the tenkara rods. The best exception is Daiwa Sagiri.
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Post by gary on Oct 22, 2012 12:42:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 15:05:02 GMT
Looking at this rod it's difficult to see the difference between this and similar cheaper rods on ebay. The same rod is available a little cheaper on ebay from ceo1shop but you can get rods like this for £5 on ebay, the suggestion in the reviews that it should be sold as a tenkara rod is a little questionable. It could be used for tenkara I'm sure but to label it as such might be a step to far.
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Post by gary on Oct 22, 2012 18:31:00 GMT
Looking at this rod it's difficult to see the difference between this and similar cheaper rods on ebay. The same rod is available a little cheaper on ebay from ceo1shop but you can get rods like this for £5 on ebay, the suggestion in the reviews that it should be sold as a tenkara rod is a little questionable. It could be used for tenkara I'm sure but to label it as such might be a step to far. Totally understand your comments here thetroutfly... I believe skateboarddave has one of these rods in his collection, and i'm fishing with him at the weekend. The very narrow streams I fish means that this, if purchased, would only very rarely be used to reach those likely fish holding spots I just can't get too with my Eso 410... Will let you know how it fishes afgter the weekend... Tight lines Gary
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Post by gary on Oct 22, 2012 19:11:23 GMT
The same rod is available a little cheaper on ebay from ceo1shop but you can get rods like this for £5 on ebay. Yup, had a look at ceo1shop and these 'rods' definitely look cheap and nasty. What I'll do is put a longer tippet on my fantastic Eso 410 to reach that little bit further. Thanks for pointing ceo1shop out to me mate! The benefits of sharing thoughts on the forum before buying anything Tight lines Gary
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 20:17:29 GMT
My daughter likes to grab my rods from the cupboard and smack them off the walls as she pretends to fly fish in the living room (Kids Eh!), anyway I bought a cheapo rod from ceo1shop for her to play around with rather than have her swinging the rods I rely on around. There's a wee post on my blog about it here: thetroutfly.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/save-your-tenkara-rods-from-your-kids.htmlThe difference between these cheap poles and a quality tenkara rod is very obvious in the side by side.
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Post by gary on Oct 22, 2012 21:00:57 GMT
A very interesting report on your blog site - thanks for sending over the link I'm reminiscing now about when my kids were little... I taught my wee girl to cast a fly when she was 4 years old, with a little bit of red wool in place of the fly, and a hula hoop as the target... this all happened in the middle of the largest River Ness Island during the summer, when American tourists were so tickled with the sight the asked if they could video it! Splendid times ;D View up stream of the River Ness and the Islands: Tight lines Gary
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Post by paul1966 on Oct 27, 2012 19:43:11 GMT
I've just blown £6.50 for a 12 ft whip on ebay ceo1shop. I'm going to try tenkara in the salt. I didn't want to wreck my good t-rods with grit in the joints. Not sure if I'll get out until next year. I'll report back.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2013 23:55:02 GMT
I can confirm after purchasing one that the DONGFENG rod is not a true Tenkara rod. Though I never fished the rod I don't think it would be much use for anything other than bait fishing.
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Post by paul1966 on Apr 20, 2013 11:05:00 GMT
I also purchased a 4.5 Donfeng for £13.50 with post I thought for the price the rod is very well made ( I previously purchased another whip pole for £6.50 which was a heap of junk )
The rod feels pretty heavy when casting so you need to keep it close to your body but it casts a 5# level line really well. The rod has plenty of back bone and I think it could handle big fish no problem.
I plan on using mine for saltwater fishing I may even target a salmon/seatrout with it. I'd call it more a fixed line fishing pole than a tenkara rod. It's by no means an ESO and I wouldn't recommend someone just starting off on tenkara using this rod as it too heavy for a beginer but if you have some experience casting with a T rod it's a great buy I would certainly recommened the rod.
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Post by dbl on Sept 12, 2013 21:15:16 GMT
This is the rod I have been using. I checked the advertised weight. It is over 6 oz, which is about twice the average weight of a normal tenkara rod as far as I can see. Of course, this is partly the length of it. It is stiff and I think that Paul is right to say that a 5# line would be best. I have undergunned it so far as I am now realising. The other thing that makes it seem heavy is the narrow metal(?)base section. There are no corks to bulk it out to the hand so it is like gripping an immensely long felt tip pen. In cold weather I expect it will be even harder to grip for long. On the other hand, I feel that it is fine to play with and its length and strength (and cheapness) make it viable for small stillwaters as a change from a normal fly rod. However, I am scraping the pennies together for a better quality tenkara rod now I know what a kick I get out of catching fish this way.
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Post by orangeotter on Sept 13, 2013 15:24:07 GMT
Sounds a bit of a beast for your Ceiriog and upper Severn. Why not wait for the social day on Oct 13th before buying one - you can try several types.
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Post by dbl on Sept 13, 2013 20:11:34 GMT
Yes, you rather got my attention when you mentioned trying rods in the invitation post! At the moment I think about 10ft would be about right, but at normal flows perhaps up to 12. The last 2 or 3 ft of the Dongfeng really loves trees! The posts about the action of the different rods have also been revelatory.
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