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Post by phil on Dec 30, 2015 14:51:15 GMT
Interesting targeting of Salmon using a Tenkara USA Amago:
Happy fishing folks and a Happy New Year
Phil
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Post by flatsghost on Dec 30, 2015 22:38:09 GMT
Hi Phil
Best wishes to you too mate and tight lines and thanks for posting this.
The film is interesting and I guess what they were doing is not going to appeal to everyone.
Personally I do not see the point in it as salmon are a rod and line species in my book and the place they were fishing did not need a Tenkara rod.
Where will it all stop I wonder.? I guess people do it just because they can and it might be a case of extremes as you get in lots of sports.
It would be interesting to hear views of this.
Glyn
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Post by dbl on Dec 30, 2015 23:36:07 GMT
I can't see the problem with using a tenkara rod if you can land the fish with reasonable certainty. You could argue that being able to give line encourages the angler to extend the fight as a precaution against breaking and so put more stress on the fish.
What surprised me was how static the angler was and how much pressure he felt able to put on the fish. As far as I know, the Amago is rated like all TUSA rods for a suggested 5x tippet. With knots, the breaking strain of the tippet is not likely to exceed 4 lbs so it is a tribute to the line and the rod, and possibly the angler, that he didn't seem to break once!
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Post by adric on Dec 31, 2015 17:33:15 GMT
I agree with Glyn and certainly when fishing for the elusive Atlantic salmon. Some of the pacific salmon species are much small than our salmon.
Richard
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Post by cm_stewart on Jan 1, 2016 13:51:41 GMT
What I found interesting is his comment (visible if you watch the clip on YouTube directly)" I initially used a Diawa Kiyose 53m rod but found it a little too hefty for the job..." While the Daiwa Kiyose 53m is considerably more capable than the Amago, it too is rated for 5X tippets. They were nice fish to be sure, but I think there are salmon and then there are salmon.
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