Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 18:12:56 GMT
Hi Chaps, Jon from Leicester here. I fish a small trout stream with light tackle (traditional western 2 weight rod and reel) and have great fun. However, there are some parts of the stream that are effectively unfishable (at least without wading through some surprisingly deep pools...) due to high vegetation and even hedges right along the bank. It occurs to me that a long rod with a leader only set-up could, however, fairly easily drop a fly on the water and hold the leader clear of the obstruction in a way which a standard fly rod, even with a lighter set up than mine, couldn't.
Does that sound right to you? And if it does (obvious question coming), what sort of set-up should I be looking for? There's a tenakra uk masu 11' 7:3 rod with extras on ebay for £60, which seems to have had good write ups and seems a good starter price to pay. It's not a wide stream by any means, but probably gets to 20' in some places (but equally, I could use my normal set up there). It also gets quite tight for space above in places too. Where I'm thinking of a tenkara approach is pretty clear above though, and no more than 8' wide, so maybe 12-13' total to reach including clearing obstacles. Any advice most gratefully appreciated.
Does that sound right to you? And if it does (obvious question coming), what sort of set-up should I be looking for? There's a tenakra uk masu 11' 7:3 rod with extras on ebay for £60, which seems to have had good write ups and seems a good starter price to pay. It's not a wide stream by any means, but probably gets to 20' in some places (but equally, I could use my normal set up there). It also gets quite tight for space above in places too. Where I'm thinking of a tenkara approach is pretty clear above though, and no more than 8' wide, so maybe 12-13' total to reach including clearing obstacles. Any advice most gratefully appreciated.
