What is it with Tenkara fishing?

It is Fly Fishing which is transmitted to Japan for a long time with Tenkara Fishing.In order to angle for Yamame (Oncorhynchus masou masou),

Amago (Oncorhynchus masouishikawae), Iwana (Salvelinus leucomaenis)by Free Stone of Japan, it is Fly Fishing which does not spend developed reel.

CHARACTERISTICS

fishing rod A bamboo is grown on Materials and it has turned into 2 - 4 jointed fishing rods.Length 3 - 3.6m

Reel Since it is fishing by the Free Stone whose width of a river is narrow, reel is not spent.

Line Taper Line Leader, whole length of a fishing line are longer a little than Rod over there.

FlyFundamentally, it is a fancy fly on the totality which is not done to imitate bug.Though a variation once fitted every region,days uses the Fly which is used on Western ceremonial Fly Fishing, and it is various.

Angler

It was developed as fishing of a walk of life fisherman.There is no change every region and days is spreading as hobby.There seems to be also the man who is converted fromWestern ceremonial Fly Fishing to be fit for fishing by Free Stone of Japan.

History Though departure Akira is not definite,the books which was written in 1678 years have description in a name of Haegashira.

Tackle of old Tenkara fishing every regionIwate PrefectureKitakami SanchiTake river

Target: Yamame

Rod is long with 5.4m.Hook of a plural number is used.The fishing hook whose unique crank who is called KuginagaBari is long.At Hackle on 2 top and bottom points Tying.The float which had the Shot which is called TaraboUki within is used.

Yamagata PrefectureAsahirenpohAraka river

Target: Iwana,Yamame

A fishing line uses the Taper Line which connected the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of a horse with 2 steps.As soon as a hook improves a debt, in order to sink, the Fly which put Shot is used.Fishing care of like bait fishing.Or it was caught by looseness of thread verdict.

Tochigi PrefectureAshioWatarase river

Target: Iwana

By a copper wire is used for a change of Thread and Tying a copper wire, weight is addedA current and Flat are pulled and are invited.Or it was caught by a hand feeling verdict.

Nagano PrefectureOkushinanoZakogawa

Target: Iwana

A fishing line uses the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of a horse.Fly is sunk by using Shot.A current and length of Leader are changed by Flat

Aichi PrefectureOkumikawaSamuegawa

Target: Amago

A fishing line uses the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of a white horse.In order that Hackle bristles of wing, in the back up TyingThe manner it is called with Uramaki.hanging hook which just wound black Kiwata thread round an account root is attached on an extremity of a fishing line.In order that this Kiwata thread guardianship Leader.Even though a fish does not hold in the mouth and Turn Fly, it is hooked by hanging hook.

Gifu PrefectureOkuminoIshimakishirakawa

Target: Amago,Iwana

A fishing line uses the Taper Line which connected the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of a horse with 3 steps.So as to bristle of wing, the Tying of Hackle is thick up in the back.It is nearly Tenkara fishing of days.

Nara PrefectureOkuyoshinoTotsugawa

Target: Amago

The hook which wound peacock is attached on an extremity of Leader.It can be floated on a surface of the water and Fly is used.A fish is hooked toward lower hanging hook rather.Between hanging hook and Fly Shot.In order to affirmation a position of Fly, Indicator is used.

Shimane PrefectureNishicyuugokusanchiYoshigagawa

Target: Yamame

Rod is long a little by 4.2 `4.5m.As for Fly, the simple thing which bound and just wore an extremity of wing of a bird by Kiwata thread in triple hook.In an extremity of a fishing line double hanging hook.In the center of a fishing line Indicator.This local source section is plentiful Bush.Since it turns into the fishing which ties and misses Fly in Bush, length of a fishing line is as short as half of length of Rod.

A parallelism of old Tenkara fishing and Tenkara fishing of days

Old Tenkara fishing(region by differ)

Tenkara fishing of days

fishing rod

A bamboo is grown on Materials and it hasturned into 2 `4 jointed fishing rods.Length 3 `3.6m

Rod of carbon fiber.Length the same head as ancient times about 3 `3.6mThere is median point on a grip in hand andmedian point is easy to shake it lightly.

fishing line

The thread which was taken from cocoon of the mothwhich lives at the mountain which is called the thread which was knitted by a hair of Tail of the horse which is called Basu and Tegusu or Kiwata thread is used.

he Taper Line which was knitted by nylon thread is marketed.There is also the man who cuts and uses thread of Western ceremony Fly Fishing.

Leader The thread which was taken from cocoon of themoth which lives at the mountain which is called Tegusu

There is also the man who puts Tippet thread.of nylon over there.

Fly Wing (pheasant, domestic fowl, sparrow and so on)of a usual bird and cotton and so on ofa spring are turned into a factory.Special tools is not used and Tying isperformed by hand and scissors chisels.There is not a clear distinctionDry, Wet and a clear distinction Dry, Wet is simplicity extremely.It is a fancy fry on the totality which is not done to imitate bug.

In terms of the man who makes it in the same tools asWestern ceremony Fly Fishing such as a vise almost.Angler using Fly of Western ceremonial Fly Fishing is also plentiful.There is not Fly of an old shape and Fly of an old shape isabout to become.

A bibliographyNouyama fishing village cultural consortiumSuzuno Fujio works"A natural journal of mountain fishing Free Stone fish and a man"

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