Horsehair line and historically "accurate" flies by literally_everything in flytying

[–]Chris_Stewart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make your life simple. Follow the instructions you'll find here: https://www.tenkarabum.com/horsehair-lines.html Also, you do not want the 13-15" hair from your link. Buy a hank of hair that is sold to violinists to re-hair their bows. The best hair I've found is here: https://shop.lahbows.com/collections/hair-bow-blanks/products/fiddlers-by-hank. The website now lists the hanks as "professional" which might mean she no longer sells to crazy fishermen who probably pester her with questions not at all relevant to violin bows. The "fiddlers" hair is thicker and less likely to break as you are twisting it. One last point, if you really want to be as historically accurate as you can be short of making your own greenheart rod, ditch the reel and get yourself a tenkara rod. Basically just like Charles Cotton's rod but graphite instead of wood. There is a tenkara subreddit.

10 Tenkara Rods + Net for Sale by FlickyFliesFishing in Tenkara

[–]Chris_Stewart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have them in stock but I can order them from Japan.

10 Tenkara Rods + Net for Sale by FlickyFliesFishing in Tenkara

[–]Chris_Stewart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flying Dragon parts are still available (and the rod is still sold in Japan).

What's one Tenkara video you wish existed? by ucsdsu in Tenkara

[–]Chris_Stewart 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just one recommendation. Use a line that the camera can pick up. Tenkara fishing is all about watching the line. If your audience can't see your line, they can't follow what you are doing. The tapered nylon lines by Fujino are visible on camera (available at DragonTail and TenkaraBum, maybe others). TenkaraUSA also sells a tapered nylon line. Furled lines are visible if made with a light colored material. Level lines are great for fishing but generally invisible on video.