Zen Tenkara Interchangeable Performance Rod Tip
The first tenkara anglers around two to three hundred years ago were professional fishermen who either fed their own families with their catch or sold it in some cases. The equipment of the original tenkara professional fishermen was simple: rods made of bamboo, lines made of twisted horsehair, the simplest artificial flies made of natural materials. Tenkara is usually fished only in the upper reaches of a river, where the water surface is not too large and small pockets form between the stones. During fishing the rod is held so steeply that only the leader and the fly touch the water surface. By short fast casts the fly can be held precisely in the different pockets of the stream, exactly where the salmonids are waiting for insects. Tenkara is an exciting fishery where the experience of nature is paramount.
Zen Tenkara is the only manufacturer on the market that has recognized the advantage of a tapered telescopic rod. While you clamp the parts by extending them to achieve the rod length, when you pull them down, you can take them out. And for this reason, Zen Tenkara rods, except for the Spey variant, have a screwable cap in the handle that can be easily removed to take out the individual parts of the tenkara rod. This allows one to independently replace a damaged tip, for example, or to replace the existing one with one with a different action. The Zen Tenkara Performance Rod Tip is just such a change tip, with a very fast action. Just the thing to perfectly deliver even the long tenkara lines with a tight loop to the target or to detect the finest bites even faster. The fast, slightly stiffer tip is also ideal for Czech or Euro nymphing with a tenkara. The tip can be easily replaced in the Zen Tenkara rods (except Kyojin Spey Tenkara Rue) itself and you have a completely different Tenkara rod at a more than fair price!
Details:
- Exchange tip for Zen Tenkara rods (except Kyojin Spey)
- Very fast and lively action
- Perfect for long distances and wind
- Ideal for Czech and Euro Nymphing
- For heavier mounts or casting into the wind
- Faster hooking action
- Easy to change
Zen Tenkara was founded in 2012 by Karin Miller in Colorado out of fascination and passion for this traditional style of fishing. Zen revolutionizes this method of fixed line fly fishing and is known for creating a "fusion" of traditional fly fishing and tenkara fishing to catch not only small, traditional tenkara species, but also large, powerful fish not normally associated with this ancient Japanese method. Karin Miller, who remains at the helm of Zen Tenkara, has earned a reputation for being extremely innovative and pushing boundaries with her high-performance tenkara rods.
