Luong Tam is yet another wonderful personality in the fly fishing industry. Whenever I see him, he always greets me with a warm smile and pleasant hello.  I return the kind gesture and let out a bold, TENKARA TANUKI. That’s obviously not his name but it’s his company and his brand.  He loves tenkara and he is a master tenkara rod designer. 

A tanuki is a small, Japanese racoon dog and a cartoon of this tanuki is his mascot.  Like his mascot, Luong has a playful spirit.  Don’t let this confuse you though, his tenkara rods are tools of precision and excellence. Frank Burr, the Golden Trout Dude, says the Tenkara Tanuki rods are the finest tenkara rods in the world, including the ones made in Japan.  That’s a bold statement.

You can check out these rods at The Fly Fishing Show stops or at: tenkaratanuki.com

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