Tenkara Cast - a podcast about tenkara fly-fishing

Beyond the tenkara rod, line and fly we normally use or carry other "support" gear with us. In this Short Cast Daniel discusses his favorite gear to wear or carry when he goes fishing.

Show notes available at http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/short-cast-my-gear/

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Japan has many appeals to the traveler. Its forests are verdant and the streams clear. The culture is so different from anywhere else in the world. The food is incredible. And, well, it is the land of tenkara. Many people plan to visit Japan for various reasons, but the idea of catching Japan's native trout also makes the traveller want to add fishing in their plans. In this episode Daniel shares his experiences traveling to Japan for the food, the hot-springs and for tenkara fishing of course.

Show notes available at http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/destination-japan-travel-fishing/

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It may be counterintuitive to combine an activity that "slows you down" with something as speedy as running. Yet, it may be the balance brought by an activity that touts "run, fish, beer" that has attracted a large group of people to partake in the Rocky Mountain Flyathlon.

Listen to this conversation with Daniel and tenkara guide and running enthusiast Steve Conrad to learn more about TENKARA+ Running.

Show notes available at http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/the-flyathlon-tenkara-running-with-steve-conrad/

You may subscribe to the Tenkara Cast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tenkara-cast-podcast-on-tenkara/id1030012409?mt=2

Do you believe in karma? Well, it may or may not exist, but there seems to be something to that whole "what goes around, comes around thing". So, just in case karma is for real, it's probably not a good idea to let it build up.

In this "Short Cast" episode of the Tenkara Cast, Daniel Galhardo talks about his concept of the "Karma Neutralizer".

Show notes available at http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/short-cast-the-karma-neutralizer/

You may also subscribe to the Tenkara Cast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tenkara-cast-podcast-on-tenkara/id1030012409?mt=2

Sometimes it seems like part of our lives deserve a soundtrack. Nick "Takénobu" Ogawa's music has been a major part of Tenkara USA's videos. It is as if many of the songs had been composed while in the mountains.

The story of how Daniel discovered Takénobu's music may sound too serendipitous to be true. But only fate could dictate that one day Daniel would be writing about tenkara just to have a song named "Fishin' " appear on the radio, and upon closer inspection he would discover the musician actually had ties to Japan.

Listen to this conversation between Daniel Galhardo and Nick Takénobu Ogawa to learn more about Nick's music and for some delightful notes.

Takénobu's music is also available here in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/takenobu

Show notes available at http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/interview-with-takenobu/

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Tenkara rod breakages are never fun. Luckily it is generally very easy to prevent tenkara rods from breaking, and it is even easier to fix tenkara rods.

In this episode of the Tenkara Cast I talk to several customers about their experiences breaking tenkara rods and how they got their tenkara rods repaired. I also chat with TJ and John, who handle customer service and repairs at Tenkara USA about the most common causes of rod breakages and how to prevent and fix those breakages.

Music generously provided by Nick "Takenobu" Ogawa: www.takenobumusic.com

Show notes available at http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/rod-breakages-why-tenkara-rods-break-how-to-fix-a-tenkara-rod-and-some-stories/

You may also subscribe to the Tenkara Cast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tenkara-cast-podcast-on-tenkara/id1030012409?mt=2

No matter how much experience you have, there will be days when you won't catch fish. After all, we call the sport fishing, and not catching.

In this tongue-in-cheek episode Daniel explores reasons you may be getting skunked (i.e. excuses you can use) and he shares a few sure-fire ways of getting a fish to bite. Finally, he will try to help us clarify whether a fish counted as "being caught".

Music generously provided by Nick "Takenobu" Ogawa: www.takenobumusic.com

Show notes available at http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/excuses-why-you-may-not-be-catching-fish-and-how-to-get-a-bite/

You may also subscribe to the Tenkara Cast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tenkara-cast-podcast-on-tenkara/id1030012409?mt=2

Tenkara is the simple Japanese method of fly-fishing that uses only a rod, line and fly. It originated in the hands of commercial anglers in the mountains of Japan. Nowadays tenkara uses telescopic rods made of carbon fiber and synthetic lines, but the simple spirit of the method remains as strong as ever.

In 2009, Daniel Galhardo introduced tenkara outside of Japan and created the first company fully dedicated to tenkara. His introduction of tenkara to the world created a small revolution in fly-fishing where people realized fly-fishing could be simple and that anyone can do it.

In this episode, the first episode of the Tenkara Cast, Daniel will talk briefly about what tenkara is, give a brief overview of the equipment and discuss why you may want to take up tenkara.

Learn more about tenkara at www.tenkarausa.com and stay tuned for future episodes of the Tenkara Cast, where we will delve deep below the simple surface of tenkara to explore the techniques, history, philosophy, equipment, destinations and more.

Music kindly provided by Nick "Takenobu" Ogawa: www.takenobumusic.com

Show notes available at http://www.tenkarausa.com/myportfolio/tenkara-podcast-introduction-what-is-tenkara/

You may also subscribe to the Tenkara Cast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tenkara-cast-podcast-on-tenkara/id1030012409?mt=2