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Tanuki Ninja - Tenkara Fly Fishing rod

Tanuki Ninja - Tenkara Fly Fishing rod

Tanuki Ninja - Tenkara Fly Fishing rod

Tanuki Ninja - Tenkara Fly Fishing rod

Tanuki Ninja - Tenkara Fly Fishing rod

A superb quality, crafted-with-care Tenkara rod, The simplest way of fly fishing!

A superb quality, crafted-with-care Tenkara rod, The simplest way of fly fishing!

A superb quality, crafted-with-care Tenkara rod, The simplest way of fly fishing!

A superb quality, crafted-with-care Tenkara rod, The simplest way of fly fishing!

Luong Tam
Luong Tam
Luong Tam
Luong Tam
2 Campaigns |
El Sobrante, United States
$27,653 USD by 166 backers
$24,683 USD by 148 backers on Feb 18, 2019 with another platform
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Overview
The TANUKI NINJA is a superb quality, meticulously handcrafted reel-less telescopic fly fishing rod. It is based on tenkara fly fishing, an ancient Japanese art of fly fishing practice. It is the simplest, easiest, most fun and effective way of fly fishing. Tanuki Ninja is possibly world lightest and most sensitive rod. It is compact and feather weight. It is great for traveling, mountaineering and backpacking.

One of the joys of fishing is manipulating a fly to fool a fish or feel a fish in deep water. Fishing with a very fine line helps a fisher to keep the line above water more easily and have a better contact between the rod and fly.

Tanuki Ninja offers all the joys while offering the ultimate effectiveness in fishing. The advantage of Tanuki Ninja is its flexibility and sensitivity. The flexibility of the rod helps cast a very fine line without much effort and the sensitivity gives the fisher additional indicator to feel/detect a fish bite in deep water. Tanuki Ninja makes casting with a very fine line truly effortless. 

 

 

Tanuki Ninja’s design is based on Japanese tenkara fishing style that originated in Japan hundreds of years ago for commercial fishers. It is the simplest way of fly fishing. It requires just a rod, a line and a fly, and no reel is necessary. Without a reel, it is easy to learn to fly fish for newcomers or just to focus on fun of fishing for experienced fly fishers.

Specs:
Full Length:  about 11' 6" / ~ 350 cm
Closed Length: about 22.25" / 57 cm
Weight: about 2.2 oz / 63g - it is possibly the world lightest for a rod that is longer than 11' (335cm). 
Segments : 8

Production Process

I have spent several weeks at the manufacturer's facility to work with rod engineers to build a custom computer model library for Tanuki rods.



Testing prototypes

TO CONNECT LINE TO THE ROD

Fluorocarbon line is better because it is lighter but at the same time it is harder to see. It would take sometime to get used to it.

Loop to loop connection( Tanuki floating line or furled line)


To connect the fluorocarbon line without or with stopping knot


It is very easy to custom make the line length.  

CASTING - a very fine line with Tanuki rod is an EFFORTLESS.

Keep your wrist vertical, tip section bent but not the rod, and relax the grip
Cast with speed but no force because the line is very light and the rod tip is very flexible. It is a continuous casting without pause on backcast because the line is light and short, there is no mass on the line.

DRY FLY MANIPULATION

Simple and effective. 

DIVING DEEP INTO TECHNICAL 
ROD ACTION

Fishing rod action is a combination of Power Flex and Casting Flex. 

Power Flex is defined by line weight or lure weight. To define power flex, rod makers hang a weight on the tip of the rod, to find out how much weight for a rod bend down to a third of the rod. More weight means heavier line. Tenkara rod is new and the line is so fine, there is no standard available yet. I am working on it.  

 

Casting Flex is defined by fast, medium and slow. The rod bend close to the tip will be faster. When it is casted, the air resistance bends the rod.

LINES

Monofilament Pros: easy to keep the line above water for dry fly, or sink fast for nymphing.  Cons: low visibility.
Tanuki Floating Line - high quality floating line. It is in between monofilament and furled line. Pros: it is hi-vis, light, water resistant and has no memory, best for dry or dropper fishing. Cons: float, need longer tTippet for nymphing.
Furled Line Pros: easy to cast, hi-vis. Cons: absorbs water and sinks, fixed-length, easy to get tangled and get dirty.

HIGH STICK NYMPHING - Euro-Nymphing, Czech Nymphing, Tactical Nymphing

Both Nissin Pal level line and Tanuki floating line can be used for both dry fly and tactical nymphing.

BIG FISH LANDING

Bring the fish closer to water surface if you can. 

READING WATER  (coming soon) and more

Development time line

Publication
Tanuki Ninja is featuring on international prestigious design magazines which cover best international product designs, like Yanko Design and Japanese Axis


 

 

          

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Risks & Challenges

Developing this rod has long been in the works. The biggest challenge has been creating a premium quality rod while keeping the price affordable.

I have been producing Tenkara Tanuki rods for several years now and have a good track record of being able to deliver superb quality products which provide consistent high performance.

After we reach our funding goal, we will buy all the materials and begin production. It is a new rod model, but I am confident in the design as this rod has been tested since the summer of 2016. I plan to start delivering in early May. The manufacturer is ready to roll and we are just waiting for funds to give them the green light.


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