tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post4939071913699673811..comments2024-03-26T06:21:34.320-07:00Comments on Teton Tenkara: Turn Two rods into Four - Experiments with the Try series of rodsTom Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-26514884774759104772014-02-17T10:02:29.789-08:002014-02-17T10:02:29.789-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771927378033688157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-45614830528601755092014-02-08T18:36:52.295-08:002014-02-08T18:36:52.295-08:00OK. I'll be honest. I really LIKE your idea o...OK. I'll be honest. I really LIKE your idea of giving away a rod. I don't NEED another rod. As a result of watching your blog and other Tenkara blogs, I am deeply sucked into Tenkara -- not the religion of having a cork handle, but the joy, simplicity and effectiveness of zoom rods. I have bought 2 Daiwas and have another one (Oni) on order. I haven't even been able to go out and fish one yet! So why would anyone want to give me another rod?<br /><br />I want to experience yet another rod. With the exception of yourself, and guys such as Daniel, Chris Stewart, Jason Klass, Erik Ostrander and a handful others, few of us really KNOW Tenkara. Experience with different rods is the only way to understand the design and practical tradeoffs. We all fish differently, and in different waters. What works for one person may not work for another. With that in mind, I want to own your rod for a couple of fishing outings, and then offer it to somebody else through your blog. Pay it forward. If I break a part, I will pay to replace it. I will pay to ship it to the next winner. I hope the next person will be inspired to do the same, but he/she doesn't have to. It is your rules, not mine. <br /><br />Doing that kind of thing fits your site. As I mentioned to you in a previous email, I think the richness of information (stream flows, temperature, wind speed, kind of rod, rigging, kind of flies, where you cast, and where the fish took etc) provided by your site is educational and puts it in the class of a Khan Academy f(khanacademy.org) or stream fishing. I have books on fly fishing, and though I've enjoyed them all, they don't evoke the visceral experience as one gets from video. I have learned a lot from your site, and gotten a lot of pleasure seeing the beautiful places in Idaho. Trying out a different rod completes the educational/visceral/tactile/practical experience -- if not for me, then definitely for other watchers of your site. <br /><br />Thank you for your patience with my ramblings.RescueTaxPayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978968691341428200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-2701198950542736292014-01-27T20:12:36.283-08:002014-01-27T20:12:36.283-08:00Not trusting my memory I looked up the original po...Not trusting my memory I looked up the original post. To test the idea Eddie suggested you try casting the rod with the tip section removed. I suppose you make a substitute Lillian temporary attachment. In general he found removing 4 to 8 inches ( 10 to 20 cm) from the tip created the desired increase in stiffness. But suggested you go at it in 2 inch (2.54 cm) steps. BTW - the suggestion was posted twice.DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-68338068495719467552014-01-27T19:45:58.122-08:002014-01-27T19:45:58.122-08:00Before doing any cutting or ordering any tip secti...Before doing any cutting or ordering any tip sections I suppose you could test this by seeing how or if the CCS penny rating changes by moving the penny bag back 2 inches from the Lillian. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-68910561700406504532014-01-27T19:41:05.371-08:002014-01-27T19:41:05.371-08:00Yes, i'm really curious about how it will feel...Yes, i'm really curious about how it will feel in my hand.<br />My idea was to buy a 360 rod with a faster tip to fish the mangrove.<br />The Try 390 has an action that fits that purpose but it is a bit to long and sometimes i hit the mangrove branches with its tip.<br />The Next has the right size but is a bit too soft and in wind condititon it lacks the precision that is so important for me in that environent.... Hope that this "new" Try 350 6:4 fills that gap!<br />BLATThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208018269139723012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-51077744455633176892014-01-27T17:51:46.150-08:002014-01-27T17:51:46.150-08:00Hi Carlos, it should be fun to hear how you like t...Hi Carlos, it should be fun to hear how you like the "new" rod.Tom Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-75767417164359066052014-01-27T17:51:09.527-08:002014-01-27T17:51:09.527-08:00Hello Christophe, the two Try rods work well this ...Hello Christophe, the two Try rods work well this way as they come from the same manufacturer and their segments are very close in length and taper to each other. However, I have replaced the top two or three segments on other rods with segments of different bend characteristics from different manufacturers and have had some success as well. You just have to make sure the fit is appropriate.Tom Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-6540252273227100602014-01-27T17:47:01.086-08:002014-01-27T17:47:01.086-08:00That would be an interesting experiment!That would be an interesting experiment!Tom Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240935660681343164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-81013754066101368922014-01-27T13:30:23.999-08:002014-01-27T13:30:23.999-08:00I loved the idea so much that ordered a Try 360 ha...I loved the idea so much that ordered a Try 360 handle section (plus tip and bottom plug) alone<br />to transform my Try 390 into 2 rods.<br />This sencond rod made with the 360 handle and 390 sections (a faster 350 cm rod) will be my mangrove outfit.<br />Thank you so much Tom for this great experiment.BLATThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208018269139723012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-4071285140844120282014-01-27T12:16:28.972-08:002014-01-27T12:16:28.972-08:00Very interesting post! I have never thought about ...Very interesting post! I have never thought about mixing segments of different rods and wonder the results I would get with my own rods.tenkara normandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13400011792172752262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4952460912398461727.post-65142989201701924462014-01-27T10:31:33.166-08:002014-01-27T10:31:33.166-08:00Interesting experiment. As more Japanese style tel...Interesting experiment. As more Japanese style telescopic rods become available or on used market I expect we will see more experimenting and adaption of rods into new rods, as done in Japan already. Two years ago on TUSA forum Eddie posted that you could make a too soft rod into a stiffer rod by cutting 2 inches off the tip and reattaching a new Lillian. Tip sections for some rods are low cost. Trying that might be a worthy low cost experiment. You'd only be out a few bucks and 5 cm shorter rod. DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com