Paper Trout – by Yoshikazu Fujioka

Okay, kids, here’s the coolest site out there:
Japanese trout: http://www.amago.jp.lv/papercraft/papercraft-2.html
World Trout: http://www.amago.jp.lv/papercraft/papercraft2-2.html; http://www.amago.jp.lv/papercraft/papercraft2-3.html

Developed and put together by Mr. Yoshikazu Fujioka in Japan, these are a lot of fun to make and look at. You can make some beautiful paper trout, several different species, by simply downloading the pdf files Mr. Yoshikazu Fujioka has put together available at his site. These are true works of art at anyone’s reach.

Instructions:http://www.amago.jp.lv/papercraft/pdf/instructions3j.pdf

Knots – just the basic

For those who just want a simple and quick way to fish, there are 3 1/2 knots you REALLY have to know:

Improved clinch (to tie your fly to the tippet, and pretty much anything else that needs to be tied),

Surgeons (forming a loop) – and the Surgeon’s join, that extra 1/2 knot we refer to (joining two lines, e.g. lengths of tippet, together )

Loop-to-loop.

Other knots may be necessary in specific situations, e.g. tying your level line to the tenkara rod, and the tippet to the level line, but they are less frequently used. These are just the 3 1/2 knots we feel everyone should know at anytime. Here are some simple knots used in tenkara:

Basic Tenkara Instructions

A tenkara rod is a very easy instrument to use. But, as with anything there are a few things one must learn:

Setting Up

1)  Remove rod plug. Tilt rod down a little to expose the rod tip.

2) Keeping the hard tip inside, and exposing only the braided tip, attach line to rod tip.

IMPORTANT: ALWAYS Leave the fragile hard tip of the rod inside its main segment while setting up, exposing only the braided “lilian” string to prevent sideway pressures and breakage.

Traditional Line Attachment

Level Line attachment

Opening Rod

Tip: Keep control of the rod segments when opening or closing the rod!

Tippet-to-line connection

Important: Always use 5lbs or weaker tippet material.

We recommend the use of a 5 – 8 inch nylon extender (suggested 3X material) to extend the life of your line and protect it from your cutter when changing tippet.

Extender

Loop-to-loop connection from tippet to extender or tippet to traditional tenkara line:

Closing Rod

Stuck Pieces!

If pieces are stuck, you may try the following:

Important: when closing rod, always use your fingers (not your entire hand) for extra precision, and ALWAYS hold nearest the joint of two pieces (the strongest part of the rod).

1) Hold stuck pieces with rubber pads for increased grip and push straight in.

2) Put the bottom of your rod on a flat surface, and gently tap the stuck piece against it – while holding near the joint! Simply hold stuck segment with your finger close to joint, lift it up and tap it down a few times to dislodge it.

If you continue having problems, please contact us or mail the rod back to us:

Tenkara USA

5758 Geary Blvd. #226

San Francisco, CA 94121

888.483.6527

info “-@-” tenkarausa.com