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Making a hand furled tenkara line (or fly fishing leader)

I’ve been making hand-furled leaders since before I started tenkara fishing. When I started tenkara fishing I started making tenkara lines the same way.  I’ve been thinking about making a video of the method but then I came across a video on youtube by Douglas Cameron Hall of the blog The Trout Fly.  I figure…

Anthony Naples
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I’ve been making hand-furled leaders since before I started tenkara fishing. When I started tenkara fishing I started making tenkara lines the same way.  I’ve been thinking about making a video of the method but then I came across a video on youtube by Douglas Cameron Hall of the blog The Trout Fly.  I figure why reinvent the wheel?

This method is very simple – and requires absolutely no special tools. Yet the possibilities for customizing and optimizing tenkara lines or fly leaders to fit your personal needs are endless; different weights, different tapers, hi-viz, etc..

Have fun

2 responses to “Making a hand furled tenkara line (or fly fishing leader)”

  1. Ryan Kimball Avatar
    Ryan Kimball

    Hi Anthony, I know this post is 100 years old but im just recently getting into making my own leaders and was wondering what your preferred line to use for furling is/was?

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    1. Anthony Naples Avatar
      Anthony Naples

      I haven’t done it in a while – I used all sorts of lines in different diameters. Nylon and fluorocarbon. I can’t be super detailed at this point, but I did settle on using fluorocarbon.

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