- tenkara rod
- tenkara line: I prefer furled or tapered lines but level lines are also popular. I recommend using lines specifically for tenkara although alternatives will work too
- a few flies
- tippet (5x recommended)
"Nice to have's" so that you don't feel too naked fishing:
- fly box to hold your flies
- forceps
- nippers
- more flies
- more lines
- line holder
- a bag (waist pack, over the shoulder pack etc.) or vest to hold your equipment
- waders
- wading boots
- wading staff
- water bottle/filter
- hat (there is a spiffy baseball cap in my shop on zazzle.com...)
- sunglasses - polarized!
- sink putty
- floatant
- Swiss army knife
- sun screen
- landing net, i.e. a tamo
- camera, preferably water proof
- tip grip (to safely collapse stuck segments)
My stuff - list and pix to follow (work in progress):
- a few Tenkara rods:
- Tenkara USA Iwanas (12ft, 11ft and 9'4"
- Tenkara USA Ebisu
- Tenkara USA ITO
- Tenkara USA Ayu II
- Daiwa 43MF
- Daiwa 39MC
- Daiwa 27SR
- Daiwa 31SR
- Suntech Suikei 39
- Fountainhead Caddis 330
- a few lines (at last count, I had 25 lines...):
- level fluorcarbon lines from Tenkarabum (no. 3 and 4) and Tenkara USA (no. 3.5 and 4.5)
- hand-tied fluorcarbon lines from Tenkarabum (light 11ft for Iwana 10/11ft, medium 12ft for Iwana, medium 14ft for Ito and heavy 14ft for Amago)
- Fountainhead Weight Forward furled line
- Tenkara USA 10.5' furled line
- Mystic Creek furled line
- Horse Hair Lines
- and then some.
- bags - I have a plethora of bags, a few of them are the Trico Pouch, Ebiras, Patagonia Sling Pack, a few waist packs, backpacks etc.
- LL Bean Waist High Waders (discontinued) and some Albright Chest High back-up Waders
- Korkers Chrome Wading Boots
- oodles of fly boxes (I like to tie flies...)
- Tenkara USA Tamo (27cm)
- Ti Net from TrailLite Designs
- a beautiful wooden hand-carved tenkara fly box from Rick Setina
- hand-made Wading Staff
- Olympus Stylus Tough waterproof camera
- more stuff to come!
