In Episode 21 of the Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast, Mike, Anthony, Matt, and Bill discuss various topics related to tenkara fishing, including current events in the tenkara community, the significance of Tenkara USA’s 15-year anniversary, and personal experiences with tenkara over the last decade and a half.
The conversation then swerves briefly to the ‘Overrated Underrated Game,’ before Anthony leads our primary discussion into the various types of tenkara fishing lines, reviewing their characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages. We explore level lines, furled lines, floating lines, and tapered monofilament lines, providing insights for both beginners and experienced anglers.
Anthony has quite a ‘show and tell’ of tenkara lines, so we encourage you to watch the line discussion on YouTube. No matter how you consume this episode, we hope you enjoy!
This video episode can also be found on the Tenkara Angler YouTube channel (we’d love it if you’d visit, like, and subscribe). The audio should soon be found pretty much anywhere you find podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, TuneIn, etc… Just search “Tenkara Angler Level Line” and it’s sure to come up!
Tenkara Angler Level Line Podcast
Episode 21 Show Notes & Links:
0:00:13 – Introduction
– A View of Tenkara in Austria
0:05:30 – Tenkara Community News
– Tenkara USA 15 Years
– Men’s Health 10 Manliest Hobbies on Earth
– New DRAGONtail rod / Japanese Salamander
– Zen Hachi Closeout – $80!
– Tanuki 2025 East Coast Boot Camp?
0:26:08 – Overrated / Underrated
– Midcurrent Barbless Hooks Article
– Tim Traver’s – Lost in the Driftless: Trout Fishing on the Cultural Divide
0:47:00 – Tenkara Line Discussion
0:49:19 – Level Lines
– Nissin PALS Oni Line / Varivas Special Nylon / Cortland Indicator Line
– Shooter FC Sniper BMS / Seaguar Tatsu Clear
– 1.5 YGK ULTRA Sight & Sakura Markers
1:03:00 – Furled Lines
– DRAGONtail Furled Lines / Nissin PALS Line SP
1:12:24 – Floating Lines
– Daiwa PVC Floating Line / Cortland Monocore Euro Line
1:17:37 – Tapered Monofilament Lines
– Fujino Tapered / Daiwa Tapered
1:21:50 – Tenkara Angler Housekeeping
– Level Line Podcast T-Shirts & Gear
– 2025 Print Magazine Deadline – November 29th
Brand Affiliates Mentioned in this Episode:
DRAGONtail, Tanuki, Tenkara USA, Zen Tenkara
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I bought the 7m Daiwa tapered nylon line from Chris at a “jam” on the App State campus and I love it as an essential part of my honryu outfit on the Upper Delaware and South Holston tailwaters. While it’s easy to handle with the trusty old TBum Traveler 44, I’ve found it especially useful for making accurate spey(ish) casts with two-handed rods in the 5.4-6m range.
Nice, didn’t even think of that on a two handed rod. Sounds like a pretty good pairing!