by jd_smith » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:52 pm
Lol. The old fish under the seat gag. Priceless! It actually works better under the dash though. Makes for a deeply marinated, rich fish flavor.
True story; A friend of mine had to sell his truck because his cousin sought revenge on him for locking him in the honey bucket till quitting time. He never found the fish under the dash and could no longer stand the smell. His cousin ended up telling him what he had done years later.
I'm not sure what # we're on Jeremy. I think what I'll do at this point is to post my list of answers and we can just go from there.
1) Where does Tenkara come from? Be specific. Answer; Mountain streams of Japan
2) Who founded Tenkara USA? And in what year? Answers; Daniel Galhardo in 2009
3) In 2010 what 5 tenkara rod models were you able to buy from Tenkara USA? Answers; Ayu, Ebisu, Iwana, Amago, Yamame
4) Name 4 common style of kebari. Answers; Nikko, Takayama, Akiyamago, Mino Gujo, Gorocho, Sakasa, Ishigaki, Kaga, Banshu, Hido, Kurobe, more.
5) Who gave the first known written account of Tenkara? Answer; Ernest Satow
6) What is rod flex and what does it do? Careful with this one. Answers; 5:5 6:4 7:3 tells where the rod bends. All it does is confuse us.
7) Who is largely considered to have been the last commercial tenkara angler in Japan? Answer; Bunpei Sonehara
8) Name the Japanese art of fish prints. Answer; Gyotaku
9) Name 4 Japanese trout or land locked salmon. Answers; Iwana, Ito, Amago, Ayu, Yamame, Oshorocoma (technically a Dolly Varden, Kunimasu (previously thought to be extinct)
10) Name 5 main techniques used with the traditional styles of fishing kebari. Answers; dead drift, pausing, plunging or sinking, pause and drift, pulsing or twitching, pulling or stripping through the water, show the fly repeatedly casting in a location with final presentation and drift.
11) Name the first 6 kebari offered by Tenkara USA? Answers; Mino Gujo, Akiyama, Caddis Mayfly Variant, Sakasa, Ishigaki, Fujioka
12) Give another name for fishing this style we call Tenkara. Answer; kebari tsuri
13) On Daniels most recent trip to Japan he fished with two very well known Tenkara anglers (dare I say masters) Who were they? Answers; Yuzo Sabata and Takashi Yoshida
14) What did Dr. Ishigaki tell Daniel when he wants him to keep moving to search for fish? Answer; don don don don = move move
15) Name the mythical Japanese god of fishing. Answer; Ebisu
16) Dr Ishigaki first learned of tenkara from what book? Name that book. Answer; Keiryu no tsuri
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watch it Jeff! An old fish may find its way under your drivers seat!
The Japanese enjoyment of nature is hook for me.