This is the box and materials I use to create my genryu, honryu and keiryu lines for tenkara. The box sits on my bench organized and I use it all the time throughout the years of my tenkara practice.
Check it out!
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| Where the magic is created, my line making box |
Cheap Plano box, I rescued this one out of the trash. You don't need a fancy box, just one that works.
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| Top shelf, this tray lifts out, my travel kit is on the right side |
The top drawer comes out to expose the storage area below.
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| I keep line material in the bottom |
Each spool represents either an era of my tenkara or is a part of my current tenkara lines that I use.
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| Tools of the trade |
I dedicate space for each tool I use. The drawer is divided, I could reach in and know where something is blindfolded. It's not necessary to do, it just came out that way. I could take out the drawer and dump everything in the big compartment but I enjoy the organization.
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| More things, useful inserts I keep for further reference |
I also use the box for my fly rod line rigging. I kept some things from a long time ago when I quit fly fishing. Now I am fly rodding again, I really missed it. I don't do it much, but blah blah blah, this is a tenkara web site.
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| Tools and stickers, I found my rod labels, lost for some time under the product inserts |
I found my rod labels! They were under some of the inserts. I have tore my shop apart looking for them. Thank you for causing me to write this piece, I found them.
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| My travel rigging kit, most used tools in my tenkara rigging |
This is at the heart of my Line Box, my little rod repair and rigging box. This thing rocks! it is about 12 years old and I use it hard.
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| That's a piece of sand paper in a plastick ziplock |
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| My little swan scissors were a little hard to find |
The contents of the box have evolved a bit as I learned more and more rigging techniques.
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| Some of the components in this kit are about 40 years old |
Each component has a specific use. The needle holder on the cotter pin is 40 years old. It is out of a Chouinard Expidition Sewing Kit. I used to carry this in the harness of my hang glider. It has been on some fantastic flights with me. I use it to splice tapered fluorocarbon knotless tapered leaders directly into the braided core of floating line. I always have a variety of sewing needles. Sewing machine needles are perfect for making lines and adding in tippet rings.
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| A simple Plano box and a velcro tie from REI |
Cheap but bombproof container. The Velcro strap prevents the contents from spilling out.
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| You learn how to put it all back after using it so much |
You learn to put everything back in it's place after using the kit so much.
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| My honryu lines, I also make keiryu lines from these two, InvizX is my favorite |
The Seaguar InvizX is THE stealth level line. I learned about InvizX a long time ago from
John Vetterli, he knows his rigging. I use InvizX for all of my tenkara, it works beautifully because of it's handling qualities i.e. it is soft yet strong and holds knots well.
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| My favorite color tenkara line, the #3.5 is the sweet spot |
My favorite color tenkara line. I like it a little bit more than the Pink Oni line.
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| When I craft lines, I use this material at the end of my lines to make a "leader" with a tippet ring |
All of my tenkara lines, even my InvizX lines get stepped down a size with this material. I sometimes use 70cm to 1m of line terminated in a tippet ring. This does many things, so many that I've been using it for years and this stuff alone is responsible for more fish caught.
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| My second favorite but not second best, probably the best level line, really, not really |
Without fail, I learned so much about level line tenkara from this line. It is EXCELLENT. I highly suggest that if you haven't used it, try it. I use the #3.5 the most. Somewhere in my kit is always a spare line of the #3.5. It is the #1 choice for level line even though I use the FC above.
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| Secret #2 from American experts conversations, sent to me to try |
Experts talk to each other, this is what we talk about. Yes, it works, no it doesn't work everywhere.
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| I often trade secrets with my tenkara friends |
David Walker and I often passed back and forth equipment suggestions. I mis him so much.
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| Notes from David Walker, I miss him very much (RIP) |
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| Page two |
If I think about this too much I will tear up. I really really miss his presence in the tenkara community.
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| Excellent tippet |
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| My back up, expensive but well worth it, |
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Premium tippet, my favorite, very important
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