John Gierach Talks Tenkara: All Fishermen Are Liars

Daniel Galhardo, founder of Tenkara USA, talks to author John Gierach about his interest in tenkara, which is part of Gierach's new book "All Fishermen are Liars".

[@RyanPingo-hz5fo]

RIP Mr. Gierach. Thank you for the stories that kept me fishing even when I physically couldn’t.

[@AffluentStudio]

It's always great pleasure to see John Gietach

[@KEBARILIFE]

its so nice to watch your Tenkara journey Daniel. thank you

[@aircommando505]

I have several of John's books, great source of knowledge and entertaining at the same time.

[@wanayam5146]

a rod..a line..a fly..simple..thats all you need..i love tenkara..

[@paulroberts7767]

What caught my attention about Tenkara is the effectiveness and simplicity of high-sticking with a long rod, essentially sans fly line, on broken water.

[@Chopperfreak69]

Got the book. Nice interview. Keep it up Daniel.

[@Yelucario]

Holy cow! This man is a legend!

[@tenkara1309]

I've recently gotten my cub into Tenkara also, he really is into it now.

[@bartlombardo]

Great interview!

[@DB-cm3zi]

Love his honesty. "Flash in the pan, like switch rods will be in a few more years" "A line catalogue, 52 pages long, and you need MAYBE two lines, at most."

[@alecmclean9178]

I love tenkara. I need one badly

[@Tokyoflyfishing]

Great video capturing great minds!

[@jazzsalsadrummer9113]

Tokyo Fly Fishing & Country Club Great minds? Seriously?

[@jonfisher9214]

I was offended by the phrase "All Fishermen Are Liars" but then I remembered that time my wife asked me how much I spend on my fishing gear! :D

[@tenkarausa]

Imagine how I felt being featured in a book with such a title! 😂 - Daniel

[@docbailey3265]

I got a few looks when I went Tenkara at Floyd Fork in Kentucky. Fishing with long rod People thinking that I’m weird But they’re just jealous

[@kimshepherd9691]

Tenkara is called - in old European terms and technique - ‘ angling’. The fishing rod used to be called the ‘angle’ in the 15th century, it is exactly the same. That’s the way we used to fish. It’s our history, that’s why your drawn to it.

[@robertmcmanus5875]

Incorrect. Angling refers to Olde English "angol" which is a hook. Angling means fishing with a hook, as opposed to nets, weirs, bow fishing, spear fishing etc...

[@davemonem8441]

I love to fish and have been doing so in MN and learned to flyfish here in ID. Saw a guy using a Tenkara rod on a stream and could not figure why he just doesn't use a 9 ft flyrod that is more than half the cost plus you a have a reel. He said that his complete set up was just over 200 dollars. I fail to see any advantage that his rod has but with a fly rod, I have distance and better control over a cast. true when he breaks his pole down, its only about a foot long but my four piece rod is about two feet.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Great interview, but a bit out-dated. Elevenkara is now where it’s at.

[@tenkara1309]

Do y'all have trouble throwing the corn off the hook while casting?... Just kidding, Tenkara is awesome. You can get amazingly long drifts with those rods.

[@billa.2450]

I enjoyed the video with Gierach, but I'll just stick with my old fly fishing ways and equipment.