Top 3 Rigs For My Keiryu, Tenkara & Fixed Line Fishing Adventures

[@nails0401]

Great information! Thanks!

[@KeiryuRodCo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@WayneTheSeine]

Maybe a little gimmicky for you but I came up with an easy to move stike indicator using a hopper as the indicator. Using a football shaped silicon bobber stopper, size small (sold on Amazon $9.00 for 1,200) I feed it onto the hook of the hopper with the wire loop pointing toward the hopper eye. Then, feed your tippet through the eye of the hopper and straight into the wire loop of the stopper, pulling a couple of feet or so through. Gently pull the line through the football stopper by pulling the wire tag. Tie on your nymph, set your depth, and get to fishing. The hopper will move up and down the line with just the right amount of friction to not curl your tippet, yet also has enough friction to get a hookset in the event a fish takes the hopper. Clear as mud? Anyway, it seems a bit fiddely at first but you soon it takes little effort. I subbed.

[@KeiryuRodCo]

It sounds great. It would be great to have an easy solution to made the hopper addustable by just sliding. I will definitly try to replicate this. If want to send a picture, and any other info on this rig, please do so [e-mail]. Thanks for the info!

[@WayneTheSeine]

@@KeiryuRodCo I went out this afternoon for my first Tenkara trip. I have a Mizuchi zx340 Zoom. Although I had never cast a Tenkara, I was able to quickly get the hang of it and caught 3 heavy chinquapin bream. The fight was awesome but I was a bit underwhelmed by the reach. I was using a level line about 6" shorter than the rod and a two foot 4x tippet. My next trip out I think I will give a longline a go. I am thinking I should be able to cast at least 15-20 feet of level line. The fish seemed to be just at my maximum length. It was too hot and, sweating like a sow, I did not want to stop and re-rig. I ordered some bobber stoppers today and will shoot some photos of the rig as soon as I get them in. I couldn't find my other ones. I have been out of the loop for so long I have to gather all of my gear back up. I will shoot you a line as soon as I get them.

[@larrylass4268]

Always interesting to see different setups. I use 18 and 24 ft rods with braided polypropylene line near rod, 4 ft Tenkara PVC floating line and 4 ft tippet (6 lb). A small shot is attached to tippet to put the hook in front of the fish. Flies and hooks are attached to tippet using a 6" braided line leader and not directly tied to tippet. I use a traditional Keiryu float rather than markers. Hooked on traditional Keiryu because it catches fish.

[@KeiryuRodCo]

Super intriguing set-up. You've got the small shot on the tippet and flies on the 6" leader, so I wonder if this reduces the felt resistence of the small shot? Many thanks for sharing!!

[@larrylass4268]

@@KeiryuRodCo Yes. Fish seem to hit just as hard with or without the shot. Felt resistance on my end is not necessary because a use a traditional Keiryu float for my strike indicator. Fished for trout this morning and hook was 8 ft below surface so the small shot is necessary. Caught 2 nice ones.

[@KeiryuRodCo]

@@larrylass4268 Got it. Thanks for the info. Cheers!

[@karl5633]

What about natural bait ? I having a hard time coming up with information on casting and setting up live bait rigs.

[@KeiryuRodCo]

Check out our Owner rigs on our website, especially the Owner Yarn Maker rigs. All the Owner rigs are tailor made for bait and work exceptionally well. Reach out or call us if you have questions. Thanks!

[@karl5633]

@@KeiryuRodCo I believe I did order 2 float rigs from your site. Must of my rods though are 350 or 360s and most rigs are 4.5 meters. Can I shorten them?

[@KeiryuRodCo]

@@karl5633 Absolutely. Just cut off section of line, to shorten it, then join lines using blood knot or simple surgeon's knot.

[@karl5633]

@@KeiryuRodCo cool my wife said she just ordered a t100 for me. I landed a 16 rainbow on a different 540 and broke the tip. Any advice on tight cover or tricky situations ?

[@KeiryuRodCo]

@@karl5633 Give a call or email us at [e-mail] and we should be able to get you a part!