Banshu Flies Revisited

[tvdavisid (Tom Davis)]

I miss David Walker. I’m sure you’ve seen his thread on Banshu kebari, but I’ll post it here again, so we can all remember how amazing he was.

Tying Banshū Kebari

Once in a while I find websites or videos of people tying Banshū Kebari, that I think are mostly used for Ayu fishing. Most are much fancier than Tenkara kebari, although a few are quite similar to typical Tenkara kebari. Such as the two in the middle [image] from this website: http://kougeihin.jp/item/1414/ I have often wondered what the tool they use to hold the hook while tying them is called. But I have not yet found a name for these tools. Even when doing a search with this phrase - …