# Favorite low canopy rods

**URL:** <https://10colorstenkara.com/t/favorite-low-canopy-rods/1583>\
**Category:** Rods\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/favorite-low-canopy-rods/1583 "2020-02-26T15:07:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![IHeartTenkara](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/ihearttenkara/32/4661_2.png) [@IHeartTenkara](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/IHeartTenkara)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/favorite-low-canopy-rods/1583/61 "2021-11-12T04:58:44Z")

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Thanks so much for the advice Karl! I’m glad to hear I’m not alone in using the B&A cast regularly, not just as a method of last resort. I agree that another benefit is some added stealth. I used your method of adding a bit of extra line and holding the line-to-tippet knot, as opposed to the fly itself. This worked well and gave me a few extra feet of length I was missing. I was rewarded with a beautiful 18" wild brown trout plucked out of a tight spot! An absolute monster for the small creek I fished (6-8" wild browns are the norm).

 ![unnamed](https://10colorstenkara.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/ad666238c5fce8a5b5ffcfcbb522e583e63402f5.jpeg)

Here’s a quick youtube video showing the fish the spot. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Y87F36u1A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Y87F36u1A)The Mizuchi rod really does live up to it’s reputation. I was able to keep good control of this fish under really tight quarters (low overhanding canopy).

All the best,

Dustin

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**Author:** ![T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/t-stillwater/32/4384_2.png) [@T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/T-stillwater)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/favorite-low-canopy-rods/1583/62 "2021-11-12T17:19:21Z")

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Congrats, Dustin! Nobody can argue with your results. The Bow & Arrow Cast Strikes Again…Karl

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**Author:** ![T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/t-stillwater/32/4384_2.png) [@T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/T-stillwater)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/favorite-low-canopy-rods/1583/63 "2022-01-19T14:57:46Z")

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[Dragontail FoxFIRE zx280 FIBERGLASS Tenkara Rod - 1st Impressions, Foggy Morning in Rocky Mtn Park](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TUSWR8uoQk)

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**Author:** ![T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/t-stillwater/32/4384_2.png) [@T-stillwater](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/T-stillwater)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/favorite-low-canopy-rods/1583/64 "2022-01-20T19:42:28Z")

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Here is another video of Flicky Flies fishing with the DT FireFox Rod on meadow brook trout:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/b77I-1AES2k/maxresdefault.jpg "Surprising Snowy Day Tenkara Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b77I-1AES2k)

I think it is impressive how well this soft, full-flexed rod casts a tungsten bead head wooly bugger pattern, which is not something you would expect such a soft rod to handle. You can really see the butt of the rod bend and contribute to the cast, while the hook-sets appear to be very positive and the whole action of the rod is very evenly distributed, with no hinge points at all. Amazing!

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