Quivers

Peder · May 4, 2019, 2:16am

That should be a pretty memorable experience to get it directly from him personally.

tvdavisid · May 4, 2019, 3:26am

Sparrow · May 4, 2019, 4:52am

Omg omg omg that’s a 1 fist edition?

Sparrow · May 4, 2019, 4:54am

Do you fish it??

tvdavisid · May 4, 2019, 5:36am

Yes and yes. I also have a 1st edition with a foam handle. It is quite different from the current foam handles. Denser foam and a different shape. Very nice.

anon86692127 · May 15, 2019, 2:28am

I am at two rods, Furaibo zoom and Gamakatsu Suimu 5m.

That’s doing it for me.

But, I am a liar.

I bought a Nissin Mini. I sold my Mini V3 quiver (2.7, 3.6 and 4.5) because I wanted to try to do it with one rod for home streams and non fishing holiday travel. The Furaibo is a short nesting rod and durable but I always feel bad packing it in my travel bag.

So I bought a Nissin Mini.

Now things seem right, got down to 2 for a while, maybe I’ll stay at 2, I’ll know next year after I travel a bit with the mini…

itsjaywhatsup · September 7, 2019, 3:44pm

I’ve sold off a lot of my rods and now only have a Karasu 360 and Karasu 400 in my possession. Out of all the rods I’ve owned/sold, I think I miss the Oni Type 1 and 3 the most.

anon86692127 · September 8, 2019, 3:04am

Jay, that’s pretty cool.

I’m doing a piece on quivers, got about 25 guys committed to helping me with the project. What if I send you a template and you answer the questions and send a couple of photos.

You in?

Rob Ruff?

If you are, let me know.

[email protected]

NotoriousToker, you too.

itsjaywhatsup · September 8, 2019, 3:12am

I’d be happy to participate.

Peder · September 8, 2019, 12:20pm

It’s interesting for me to read this. That’s because I’ve decided to narrow down my quiver to basically the same thing. For me it’s three rods: the Karasu 360 and 400 and my Oni type 1. Good choice in rods.

I thought about selling the Oni for a hot second, then fished it again and just can’t give it up. It’s a brilliant rod and just different from the two Karasu. I’m actually going to be posting the remaining rods I have for sale this weekend. I’ve thought about it long enough and am ready to part with them and narrow down my quiver. The three I mention above are the only three that I’m drawn to when I want to go out.

Peder · September 8, 2019, 12:25pm

Adam. Just a friendly reminder, if you put an @ symbol in front of someone’s user name like @notorioustoker or @r_ruff a person will get mentioned and be notified about it. That way they’ll see your question if they don’t read all posts or visit very frequently.

anon86692127 · September 8, 2019, 2:06pm

Thanks @Peder. I appreciate your help.

I’ve been standing on my soapbox preaching (and arguing) this point and others for a long time.

The manufacturers and sellers won’t like it.

At all.

The fishermen will, that’s what I am, a fisherman, not a consumer.

…and you should make your own stuff too. But I said that already.

anon86692127 · September 8, 2019, 2:17pm

@Peder, are you interested in participating?

I think it would be nice to have you in there too.

Let me know.

There is room for a couple more.

R_Ruff · September 8, 2019, 2:21pm

@Peder Hey that’s a cool feature. Never realized it.

@anon86692127 Yes I can contribute to your cause. I’m returning from Utah today so whenever is fine.

anon86692127 · September 8, 2019, 3:40pm

Ok, send me an email.

Link above.

I’ll send you the info.

This is turning out really nice.

Imagine dealing with 25 guys, different contact methods, getting the idea across, collecting the data, putting it together, making it right, having fun at the same time?

This I enjoy.

It’s a learning experience for sure.

For all of us if you are into this sort of thing.

Peder · September 8, 2019, 10:46pm

Thanks for the invite Adam. I sent you an email.

anon86692127 · September 9, 2019, 4:40am

Room for one more, that’s it.

anon86692127 · September 14, 2019, 5:13pm

I’m at about 30 people now and am starting the phase where I send out the template, excited to be working on this. A very wide range of tenkara fishers.

TenkaraAddict · September 14, 2019, 5:44pm

I currently have just a single rod, the Zen Tenkara Suzume. I’ve caught 400+ trout on it this year.

I have the new Dragontail Mizuchi rod coming in the next month or so. It’ll be interesting to see how it compares to the Suzume. I had a TenkaraBum 40 until a couple weeks ago, but it snapped in half as I was casting it

mellotone · September 14, 2019, 10:14pm

This year I’ve been using 3:

Suntech Keiryu Special 27 (@ 9.5 ft / 2.7 m)
for use on small alpine streams, or where there’s lots of overhanging trees & vegetation

Oni Type III (@ 11ft / 3.4m)
for anything and everything

Nissin Zerosum ONI Honryu 395 (@ 13ft / 4m)
for use on large rivers

Just got back from 5 days fishing across northern New Mexico, put all 3 through their paces and had a blast doing it. These rods have been a ton of fun and have served me well so far.

I had my eye on the Kerasu rods when they first came out (having previously been a fan of Paul and John) but resisted purchasing them at the time, however was always super curious if those who owned them were happy with their performance. It sounds like based on @Peder and @itsjaywhatsup posts above they are indeed every bit top quality and as advertised.

Thanks for sharing everyone, always enjoy reading pros and cons about what works for other Tenkara anglers.