# Zen Tenkara"s Rod Cleaning Recomendations

**URL:** <https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zen-tenkara-s-rod-cleaning-recomendations/2424>\
**Category:** Rods\
**Created:** [July 16, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zen-tenkara-s-rod-cleaning-recomendations/2424 "2022-07-16T16:20:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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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:** [July 16, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zen-tenkara-s-rod-cleaning-recomendations/2424/1 "2022-07-16T16:20:03Z")

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Recently there has been some discussion on how and why tenkara rods break on small fish and under light loads. Turns out 1 possible cause may be from T-anglers not cleaning their rods often enough, which can sand down the rod blank walls internally and cause unexplained rod failures.  
Here are Zen Tenkara’s Tips on rod care:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aQ-r81Gbtls/maxresdefault.jpg "How to Clean and Care for your Tenkara Rod") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ-r81Gbtls)

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**Author:** ![Neil\_Young](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/neil_young/32/4534_2.png) [@Neil\_Young](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/Neil_Young)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zen-tenkara-s-rod-cleaning-recomendations/2424/2 "2022-07-17T02:25:37Z")

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thanks for posting. last weekend i took all of mine apart and cleaned them.

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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:** [December 4, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zen-tenkara-s-rod-cleaning-recomendations/2424/3 "2022-12-04T15:19:06Z")

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Here is Tanuki’s take on cleaning T- Rods:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7FtXzzTUmsI/maxresdefault.jpg "How To Clean Tenkara Rod - Tanuki Pocket Ninja") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FtXzzTUmsI)

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**Author:** ![Kris.Franqui](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/kris.franqui/32/4683_2.png) [@Kris.Franqui](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/Kris.Franqui)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zen-tenkara-s-rod-cleaning-recomendations/2424/4 "2023-01-01T02:04:40Z")

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That’s pretty much what I do after each use. It’s a pleasant ritual to me, like cleaning my rifle after a hunt.