Bamboozle
Well-known member
I was fascinated with the "kits"/ boxes and rods that they used in the video and was seriously considering getting a rod and/or a box until I saw how expensive they were.
I buy a lot of fishing tackle from the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) and American fly fishermen have nothing over Japanese conventional anglers when it comes to expensive tackle...
As far as the floats go, I have some quill & balsa floats that they use for Tanago fishing which are VERY sensitive but the way they attach to the line makes them VERY snag prone for anything other that a short lob like they use when fishing those canals.
For that reason I adapted the Pompano floats I use for micro fishing. The Pompano floats would work just fine with a fly rod although you would have to thread your leader though the hole in the center and peg it or use a bobber stop of some type.
Something that would work well for American fly fishing is the "marker" yarn Tanago & Keiryu anglers use on their lines so they can detect subtle sideways movement when a tiny fish takes their bait or fly. Because the fishing line is so thin, they will tie tiny pieces of florescent colored "marker" yard to their line.
This marker yarn (if you can find it) or a substitute would work great for a sighter when Euro nymphing.
You can read about how it is used here.
