Just when you thought you might know something about Tenkara -well err think again.
Work your way through the mumbo jumbo listed below.
Personally I like the teachings of Dr Ishigaki rather than those of Masami Sakakibara though graet masters of the art they both are!.
Densho Kebari seems to me the best style of fly especially when fished at 10.35pm on a late summer evening with a water temperature of 10.5% and good cloud cover. Sighting could be a problem with a 30 foot leader but you can get used to it. Ultra fine nylon, wash my mouth out -I mean flourocarbon- is of course a must and it goes without saying extreme stealth is required.  The sense of pride you get when having made everything so difficult you eventually hand line in a still parr marked six inch trout from amongst the boulders.   Priceless.

Contents
Part I: What kebari are - and how they are designed to work 8
Introduction to Kebari Principles 9
Kebari Styles 18
Sakasa kebari 23
Jun kebari (sometimes called Futsū kebari) 23
Denshō kebari 24
Lack of Tails 27
Common Kebari Pitfalls 29
Case Study: The Takayama Kebari? 33
The One fly approach: its plusses, pitfalls and myths 39
Part II: The Feeding Behaviour of Fish 46
Dr. Ishigaki’s Biological Basis for His Approach to Kebari 47
Signal Versus Noise ratio 53
Size as a calorific signal 60
Different feeding-strategies that fish adopt 63
Playing with additional triggers; turning signal intensity up and down 79
Pick Me!! 79
Turning up the signal intensity some more 80
Toning down stimuli and striking a balance: Example of a case study that compares two reaches of the Itoshiro river system 85
Japanese teaching point 92
Part III: A Summary of Kebari “Physical Fishability” Characteristics 100
Physical “fishability” properties 101
Aerodynamics 101
Rigid hackle “anchor” 103
Removal/omission of rearward projections 105
Inherent movement in the dressing 106
Large soft “flow-catching-dish” hackle 108
Colour in the dressing that the angler can see 110
Solidity of colour in low light 111
Super-stimuli and “anti-camouflage” 112
Combination packages 116
Part IV: Outlines of Key Specific Fishing Methods 118
A “Weighty” Controversy in Japan 119
Unweighted kebari only – Masami’s school of thought 120
Weighted kebari when conditions dictate 122
Weighted kebari for winter fishing only 125
Considerations for Weighted Flies Checklist 127
Hit “fishing depth” quickly 127
All the same basic principles apply to weighted kebari 128
Colour can be a significant consideration 130
Keep clearly defined roles for each pattern that you carry 131
Find some good study material for European Nymphing techniques 132
Specific Fishing Techniques for Unweighted Kebari 135
Dead Drift (upstream and/or up and across stream casting) 135
Iwana-style anchored pocket shooting 137
Slotting 142
Line “sailing” 146
Sail-slotting 149
Examples of Basic Manipulations (useful to combine with mobile hackles) 151
Gyaku-biki 151
Yoko-biki 152
Tome-zuri 153
Tome-okuri 153
Hashi Rakashi 153
Summary 154
Part V: Bringing it All Together - Using On-stream Conditions to Choose Kebari and Tactics 155
Improvers’ guide to tactical fly choice considerations 156
Never Forget “The Secret of All Fly Fishing”! 160
The Stealth Slider 165
Concrete, practical steps towards achieving greater stealth include 165
Size slider 167
The Fly Manipulation Slider 168
The Visual Presence Slider 171
More than one way to skin a cat 176
What about Entomology??? 180
Part VI: Fly Characteristics and Application Summary 183
Flies with Inherent Mobility 185
Anchoring Flies 189
Anti-Camouflage and Super-Normal-Stimuli Patterns 191
Examples of Weighted Patterns 196
Visible to the Angler for “Sight Fishing” 198
Combined Function examples 200
Parting wishes 203
Appendix I: Guide To Tying Materials by John Pearson 204
Hooks 205
Thread 209
Tungsten Beads 213
Dubbing 214
Yarns and Wool 216
Wires and Tinsel 218
Natural Feathers 220
Exotic Materials 226
Appendix II: Dressing Details for Flies Featured in the Book (or gifted during research) 231
Japanese Kebari 232
Discover Tenkara Kebari Collection 322
Western and Hybrid Patterns 346
Soft Hackled Wets 386
Appendix III: Rogues Gallery, Memories & Thanks 394
Acknowledgements 417

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