Walter & Group...
From John Bilotta :
Gordy
I
am looking for a study buddy. I am MCI candidate in the Washington DC
area.
Thanks
John
Bilotta
John can be contacted at: obassociates@xxxxxxxxxxx
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TENKARA - VALESIANA
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From Rafaele Mascaro :
Hi Gordy,
in Italy we have a technique called
"Valsesiana" that is absolutely similar to Tenkara.
Valsesiana has been
developped in the mid of XVII century in a small valley "Valsesia" and targeting
bluefin grayling and marble trout. Rods were made with bamboo, line was made
with horsehair, twisted and tapered, flies were mainly spiders, tyed on nails
with silk and feathers of small birds.
The
technique is still practised and in some conditions can be deadly for grayling.
During their visit in Valsesia, Al Buhr, Dan Mc Crimmon, Denise Maxwell,
Chris King, Steve Rajeff, Charles Jardine and Yvon Chouinard (the Patagona
Company founder) had chance to try it . Continuos motion is the key to cast with
such kind of rod and line that has very limited weight.
It's interesting to see how similar techniques have been working
in two different side of the World and without any contact.
Best Regards
Raf
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Raf...
Thanks ! Nice piece of fly fishing history.
After catching many grayling in Alaska, I can see how that technique would likely work well. My favorite way to fish them was with a # 18 dry fly in the riffles. Once in a while, a male grayling would leap out of the water several feet from the fly and acurately descend never missing the take ....... amazing to witness !
Gordy
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