"Short" Tenkara Rods (less than 300cm), tenkara fly fishing rod comparison - July '25

This is a talky video discussing tenkara fly fishing rods that I own or have experience with under 300cm in length. This is certainly not a definitive guide. What's your favorite "short length" tenkara rod? Let me know in the comments!

THE WHOLE SERIES OF ROD COMPARISON VIDEOS:
"Long" Tenkara Rods:    • "Long" Tenkara rods (395+cm), tenkara fly ...  
"Standard" Tenkara Rods:    • “Standard” Tenkara rods (330-360cm), tenka...  
“Mid-size” Tenkara Rods:    • “Mid-size” Tenkara Rods (~320cm), tenkara ...  
"Short" Tenkara Rods:    • "Short" Tenkara Rods (less than 300cm), te...  
How to Choose?    • How to choose a tenkara rod? Let's discuss...  

0:00 - Intro
1:32 - Shimotsuke Gen 2.4
2:33 - Tiny Talon
3:45 - Kaida
4:55 - Nissin 2-way
6:28 - Oni Coco 290
8:50 - Nissin Oni 295
11:00 - Kurenai 30
12:37 - Nissin Hakubai
14:58 - Darth Quattro
15:48 - Riverworks 280
16:38 - Tanuki 275
17:22 - Tanuki Pocket Ninja
19:27 - Talon Mini
19:42 - Foxfire
20:32 - TenkaraBum 27
21:35 - Outro

"Tuna" t-shirt by Jon at Japanese Knife Imports (great place for kitchen knives!): https://www.japaneseknifeimports.com/...

ROD LIST
Shimotsuke Gen 2.4 (240cm)
See it in action:    • Shimotsuke Gen 240 rod - Summer Dawn Patro...  
Dragontail Tiny Talon 245
See it in action:    • Meadow Golden Trout | Dragontail Tiny Talo...  
Dragontail Talon Mini 310
See it in action:    • Storm surge tenkara w/ Dragontail Talon Mi...  
Dragontail Kaida (285-320cm)
See it in action:    • Raging creek in the Eastern Sierra, techni...  
Nissin ProSpec 2-Way 7:3 320 (270-320cm)
See it in action:    • Full day canyon fishing adventure, Part 1 ...  
Oni Coco 290
See it in action:    • Full day canyon fishing, Part 2 (Oni Coco ...  
Nissin Zerosum Oni 7:3 295
See it in action:    • Insanely clear mountain creek tenkara, Dec...  
Suntech Kurenai HM30R (300cm) (current version: AR30F)
See it in action:    • Every cast a golden trout! Kurenai HM30 te...  
Nissin Air Stage Hakubai 240 (discontinued)
Wasatch Darth Quattro 6:4 (165-240cm)
Riverworks ZX 280 Micro (discontinued)
Tanuki 275
See it in action:    • Small creek, many fish! Tanuki 275 tenkara...  
Tanuki Pocket Ninja Streamborn 290
See it in action:    • Canyon Creekin' Part 2 (of 3) - Tanuki Poc...  
Foxfire (200-285cm)
See it in action:    • Dragontail FoxFire & Kaida; tenkara on a m...  
TenkaraBum Traveler 27
See it in action:    • "Winter" creek fishing w/ a new toy - Tanu...  

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