The Beartooth Rod

We wanted to create a new mini rod that would be the perfect length, and not too stiff.  At 10ft. and a medium flex, The Beartooth will handle any small-medium size stream situation you throw at it.

Five years ago we released the Mini Sawtooth and Mini Teton rods.  They were our original pocket rods.  At 8ft and 12ft people always asked us what the difference was.  In an effort to make things less confusing we took elements from each of those rods and combined them into The Beartooth.  At 10ft. in length, The Beartooth is a perfect balance of our older rods, and is now our go to mini rod.

Our Story

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO

We love the outdoors as well as the simplicity and beauty nature has to offer. Fishing gives people a chance to get out and and enjoy this beauty. The complexity and expense of fly fishing can be daunting to someone who just wants to throw a line and catch some fish. Tenkara gives people this opportunity. With a rod, a line, and a fly, you can go to a river, lake, or stream and catch some fish. That's what made us fall in love with Tenkara.

We are based out of Idaho and are proud of our location and surroundings. Within 1 hour of our headquarters we have some of the world's best trout rivers and streams (but don't tell anybody that). Idaho's geography has inspired this hobby as well as the design and functionality of our rods. You don't have to live somewhere like Idaho to enjoy Tenkara. You just need to be able to find some water to throw your line in!

 The founders of Tenkara Rod Co. are Drew and Tuna.  Drew spent 6 years of his life in Japan and has always had an affinity for Japanese culture, and Tuna had been an avid fly fisherman since he first discovered it.  When the two friends came together with this idea for a company built around the Japanese method of fly fishing it just made so much sense.

Tenkara Rod Co. was born on Kickstarter 7 years ago with our first project for the Teton and Sawtooth rods.  Since then, we have done multiple other kickstarter projects and shipped tens of thousands of Tenkara rods all over the world.  We definitely love to fish, but we also really enjoy helping other people to get outside and enjoy nature through Tenkara fishing.

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