Toward the end of 2022 I had become increasingly more interested in the origins of tenkara, and of the anglers of historical Japan - The Shokuryoshi. The stories of these anglers, and their culture intrigued me.

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I wondered what a modern day recreational angler could stand to learn from adopting the mindset of someone who had to put fish in the net to make ends meet.

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Over the last year, I have been putting a bunch of ideas to the test, weeding out old habits that wasted time, and building new ones that I found helped me to increase my catch rate.

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These are the articles and posts that detail some of my experiences, practices, and findings. From posts about gear, technique, and journal entries, I have enough to cover my fishing in 2023.

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I hope you follow along!