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Your cart is empty.The Tenkara USA Sato is a compact and lightweight tenkara rod. At its shorter length it is perfect for tighter streams, and at its full length it will be ideal when the stream opens up again or when you find a bigger pool to cast your fly.Tenkara has achieved what they set out to do: give you a rod that is super light-weight, durable, versatile and feels very precise.The Sato has two patent pending features: Triple-Zoom: this allows you to use the rod at three different lengths - 10'8", 11'10", and 12'9" (330, 360, 390 cm). Tenkara recommends rods that are closer to 13 ft, yet 12 ft is the average rod length. So, they felt a rod with the 3 most common lengths would be an easy choice: short to ease you into tenkara, long to give you a taste of the advantages presented by a long tenkara rod.Keep Your Plug system (patent pending): Tenkara designed the Keep Your Plug system after realizing people lost their rod plugs on a regular basis. Next time you go fishing, remove the plug from the top end of your rod and insert it into the hole at the bottom of your rod. ACTION: We're phasing out the Tenkara rod index system. If you have been tenkara fishing for sometime and want a frame of reference, the Sato is a fast action 6:4.ROD SPECIFICATIONSWeight: 2.6 oz (73.7 g)Closed length: 22 (57.78cm)Open lengths: 10'8/ 11'10/12'9 (330/360/390cm)*Handle length: 10 (26.7cm)Segments: 9*There may be slight discrepancies in their extended length of tenkara rods
Steven S.
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2025
Great rod. Learning to use it....Buy it straight from the company. Cut out Amazon. Tenkara rocks!
Glenn Crabtree
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
I liked the idea of one rod for different situationsAnd it works
BD
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2020
Lightweight Tenkara rod! 3 different lengths to accommodate different casting situations.
The Bookie
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019
Bought this for my husband for Christmas last year. He loves it. Seriously L.O.V.E.S itIts perfect for tossing in a day pack or in the car for that extra 20 minutes and a really tempting trout stream. The telescoping feature is the big reason he wanted this as it gives him so much more flexibility.He ties his own flies, as well as his own furled leader, so this has become his favorite go-to rod. I know Tenkara style fishing requires a sense of adventure for some fishermen, but I gotta say, as a gift for an avid fly fisherman (even if he has never tried Tenkara style before) you really can't go wrong with the Sato. In fact, I am kinda jealous of it and now want one of my own!
DAM
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2017
The item I received was not only genuine, but the latest model that Tenkara USA makes. I am very pleased with this item, and Tenkara USA customer support is beyond awesome! In fact, I contacted them to ask about the rod because it was a little different from the pictures on the web site. They informed me that it was the newest model with their latest design changes. Also, that they have had a long term successful relationship with the seller. Please do not go by the 1 star review that claimed a fake. If it's from Tenkara USA, sold by AvidMax, then it's absolutely the real deal. I purchased this item along with others from Tenkara USA and I'm 100% satisfied. I'm a verified purchaser and have no relationship with Tenkara USA except for my experience dealing with customer support, which as I said, was AWESOME!!!
Amanda Nelson
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2016
This rod is not a true Tenkara looks nothing like the photos. Is missing the red top and plug at the bottom. Does not have tenkara USA written on it. Do not buy if u want the true rod
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2014
Great to take in or strapped to a backpack so you can get to the small mountain streams where the wild trout are. There is no reel so the whole fishing kit I carry weighs less than half a pound. Where I live the small streams are choked with Rhododendron which makes using a traditional fly rod and reel almost impossible and this is where the Tenkara rod shines. I guess the key point is, even though there is no reel you can still land larger fish, I have caught two rainbows in the 15-16 inch range with ease and hopefully larger ones soon. I really like the Tenkara fishing!
Jojogunn
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2014
Hell Yeah! This thing's bad ass! I bought a cheap Tenkara rod about 2 years ago to see if it was something I was interested in. Well I was hooked almost immediately. I finally spent the money for the Tenkara USA Sato and am glad I did. So much better action and feel. The different lengths work great on the small mountain streams that I like to fish. Perfect!!!
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