Discover the Secrets of
A Traditional Japanese "Survival" Tenkara Angler
(who had to catch fish if he wanted to live)
Tenkara with Hirata-san: An Online Course to Arm you with Traditional Tenkara Techniques:
The "as real as it gets" skills
which
Hirata-san and his father relied on to survive...
including little-known presentation & line-control tactics for hooking fish, how to make your own horsehair casting lines and tie effective "no-vise" flies using only your fingers
Hisanobu Hirata
Shokuryoushi
My father refused to teach me Tenkara - he said I could carry his gear and make myself useful; if I wasn't able to learn by observation while doing this, it would prove I did not have the talent to succeed as a professional angler. This made me determined to prove myself...
- Dive into Hirata-san's lifetime of experience through 4x HD video features, 3x Audio-books and 3x fully-illustrated E-books
- Created from our time spent with Hirata-san in Shiro-Tori, Gifu Prefecture, Japan across multiple annual visits to study with him & film his on-stream fishing skills, line-making and fly-tying demonstrations (including the dressings for his favourite "kebari"; fly patterns)
- Find out what he teaches his long-term mentoring students who travel to study Tenkara with Hirata-san (including how he uses his casting line to entice fish to bite, how to increase hook-set success when fishing downstream and much more)
- Recipes (tapers, hair-counts and knots) with step-by-step instructions on how to create horse-hair tenkara lines to Hirata-san's tried and tested designs (these can also be used with strands of nylon to create modern synthetic tenkara lines to traditional designs
- PLUS how Hirata-san uses the color of the stream-bed to help choose the most effective fly (as well as the story behind his infamous "Mamushi Kebari" (a fly tied with the skin of the Japanese pit viper)
TOTAL VALUE of COURSE COMPONENTS =$200.00+
Regular Enrollment = $109.00
Join now with $97 Early Bird Enrollment
Quick-view Highlights
Feature-length On-stream Video Training
Using video chalkboard analysis to draw out the key points of Hirata-san's casting skills, his use of the line to entice fish, special hook-set techniques and many more details that would otherwise be easily missed.
7-lesson Multimedia Course
This course exploits the strengths of different media to make it easy to absorb the benefits of Hirata-san's teaching. Fine detail can be understood through illustrated e-books, understanding timing and executing the skills properly are shown in video while Audio-book content lets you learn "on the go" and lock in key details
Personal video lessons for fly tying and traditional tenkara line-making
Sit in on the personal lessons Hirata san gave to myself and JP actually inside his fishing tackle shop "Hirata Tsurigu" in Shiro-Tori - demonstrating step-by-step how to create his flies & casting lines
Early-Bird Discount (to help you take action now)
Save $12 by enrolling early. I know how many other demands there are on your time, and while it is obviously good for us for you to enroll; it's also true that you'll only get the full benefit of Hirata-san's lessons when you take his course. The discount makes the 10 publications in this course average out at only $9.70 each.
If you can't get to Shiro-Tori in person then "Tenkara with Hirata-san" is your best (only) substitute!
Chris (left) is one of four tenkara students we took to Japan in 2016. Here Hirata-san is showing him a traditional bamboo tenkara rod
After we first met Hirata-san in Japan in 2014 we returned on each of our subsequent research trips. In 2016 we took four of our best students to meet Hirata-san in Shiro-Tori as one of the highlights of their trip.
Because it would be tough for you to arrange the same experience, we have captured and also analysed in detail Hirata-san's teachings on traditional tenkara. As well as being the only way to obtain that analysis, this course also retails at FAR less than the costs of travelling to Shiro-Tori to study with him in person!
Don't get me wrong, if you ever get the chance to do that, you should grab it with both hands!! Until then, you have this course to rely on and to help you build on and improve your tenkara skills. His traditional foundations can greatly strenghten any modern tenkara tactics (and gear) that you already use...
Driving up the mountain-pass from Shiro-Tori at the bottom of the valley towards Itoshiro; where we filmed Hirata-san's on-stream tenkara demonstrations
Both John and myself are incredibly grateful to Hirata-san for sharing his unique insights & hard-won techniques of tenkara - and it makes me really happy to share what we've learned and benefited from in our own fishing with you...
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As soon as you enroll (with one-time early-bird payment of $97 USD), you'll be sent your instant-access details and a link to log in to your course area within the Online Discover Tenkara Academy.
Once logged in you'll be able to navigate to any of the video, illustrated-text and audiobook lessons in your course and start adding these skills at your own pace and without being overwhelmed.
You are protected by our 3-month 100% money-back guarantee - so you can try out the full course, risk-free right away:
What our customers are saying:
"Rare Opportunity to see and learn from a Master"
Paul, Thank you this rare opportunity to see and learn from a Master...
Everything you have produced is top drawer and a big thank you for your efforts and commitment to Traditional Japanese Tenkara.
I'm a loyal customer and supporter of you both.
Mike Shelton // Virginia
"More than a little green magic within his approach!"
The Hirata-san bundle gave me confidence to design, build and fish my own horsehair lines (successfully as seen in photo, Paul). Hirata-san’s insights into the interactions between fish and angler I particularly enjoyed - there is more than a little green magic within his approach!
David West-Beale // Bamboo Tenkara Rod Fan, UK
Meet the creators of this course:
Paul Gaskell // Author
John Pearson // Videographer
John (left) and Paul (right) have made repeated, annual trips to Japan to research and apply the skills of tenkara since 2014.
Paul & John
Why learn tenkara from the Japanese source?
Here's what our clients had to say after accompanying us on a research and tuition trip (and they even got to meet Hirata-san):
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Frequently Asked Questions
As soon as the one-time payment is confirmed, your login credentials will be emailed to you at your chosen address (you can change your password and email details after your first login). On your first login after enrolling, your details will be pre-entered for you - but do make sure you file your login details email where you can find it in future!
QUALITY time on the water is the key. It also seems wasteful to ignore generations of trial and error by anglers who used these skills to survive. After all, there's only so many in your own, single, lifetime to experiment. Does it not make sense to stand on the shoulders of previous generations?
We only want you to be a satisfied customer - so if for whatever reason you find that the course isn't for you - just email me (Paul) on paul@fishingdiscoveries.com for a prompt and polite refund of your full purchase amount.
This course is aimed at improving your tenkara knowledge and skills - and a tenkara rod gives the best chance of using these skills effectively. Beyond that, the course teaches you how to make your own casting lines and also simple, effective flies (with only a pair of scissors, some thread and a feather).
The course is taught entirely online. You gain access to your own exclusive website "members' area" which contains video, text and downloadable resources. As well as downloading the PDF e-books and MP4 audiobooks, you'll be able to download an offline "MP4" file of each video for viewing offline (as well as your ability to stream the video directly within your course environment).
Obviously we would consider it essential for keen tenkara anglers. However, if you dislike Japanese culture or have no interest in skills beyond just on-stream fishing action (including understanding the recipes and methods for creating horsehair casting lines as well as how to tie flies without a vise); then this course is probably not for you. You should also avoid this course if you dislike detailed breakdowns of the key points that separate great from average results in the techniques shown.
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