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Creating Content-Focused Blogs
Understand the importance of content-focused design in blogging and how it can lead to better audience retention and satisfaction.
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User-Friendly Blog Features
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Minimalist Blogging Tips
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Building a Modern Blog
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The Importance of Clean Aesthetics
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Creating a Simple Blog Design
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Euro Nymphing Rod Development
By late 2024, I finally began the first real experiments in euro nymphing rod development. It quickly became clear that a euro nymphing rod is not defined well by standard fly rod line weights. Nor is it defined by the romantic idea of long-line casting. Euro nymphing originated from European competition fly fishing. The focus…
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My First Trip to the Beijing Fishing Tackle Export Show
This year, I made my first trip to the Beijing Fishing Tackle Export Show in Beijing, China. I went for a practical reason. I wanted to meet many of my suppliers in one place. I aimed to continue developing the euro-nymphing project without having to fly from factory to factory. Making that trip meant giving…
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Tanuki 425 — Responsiveness and a Small Beginning
Designing a Long Tenkara Rod, Lessons from Oni School, and the Origins of the Tanuki 425 During my research and development of my first tenkara rod, one suggestion kept appearing online. That suggestion was: “Get the longest rod you can.” At the time, that usually meant rods around 15 feet long—the longest one-hand casting tenkara…
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The Birth of the Tanuki 375: How a Simple Tenkara Rod Began
The Tanuki 375 was born at Oni School —a place that quietly reshaped how I thought about tenkara, and about myself as a rod maker. It was there that I first met Christ Stewart founder of TenkaraBum, and MD. Robert Worthing, one of the founders of Tenkara Guides. When I returned home, I started looking for a name.…
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How the Tanuki 375 Began to Take Shape
I felt good about my first rod. It was labeled Fatmonk 360—360 cm in length. The name Fat Monk symbolized something simple and joyful, which felt right for where I was in my journey. I took the rod to Utah, where I met Eric Ostrader of Tenkara Guides LLC in Salt Lake City. We headed…
