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by Maki Caenis

The Ninja was a one-weight rod developed for yamame but caught a 55 cm wild rainbow trout in an accident on a home river.
A 7x tippet was used at the time.
The rod was also very successful on the Hako Steelhead in winter.

4612. 12ft 4-5-6. The Underhand casting.
Line, Silk line 6 weight.
Rod developed for both overhead and underhand casting.
The main objective is to fish quietly in both castings.

Concept.

The LOOP reel had a good reputation among Atlantic salmon fishermen in Europe, but the drag broke down and had to be repaired. The reel was repaired after the drag broke down, and a customization was made. The reel was designed for fishing with 7x and smaller tippet, which is used for Yamame in Japan, and the hand brake was adopted to make fishing with smaller tippet more advantageous. It is especially effective when fishing for big fish in the main stream in winter and in clear water conditions. When fishing with thin tippet, it is more important to avoid using thick Spey line as much as possible and use silk line.

This is to reduce water resistance when fighting with fish.

In addition, silk line has the advantage of being resistant to strong winds due to its thinness. I learned this from my master of Atlantic salmon fishing. The weather in Russia changes every five minutes from sunny to rainy to snowy, and the fishing is done in strong winds.

Silk line is also advantageous when fishing with timid fish because its thinness allows for quiet fishing.

Since I learned to fish quietly by underhand casting, I have been able to encounter more fish than ever before.

For mountain stream fishing in Japan, 3-weight is a legacy of the past since the late 1980s.

The main reason for using a 0-weight for single hand  for Yamame and Iwana is that it is wind resistant and offers less water resistance, thus allowing the use of the thinnest possible tappet. This is due to the following reasons.

The use of bamboo rods, which are softer and less resilient, is even more important, and in the end, total balance is always the most important factor.
It is a rod with a hollow structure and a splice joint without a metal ferrule, which makes it extremely lightweight.

Furthermore, the weight is kept down by not applying a thick coat of burnish, and by applying a thin coat of burnish instead of a thick coating. (Finish specifications vary from model to model.)