Rocky MTN Compa Tenkara rod kit with ZimmerBuilt Pack
Rocky MTN Compa Tenkara rod kit with ZimmerBuilt Pack
"COMPA VERSION 2.0 is now being Shipped out when ordered. Longer cork handle same compact size as version 1.0. The cork handle is 6" long as the old handle was 4.5" long. This will shorten the size of the first blank but has also increased the ability to draw fish closer when netting with more strength.
Compa is a short expression for “compadre”, which means friend in Spanish.
At Rocky MTN Tenkara, we want to be your adventure buddy, taking you out of your cozy home and into the great outdoors. Our goal is to help you appreciate and embrace the beautiful environment around you.
This Compa rod is a throwback to our joyful wanderings with loved ones. Its unique colors are reminiscent of New Mexico's bright turquoise and fiery red, honoring our beloved ristras made with traditional local red chilies. This is the ultimate take anywhere Tenkara rod, this comes with our collaboration hip pack from Zimmerbuilt packs. We have fostered a wonderful relationship with other like minded individuals, that take up a small space in the Tenkara world.
Specifications:
Compa Rod and hard tube
- Fishing Length fixed: 7 feet or 214 cm (11 sections)
- Weight: 1.5oz rod, 5.7 oz rod with hard tube and sock
- Rod Length without tube: 11inches
- Rod Length with hard tube: 12.25 inches
- Action: Slow/soft, 5:5 very soft compared to Chico
- extra tip sections included
- Handle length 6 inches
- Tip cap is rubber
- Handle Material: AA Cork
- Colors: Turquoise and Red
Kit Includes:
- Zimmbuilt X Rocky MTN Tenkara collaboration Darter pack
- Compa Rod with hard tube, sock and extra tip sections.
- Rocky MTN Tenkara fluorocarbon tippet
- One Kevlar Tapered Furled Line (7ft length)
- 12 Flies
- 3 Dry flies
- 3 Stimulator flies
- 3 Nymphs
- 3 Tenkara style flies
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I own several Tenkara rods but was looking for a small, compact rod I could leave in my small hiking pack to use in the small streams I generally encounter while hiking. The Compa specs matched what I was looking for so I gave Rocky MTN a try. I couldn’t wait for the snow to melt in the mountains so I took it out to a local lake to try it with some panfish. Casted size 12 and 16 nymphs and unweighted kebaris with 7’ and 9’ level lines, size 3 and 3.5, 7’ and 9’ furled lines, and an 8’ PVC line. It casts all the lines well but I preferred the rod with 3 or 3.5 level lines. Caught a lot of small (4”) bass, small perch, small crappie, 6”-8” trout, and hooked into a 20” trout. I don’t think this rod was made for a 20” fish, and I didn’t intend it for such, but it handled it just fine, although it was a heck of a fight, and a lot of fun. I’m impressed with the rod, it’s incredibly light, packs down really small, casts the lines well, and can handle bigger fish if necessary. The ZimmerBuilt pack seems well made and durable. Perfect size to keep everything you need for an impromptu trip in one place. This is a really fun little rod and is exactly what I wanted in a hiking/really small stream rod.
There's no reason not to have this rod with you everywhere you go. The super soft action make it deadly accurate for bow/slingshot casts in tight areas. This is without a doubt my favorite rod for tiny flies.. #18-#22 flies that have no weight to them. The action is predictable/intuitive enough, and the overall length short enough that I was teaching my 8 and 9 year old daughters how to cast with it. I love the colors. The turquoise and coral are reminiscent of the representation of the sea and the land in native southwestern jewelry. I love this little rod. It's always setup and ready to go so I can fish at the most inappropriate of times and get side eyed by the jealous. What a solid addition to a fantastic lineup of rods. Also - the care kit with the Zimmerbilt fanny pack. No brainer. You're ready to fish out of the box. Beautiful stickers, handwritten thank you, great customer support.
Such a great ready to catch package!
Very simplistic, minimal and fun!
This can literally go anywhere with you and is capable of at least small fish!
Got my first one on this rod the other day and had a blast!
My youngest has a huge heart for fishing. When I learned about tenkara a few summers ago and shared this style of fishing with him, he went wild! All the reels and line overwhelm him.
I ordered two of these, we haven’t gotten them yet. I’m not sure which RMT employee I was talking to, but he went and hand selected them for me, asked I him to hand select two different color Zimmerbilts, personally drove them to UPS so we had the best chance of getting in just a few days. Did all that without question.
So far very impressed with RMT, and can’t wait to show these off and get in the water in Western NC with them. Going for some wild brook trout this weekend.
Love this rod so much! Can’t wait to use it!
I own several Tenkara rods but was looking for a small, compact rod I could leave in my small hiking pack to use in the small streams I generally encounter while hiking. The Compa specs matched what I was looking for so I gave Rocky MTN a try. I couldn’t wait for the snow to melt in the mountains so I took it out to a local lake to try it with some panfish. Casted size 12 and 16 nymphs and unweighted kebaris with 7’ and 9’ level lines, size 3 and 3.5, 7’ and 9’ furled lines, and an 8’ PVC line. It casts all the lines well but I preferred the rod with 3 or 3.5 level lines. Caught a lot of small (4”) bass, small perch, small crappie, 6”-8” trout, and hooked into a 20” trout. I don’t think this rod was made for a 20” fish, and I didn’t intend it for such, but it handled it just fine, although it was a heck of a fight, and a lot of fun. I’m impressed with the rod, it’s incredibly light, packs down really small, casts the lines well, and can handle bigger fish if necessary. The ZimmerBuilt pack seems well made and durable. Perfect size to keep everything you need for an impromptu trip in one place. This is a really fun little rod and is exactly what I wanted in a hiking/really small stream rod.
There's no reason not to have this rod with you everywhere you go. The super soft action make it deadly accurate for bow/slingshot casts in tight areas. This is without a doubt my favorite rod for tiny flies.. #18-#22 flies that have no weight to them. The action is predictable/intuitive enough, and the overall length short enough that I was teaching my 8 and 9 year old daughters how to cast with it. I love the colors. The turquoise and coral are reminiscent of the representation of the sea and the land in native southwestern jewelry. I love this little rod. It's always setup and ready to go so I can fish at the most inappropriate of times and get side eyed by the jealous. What a solid addition to a fantastic lineup of rods. Also - the care kit with the Zimmerbilt fanny pack. No brainer. You're ready to fish out of the box. Beautiful stickers, handwritten thank you, great customer support.
Such a great ready to catch package!
Very simplistic, minimal and fun!
This can literally go anywhere with you and is capable of at least small fish!
Got my first one on this rod the other day and had a blast!
My youngest has a huge heart for fishing. When I learned about tenkara a few summers ago and shared this style of fishing with him, he went wild! All the reels and line overwhelm him.
I ordered two of these, we haven’t gotten them yet. I’m not sure which RMT employee I was talking to, but he went and hand selected them for me, asked I him to hand select two different color Zimmerbilts, personally drove them to UPS so we had the best chance of getting in just a few days. Did all that without question.
So far very impressed with RMT, and can’t wait to show these off and get in the water in Western NC with them. Going for some wild brook trout this weekend.
Love this rod so much! Can’t wait to use it!
I own several Tenkara rods but was looking for a small, compact rod I could leave in my small hiking pack to use in the small streams I generally encounter while hiking. The Compa specs matched what I was looking for so I gave Rocky MTN a try. I couldn’t wait for the snow to melt in the mountains so I took it out to a local lake to try it with some panfish. Casted size 12 and 16 nymphs and unweighted kebaris with 7’ and 9’ level lines, size 3 and 3.5, 7’ and 9’ furled lines, and an 8’ PVC line. It casts all the lines well but I preferred the rod with 3 or 3.5 level lines. Caught a lot of small (4”) bass, small perch, small crappie, 6”-8” trout, and hooked into a 20” trout. I don’t think this rod was made for a 20” fish, and I didn’t intend it for such, but it handled it just fine, although it was a heck of a fight, and a lot of fun. I’m impressed with the rod, it’s incredibly light, packs down really small, casts the lines well, and can handle bigger fish if necessary. The ZimmerBuilt pack seems well made and durable. Perfect size to keep everything you need for an impromptu trip in one place. This is a really fun little rod and is exactly what I wanted in a hiking/really small stream rod.
There's no reason not to have this rod with you everywhere you go. The super soft action make it deadly accurate for bow/slingshot casts in tight areas. This is without a doubt my favorite rod for tiny flies.. #18-#22 flies that have no weight to them. The action is predictable/intuitive enough, and the overall length short enough that I was teaching my 8 and 9 year old daughters how to cast with it. I love the colors. The turquoise and coral are reminiscent of the representation of the sea and the land in native southwestern jewelry. I love this little rod. It's always setup and ready to go so I can fish at the most inappropriate of times and get side eyed by the jealous. What a solid addition to a fantastic lineup of rods. Also - the care kit with the Zimmerbilt fanny pack. No brainer. You're ready to fish out of the box. Beautiful stickers, handwritten thank you, great customer support.
Such a great ready to catch package!
Very simplistic, minimal and fun!
This can literally go anywhere with you and is capable of at least small fish!
Got my first one on this rod the other day and had a blast!
My youngest has a huge heart for fishing. When I learned about tenkara a few summers ago and shared this style of fishing with him, he went wild! All the reels and line overwhelm him.
I ordered two of these, we haven’t gotten them yet. I’m not sure which RMT employee I was talking to, but he went and hand selected them for me, asked I him to hand select two different color Zimmerbilts, personally drove them to UPS so we had the best chance of getting in just a few days. Did all that without question.
So far very impressed with RMT, and can’t wait to show these off and get in the water in Western NC with them. Going for some wild brook trout this weekend.
Love this rod so much! Can’t wait to use it!