Kebari is simply another word for fly.
If I had to choose one kebari to fish with for the rest of my life, it would be this one.

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Sakasa Kebari

The most recognizable “tenkara fly” is this pattern. It is a fly tied in a reverse hackle fashion where the hackle is tied in towards the eye of the hook.

My “go-to” kebari has been this pattern since the beginning of my tenkara journey and it is the kebari I learned to tie first. I have mastered tying this pattern with either soft or stiff hackle and with starting with tying the stem in first or the tip.

Specifically, my preferred fishing pattern (and the above kebari which is pictured) is with soft hackle from my best friend’s homestead free range game hens in Maine and has a basic black thread body. The hook is Daiichi style 1251 in size 14. The eye of this hook is slightly raised, it is black in color, and the point is offset from the rest of the slender body and continuous bending shank of the hook. I love the catch rate and hookset to net ratio that I have with this hook and tie most of the flies that I fish with on this specific hook.