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Then don't worry about it. I think it's mostly marketing hype because it sounds exotic. Sure, there are some tenkara experts in Japan who use only one fly (in different sizes and colors) and one in...

Well said. If you have an open mind, actually using a tenkara rod will make you realize most negative comments are written by people who haven't used one.

You will probably discover that if you...

That is exactly how the British and Scots fished before reels became common. It is really very similar not only to tenkara, but also to the Pesca Mosca Valsesiana style of fishing in northern Italy...

I don't doubt you. There are a lot of tenkara anglers who want to cast a long line. I think casting a long line eliminates the primary benefit tenkara offers (keeping your line off the water), but...

It is really a combination of the long rod and the light line. With a long rod and a heavy line, the line would still hang straight down from the rod tip. With a short rod and light line, you...

So did the British, the Germans, the French, the Spaniards... basically, anywhere anyone fished before reels were invented, and perhaps more importantly, before knotless fishing lines that would...