While I cannot say "x will do this or y will do that" - Tenkara to me is about the discovery process. Tenkara will not do everything in all situations but it does a lot for me. This Sunday we had a mild day in PA and my son and I ran out for 2 hours of fishing. I took my Tenkara gear and he brought his 3wt. About halfway through our afternoon, he came upstream to join me then asked if he could borrow my Tenkara rod. I never got it back.

On the drive home I asked him if he had any thoughts about "western .vs. Tenkara" and he said "it was just fun relaxing fishing - just what I wanted to do today".

Just my .02 and YMMV