My answer:

What Is Tenkara?
Tenkara is the traditional Japanese method of fly-fishing, which uses only a rod, line and fly. Simple.
Tenkara is a method of fly-fishing particularly well-suited for stream fishing and for anyone looking for a simpler way to fly-fish. It is the ideal setup for backpacking. Tenkara is a very effective, simple and enjoyable method of fly-fishing.



Now if you want to use bait, get a crappy pole. Or you can use that Tenkara and put a hook and worm on it, you can do that with any fly rod, but why. Just go bait fishing, it is less expensive.