The reason Tenkara hasn't really taken off has been pointed that already,,, anything you can do with a Tenkara rod you can also do with a regular fly rod (plus a whole lot more).
You really don't have to put a reel on your fly rod,,, 30 years ago before anyone here had even heard of Tenkara, I forgot my reel on a several mile hike up Pelican Creek in Yellowstone Park. I tied 15 feet of tippet on my rod and fished away catching lots of fat 14 " - 17" cutts!!!
A 4 piece 9 foot fly rod packs down as short as any Tenkara rod...
Tenkara seems to be an attempt by the fly rod makers to create a new market where none really existed to boost sales in a stagnant marketplace.
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