If less is more, then Tenkara is perhaps perfection. There is a resurgence, maybe even a rage, in the U.S. over this ancient Japanese form of fly fishing tackle and method. And who better to vet it's significance - since in his older age he now strives to reclassify angling history itself - then our keeper of records Gordon Wickstrom. His report:
We wrote about the birth of the modern chest pack movement nearly eight years ago and our predictions of a major shift out of traditional vests into new, high-tech alternative carriers came to pass. This was good news for the adventure angler who is much better served by more compact gear.