<DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>Fly fishing is complex and&#160;costly with too much cumbersome gear, right? Well, Tenkara's different.&#160;Long overlooked in the West,&#160;Tenkara is economical&#160;and simple, productive, and pleasurable This Eastern&#160;approach is today taking the fly-fishing world in North America and Europe by storm. Its toolkit is simple: a long, collapsible rod; a length of line tied to the end of the rod; and a fly.&#160;Withoug a&#160;reel, casting techniques become easy and intuitive. The gear is inexpensive and easily portable, perfect for hiking and camping.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&#160;</P><DIV>This pioneering book&#160;is an ideal guide to Tenkara, covering the essentials of gear and rigging, the roots of Tenkara, fishing dry flies as well as subsurface fishing and casting--as well as Tenkara backpacking and Tenkara for women. Tenkara has been the subject of features in <I>Field&#160;</I>&amp;<I> Stream, American Angler, </I>and <I>Fly, Rod &amp; Reel </I>magazines, and has been endorsed by the likes of Patagonia CEO and environmentalist Yvon Chouinard. Major retails are now selling tenkara rods. </DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B></B>&#160;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&#160;</P></DIV>