KOWASA

KOWASA is a small-stream tenkara rod with an 8:2 action, built for tight, overgrown headwater creeks. The crisper 8:2 taper, stiffer than WASABI's 7:3, is set up for pinpoint casting where there is little room to work a line.

The defining trait is how short it collapses: down to 250mm, so it stows in a pack or pocket and travels into brushy water where a longer rod would be unmanageable. The short transport length and the tight action go together, both aimed at the close, accurate fishing that small overgrown streams demand.

KOWASA is a 2.7m rod weighing 47g, rated for 0.6-go tippet, the lightest fixed-line setup in the tenkara range. It is the rod for the smallest pocket water, where reach matters less than placing a fly precisely under cover.