Besides a rod, line and fly, these are the only two other items we consider pretty much essential in our outings: A small, ultra light forceps with a flat tip to remove the barb of your flies and remove the hooks that are deeper in a fish. And a small nipper to cut tippet when you change your flies. Not quite tenkara-exclusive, these are your kind of standard forceps and nippers, with features we picked based on our preference.