Just curious, and it's been a couple of months. Were you able to obtain this rod? If yes. Did it meet expectations for finish, feel, etc.?
Dr Ishigaki writes about what I call the Double-3s of tenkara. Or Tenkara-33.
Tenkara is : rod, line, and fly.
And that a tenkara rod must balance three functions and do each of them well:
cast the line, hook the fish, and land the fish.
Therefore, the question is how does this rod meet the requirements of the second-3 ? If it was ordered and delivered.
Tnx,
D