I bought an original Tenkara USA Ebisu back in 2012. It's the only TUSA rod I currently have, although I used to have a lot of them. I used to use the Ebisu all the time, but I haven't fished it for a while, so I decided it was about time to break it out again and exercise some fish with it.
I wrote an article for Tenkara Angler about level lines and their issues with coiling and kinking. If this is an issue for you, check it out!
I review the new DRAGONtail TalonMINI on Tenkara Angler: