Are you looking for Daiwa reels and rods or something else from their well-developed range? On this page, we list the entire range from Daiwa.
The global brand Daiwa was founded in the 1950s in Japan. Initially, Daiwa produced simple fishing reels for the Japanese market. Yoshio Matsui was a Japanese entrepreneur who, with his passion for fishing and a vision of better fishing equipment, turned his dream into reality when he started Daiwa Reels, as it was called at the time. Rods, reels, and accessories from Daiwa have always been distinguished by high quality and innovative technology.
For regular fishing with a casting rod, you can easily group the lengths like this:
5-6 feet - Children/juniors 6-7 feet - Easy to handle - Perfect for boats. 7-9 feet - Most popular, especially for fishing from shore. 9+ feet - Coastal fishing and river fishing, etc.
Rod length
Refers to how many centimeters long the disassembled rod is. This can be good to know if you’re traveling or packing it into a motorcycle bag.
Rod length when transported
Are you a beginner looking for a new rod? Check out the rods in the Medium and Medium-Fast categories. These rods bend a bit more than the so-called 'fast' rods, which simplifies both casting and fighting ability if a fish bites.
More about rod actions Action is a term for how the blank bends when pressure is applied to the tip and is described in English as follows:
Extra Fast (Ultra Fast): means the tip bends much more easily than the rest of the blank, which is relatively stiff.
Fast: bends just over a third of the blank.
Medium-Fast: bends about half of the blank.
Medium (Moderate): bends about 3/4 of the blank.
Slow: describes a parabolic bend of almost the entire blank.
Common simplified Swedish terms to describe action are tip-, half-, and full-action.
Different actions suit different fishing. 'Extra Fast' and 'Fast' provide more feel to the lure and faster hooksets, but the stiff blank reduces fighting ability and doesn’t offer the same 'slingshot effect' on casts as 'Medium' and 'Slow' actions.
Rod action
Refers to which type of rod this product pairs with. The most common rod types are spinning rods and casting rods. Casting rods pair with trolling reels, saltwater reels, low-profile reels, and baitcasting reels. Spinning rods pair with spinning reels.
Rod type
The weight class of a rod refers to how many kilos (kg) the rod can handle. The higher the number, the stronger the rod.
Weight class (kg)
The weight class refers to how powerful the rod is. The more pounds (lb) a rod is rated for, the stronger it is. A rod rated for 50 pounds (lb) can lift 22.7 kilos. 1 pound (lb) = 0.45359237 kg.
