| Model Number |
Overall Length (ft.) |
Overall Length (m) |
Joint Method |
Taper |
Number of Sections |
Closed Length (cm) |
Weight (g) |
Tip Diameter (mm) |
Lure Weight (g) |
Jig Weight (g) |
Suitable Line Nylon (lb) |
Suitable Line PE () |
Grip Length (mm) |
Carbon Content (%) |
JAN Code |
| 1652R-3 |
6'6" |
1.98 m |
Nami-tsugi |
R |
3 |
130 cm |
120 g |
1.8 mm |
10-50 g |
MAX 180 g |
12-25 lb |
MAX 3 |
243 mm |
98.90% |
4969363355850 |
| 1702R-2 |
7'0" |
2.13 m |
Nami-tsugi |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
130 g |
1.7 mm |
10-50 g |
- |
12-25 lb |
MAX 3 |
252 mm |
99.20% |
4969363355867 |
| 1703R-2 |
7'0" |
2.13 m |
Nami-tsugi |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
137 g |
1.9 mm |
12-60 g |
- |
14-30 lb |
MAX 4 |
278 mm |
99.20% |
4969363355874 |
| 1704R-2 |
7'0" |
2.13 m |
Nami-tsugi |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
150 g |
2.0 mm |
20-100 g |
- |
16-40 lb |
MAX 5 |
278 mm |
99.30% |
4969363355881 |
| 1705R-2 |
7'0" |
2.13 m |
Nami-tsugi |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
162 g |
2.3 mm |
30-150 g |
- |
20-50 lb |
MAX 6 |
305 mm |
99.40% |
4969363355898 |
| 2701FF-3 |
7'0" |
2.13 m |
Nami-tsugi |
FF |
3 |
130 cm |
112 g |
1.7 mm |
6-30 g |
MAX 80 g |
5-16 lb |
MAX 1 |
237 mm |
98.90% |
4969363355904 |
| 2702R-3 |
7'0" |
2.13 m |
Nami-tsugi |
R |
3 |
130 cm |
120 g |
1.7 mm |
8-40 g |
MAX 120 g |
6-20 lb |
MAX 2 |
272 mm |
99.20% |
4969363355911 |
| 2751F-2 |
7'6" |
2.29 m |
Gyaku-nami-tsugi |
F |
2 |
130 cm |
120 g |
1.7 mm |
6-30 g |
- |
5-16 lb |
MAX 1 |
254 mm |
99.50% |
4969363355928 |
| 2752R-2 |
7'6" |
2.29 m |
Spigot |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
122 g |
1.7 mm |
8-40 g |
- |
6-20 lb |
MAX 2 |
272mm |
99.3 |
4969363355935 |
| 1631FF-3 |
6'3" |
1.91 m |
Nami-tsugi |
FF |
3 |
130 cm |
115 g |
1.7 mm |
8-40 g |
MAX 120 g |
6-20 lb |
MAX 2 |
193 mm |
98.60% |
4969363356345 |
| 2703R-2 |
7'0" |
2.13 m |
Nami-tsugi |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
135 g |
1.8 mm |
10-50 g |
- |
10-25 lb |
MAX 3 |
285 mm |
99.10% |
4969363356352 |
| 2753R-2 |
7'6" |
2.29 m |
Spigot |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
140 g |
2 mm |
10-50 g |
- |
10-25 lb |
MAX 3 |
307mm |
99.2 |
4969363355942 |
| 2754RS-2 |
7'6" |
2.29 m |
Spigot |
RS |
2 |
130 cm |
152 g |
2.1 mm |
12-60 g |
- |
14-30 lb |
MAX 4 |
320mm |
99.2 |
4969363356369 |
| 2831R-2 |
8'3" |
2.51 m |
Reverse Spigot |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
137 g |
1.6 mm |
6-30 g |
- |
5-16 lb |
MAX 1 |
310mm |
99.7 |
4969363338099 |
| 2832R-2 |
8'3" |
2.51 m |
Reverse Spigot |
R |
2 |
130 cm |
140 g |
1.7 mm |
8-40 g |
- |
6-20 lb |
MAX 2 |
310mm |
99.7 |
4969363338105 |
| 2953R-3 |
9'6" |
2.9 m |
Spigot |
R |
3 |
130 cm |
207 g |
1.7 mm |
10-50 g |
- |
10-25 lb |
MAX 3 |
354mm |
98.9 |
4969363338112 |
| 21053R-3 |
10'6" |
3.2 m |
Spigot |
R |
3 |
130 cm |
260 g |
1.7 mm |
10-50 g |
- |
10-25 lb |
MAX 3 |
416mm |
98.3 |
4969363338129 |
| 21055R-3 |
10'6" |
3.2 m |
Spigot |
R |
3 |
130 cm |
282 g |
2.1 mm |
20-100 g |
- |
16-40 lb |
MAX 5 |
416mm |
98.4 |
4969363338136 |
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