Daiwa BJ Ikada AIR 135MT
BJ イカダ AIR · Japan domestic model · Specs checked 2026-09-21
135MT · 1.35 m (4'5") · 63 g (2.2 oz) · Japan list price ¥40,000 · approx. $321 delivered to US · all 2 sizes
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For reference only: Japan list price ¥40,000 (our data, not from eBay, before tax)
Japan list price checked 2026-09-21
Is there a US version of the Daiwa BJ Ikada AIR?
We could not find the BJ Ikada AIR by name in Daiwa’s 2026-27 US catalog (printed, July 2026), so the sizes and specs on this page are the Japan-market ones. Sellers who ship from Japan are the usual source for this exact model in the US; a US dealer may still carry a related model under a different name.
All sizes & specifications
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| Size | MSRP (Japan) | Compare | Length | Pieces | Folded length | Weight | Lure weight | PE line (go) | Nylon | Sinker rating | Leader (go) | Carbon | Tip / butt ø | JAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥40,000 | 1.35 m (4'5") | 2 | 91 cm (35.8 in) | 63 g (2.2 oz) | — | — | — | — | #0.6–2 | 35% | type1:0.3 type2:0.4/9.4 mm | 4550133069451 | ||
| ¥41,000 | 1.55 m (5'1") | 2 | 111 cm (43.7 in) | 70 g (2.5 oz) | — | — | — | — | #0.6–2 | 37% | type1:0.3 type2:0.4/10.9 mm | 4550133069468 |
Maker’s figures; conversions are ours.
About these figures
Tap a size to see its current eBay listings at the top of the page. Lengths are the maker's figures; feet and inches are our conversion. Go (号) is the Japanese size number: for sinkers it is an exact weight (1 go = 3.75 g, converted); for line it is a diameter class, printed as published. Source: Daiwa official Japanese site, fetched 2026-09-21; conversions are ours.
Japan price and delivered-to-US estimate
Ikada AIR 135MT: Japan list price ¥40,000 · Delivered to US approx. $321 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
Prices checked 2026-11-01: Japan list price from the maker; shipping and duty are our estimate.
About this item
What the maker's numbers say about this model:
- The BJ Ikada AIR 135MT: 1.35 m (4'5") long, 2 pieces, 91 cm (35.8 in) folded, weighs 63 g (2.2 oz) (maker's figures).
- 2 models from 1.35 m (4'5") to 1.55 m (5'1"), all 2-piece.
- The shortest packed length is 91 cm (35.8 in) (Ikada AIR 135MT).
- Weights run from 63 g (2.2 oz) on the Ikada AIR 135MT to 70 g (2.5 oz) on the Ikada AIR 155MT.
- Carbon content 35–37% depending on the model.
- Japan list price ¥40,000–¥41,000, which is in the lower-middle of the price range of the 1440 rod series we list.
- Fishing from a raft or a stocked sea pond — mostly a Japanese pastime.
- Sizes marked go (号) are the Japanese standard. For sinkers one go is exactly 3.75 g, so we convert it; for line it is a diameter class rather than a breaking strain, so we print the maker's number as published.
- Specs are Daiwa's published figures; conversions to imperial are ours.
135MT: specs and how it differs
The maker's published figures for this size (Japan list price ¥40,000); it is the shortest of the 2 sizes in this series.
- Versus Ikada AIR 155MT: 0.2 m (0.66 ft) shorter, 7 g (0.2 oz) lighter, 20 cm (7.9 in) shorter folded.
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