Daiwa Certate HD LT5000D-XH (2026)
26セルテートHD · Japan domestic model · Specs checked 2026-09-19
LT5000D-XH · 305 g (10.8 oz) · gear 6.2 · max drag 12 kg (26.5 lb) · Japan list price ¥88,000 · approx. $667 delivered to US · all 8 sizes
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For reference only: Japan list price ¥88,000 (our data, not from eBay, before tax)
Japan list price checked 2026-09-19
All sizes & specifications
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| Size | MSRP (Japan) | Compare | Weight | Gear | Retrieve / turn | Max drag | PE line | Nylon | Handle | Bearings | Spool ø | JAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥79,500 | 225 g (7.9 oz) | 5.7 | 85 cm (33.5 in) | 10 kg (22.0 lb) | PE #1 – 200 m (219 yd) | 8 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 55 mm (2.17 in)HG-T knob | 12/1 | 48 mm | 4550133499890 | ||
| ¥82,000 | 245 g (8.6 oz) | 5.2 | 77 cm (30.3 in) | 10 kg (22.0 lb) | PE #1 – 200 m (219 yd) | 8 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 60 mm (2.36 in)HG-T large knob | 12/1 | 48 mm | 4550133499906 | ||
| ¥82,000 | 245 g (8.6 oz) | 6.2 | 93 cm (36.6 in) | 10 kg (22.0 lb) | PE #1 – 200 m (219 yd) | 8 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 60 mm (2.36 in)HG-T large knob | 12/1 | 48 mm | 4550133499913 | ||
| ¥83,000 | 255 g (9.0 oz) | 5.2 | 82 cm (32.3 in) | 12 kg (26.5 lb) | PE #1.5 – 200 m (219 yd) | 12 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 60 mm (2.36 in)HG-T large knob | 12/1 | 51 mm | 4550133561511 | ||
| ¥83,000 | 255 g (9.0 oz) | 6.2 | 99 cm (39.0 in) | 12 kg (26.5 lb) | PE #1.5 – 200 m (219 yd) | 12 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 60 mm (2.36 in)HG-T large knob | 12/1 | 51 mm | 4550133499920 |
Maker’s figures; conversions are ours.
About these figures
Tap a size to see its current eBay listings at the top of the page. Bearings = ball / roller. Line capacity is the maker's guideline. PE is braided line (polyethylene fibre); its Japanese size number (go, 号) marks thickness, not breaking strength. Source: Daiwa official Japanese site, fetched 2026-09-19; conversions are ours.
Japan price and delivered-to-US estimate
LT5000D-XH: Japan list price ¥88,000 · Delivered to US approx. $667 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
Prices checked 2026-11-01: Japan list price from the maker; shipping and duty are our estimate.
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LT3000-CH · LT3000 · LT3000-XH · LT4000-C · LT4000-CXH · LT5000D-CXH · LT5000D · LT5000D-XHAbout this item
What the maker's numbers say about this model:
- The Certate HD LT5000D-XH: weighs 305 g (10.8 oz), gear ratio 6.2, 105 cm (41.3 in) of line per handle turn, max drag 12 kg (26.5 lb), line capacity PE #2.5 – 300 m (328 yd) (maker's figures).
- 8 sizes. The lightest is LT3000-CH at 225 g (7.9 oz); the heaviest is LT5000D-XH at 305 g (10.8 oz).
- Gear ratios run from 5.2:1 to 6.2:1; the fastest, LT3000-XH, takes in 93 cm (37 in) of line per handle turn.
- Max drag ranges from 10 kg to 12 kg (22.0 lb to 26.5 lb).
- Line capacity runs from 200 m of PE 1 on the LT3000-CH to 300 m of PE 2.5 on the LT5000D-CXH.
- 12 ball bearings and 1 roller bearing in every size.
- Japan list price ¥79,500–¥88,000, which is in the top quarter (by Japan list price) of the 93 spinning reel series we list.
- Daiwa lists these technologies for this generation: AIRDRIVE rotor, bail, spool and shaft; MAGSEALED body and line roller; AIRDRIVE DESIGN; MONOCOQUE BODY; TOUGH DIGIGEAR; ATD TOUGH drag; LC-ABS spool.
- In plain words: AIRDRIVE DESIGN — Daiwa's design concept for a lighter, more responsive spinning reel; made up of the AIRDRIVE rotor, bail, spool and shaft. MONOCOQUE BODY — one-piece body with a plate screwed directly into it instead of a screwed-on body cover, for stiffer gear support and better sealing. TOUGH DIGIGEAR — Daiwa's machine-cut drive gear built for strength and smooth rotation.
- Daiwa's size guide for LT reels suggests — 3000: deep eging, seabass, black sea bream, red sea bream (tenya), bass, trout; 4000: seabass, flatfish, large trout, salmon, light jigging, light shore jigging; 5000: light shore jigging, light jigging, seabass, flatfish, large trout.
- Specs are Daiwa's published figures; conversions to imperial are ours.
LT5000D-XH: specs and how it differs
The maker's published figures for this size (Japan list price ¥88,000); it is one of the heaviest of the 8 sizes in this series (tied with LT5000D).
- Versus LT5000D: 18 cm (7.1 in) more line per turn.
Japan version vs export version
The Daiwa 2026-27 US catalog lists the Certate HD LT in 3 sizes (3000-XH, 4000-CXH and 5000D-XH), all of which share a size code with the 8 Japan-market sizes (the other five are Japan-only), with the same 6.2:1 gear ratio, 12+1 bearings (12 CRBB + 1 RB) and max drag (22 lb ≈ 10 kg for 3000-XH, 26.4 lb ≈ 12 kg for the other two). Weights are within 2 g for 4000-CXH and 5000D-XH; 3000-XH is 8.5 oz ≈ 241 g versus 245 g in Japan. Source: Daiwa 2026-27 overseas catalog (printed), p.42.
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