Daiwa Crest LT2500S (2020)
20クレスト · Japan domestic model · Specs checked 2026-09-19
LT2500S · 235 g (8.3 oz) · gear 5.3 · max drag 5 kg (11.0 lb) · Japan list price ¥6,400 · approx. $78 delivered to US · all 12 sizes
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For reference only: Japan list price ¥6,400 (our data, not from eBay, before tax)
Japan list price checked 2026-09-19
Is there a US version of the Daiwa Crest?
We could not find the Crest 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 | Weight | Gear | Retrieve / turn | Max drag | PE line | Nylon | Handle | Bearings | Spool ø | JAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥6,400 | 215 g (7.6 oz) | 5.2 | 68 cm (26.8 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.6 – 200 m (219 yd) | 4 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 45 mm (1.77 in)I-shape light knob | 4/1 | 42 mm | 4960652309394 | ||
| ¥6,400 | 215 g (7.6 oz) | 5.2 | 68 cm (26.8 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.4 – 200 m (219 yd) | 3 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 45 mm (1.77 in)I-shape light knob | 4/1 | 42 mm | 4960652309400 | ||
| ¥6,400 | 235 g (8.3 oz) | 5.3 | 75 cm (29.5 in) | 10 kg (22.0 lb) | PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd) | 6 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 55 mm (2.17 in)I-shape light knob | 4/1 | 45 mm | 4960652309417 | ||
| ¥6,400 | 235 g (8.3 oz) | 5.3 | 75 cm (29.5 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.6 – 200 m (219 yd) | 4 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 55 mm (2.17 in)I-shape light knob | 4/1 | 45 mm | 4960652309424 | ||
| ¥6,400 | 235 g (8.3 oz) | 6.2 | 87 cm (34.3 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.6 – 200 m (219 yd) | 4 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 55 mm (2.17 in)I-shape light knob | 4/1 | 45 mm | 4960652309431 |
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
LT2500S: Japan list price ¥6,400 · Delivered to US approx. $78 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
Prices checked 2026-11-01: Japan list price from the maker; shipping and duty are our estimate.
Page for each size
LT2000 · LT2000S · LT2500 · LT2500S · LT2500S-XH · LT3000-C · LT3000-CXH · LT4000-C · LT4000-CXH · LT5000-C · LT5000-CXH · LT6000-HAbout this item
What the maker's numbers say about this model:
- The Crest LT2500S: weighs 235 g (8.3 oz), gear ratio 5.3, 75 cm (29.5 in) of line per handle turn, max drag 5 kg (11.0 lb), line capacity PE #0.6 – 200 m (219 yd) (maker's figures).
- 12 sizes. The lightest is LT2000 at 215 g (7.6 oz); the heaviest is LT6000-H at 355 g (12.5 oz).
- Gear ratios run from 5.2:1 to 6.2:1; the fastest, LT2500S-XH, takes in 87 cm (34 in) of line per handle turn.
- Max drag ranges from 5 kg to 12 kg (11.0 lb to 26.5 lb).
- Line capacity runs from 200 m of PE 0.6 on the LT2000 to 300 m of PE 2 on the LT5000-C.
- 4 ball bearings and 1 roller bearing in every size.
- Japan list price ¥6,400–¥8,300, which is in the bottom quarter (by Japan list price) of the 93 spinning reel series we list.
- Daiwa lists these technologies for this generation: LT concept; ATD drag; LC-ABS spool.
- Daiwa's size guide for LT reels suggests — 2000: trout, horse mackerel, rockfish; 2500: bass, squid (eging), trout; 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.
LT2500S: specs and how it differs
The maker's published figures for this size (Japan list price ¥6,400).
- Versus LT2500: 5 kg (11 lb) less max drag.
- Versus LT2500S-XH: 12 cm (4.7 in) less line per turn.
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