Daiwa EXIST LT3000S (2022)
22EXIST · Japan domestic model · Specs checked 2026-09-19
LT3000S · 180 g (6.3 oz) · gear 5.2 · max drag 10 kg (22.0 lb) · Japan list price ¥105,000 · approx. $789 delivered to US · all 21 sizes
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For reference only: Japan list price ¥105,000 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥102,000 | 155 g (5.5 oz) | 4.9 | 64 cm (25.2 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.4 – 200 m (219 yd) | 3 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 40 mm (1.57 in)HG-I light knob | 12/1 | 42 mm | 4550133109379 | ||
| ¥102,000 | 155 g (5.5 oz) | 5.8 | 76 cm (29.9 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.4 – 200 m (219 yd) | 3 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 45 mm (1.77 in)HG-I light knob | 12/1 | 42 mm | 4550133109386 | ||
| ¥103,000 | 160 g (5.6 oz) | 5.1 | 72 cm (28.3 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.6 – 200 m (219 yd) | 4 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 50 mm (1.97 in)HG-I light knob | 12/1 | 45 mm | 4550133109393 | ||
| ¥103,000 | 160 g (5.6 oz) | 5.8 | 82 cm (32.3 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.6 – 200 m (219 yd) | 4 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 50 mm (1.97 in)HG-I light knob | 12/1 | 45 mm | 4550133109409 | ||
| ¥103,000 | 160 g (5.6 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) | 50 mm (1.97 in)HG-I light knob | 12/1 | 45 mm | 4550133109423 |
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
LT3000S: Japan list price ¥105,000 · Delivered to US approx. $789 (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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LT2000S-P · LT2000S-H · LT2500S · LT2500S-H · LT2500S-XH · LT2500S-DH · PC LT2500 · PC LT2500-H · LT3000S · LT3000-H · PC LT3000 · PC LT3000-XH · LT4000 · LT4000-XH · LT5000-C · LT5000-CXH · SF1000S-P · SF2000SS-P · SF2000SS-H · SF2500SS · SF2500SS-HAbout this item
What the maker's numbers say about this model:
- The EXIST LT3000S: weighs 180 g (6.3 oz), gear ratio 5.2, 77 cm (30.3 in) of line per handle turn, max drag 10 kg (22.0 lb), line capacity PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd) (maker's figures).
- 21 sizes. The lightest is SF1000S-P at 135 g (4.8 oz); the heaviest is LT5000-CXH at 220 g (7.8 oz).
- At 205 g, the LT4000 is the second-lightest of the 69 4000-size spinning reel models we list.
- Gear ratios run from 4.6:1 to 6.2:1; the fastest, LT2500S-XH, takes in 87 cm (34 in) of line per handle turn.
- Max drag ranges from 3 kg to 10 kg (6.6 lb to 22.0 lb).
- Line capacity runs from 200 m of PE 0.4 on the LT2000S-P to 300 m of PE 2 on the LT5000-C.
- Japan list price ¥102,000–¥110,000, 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; AIRDRIVE DESIGN; MONOCOQUE BODY; MAGSEALED; TOUGH DIGIGEAR; ATD TYPE-L 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 — 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.
LT3000S: specs and how it differs
The maker's published figures for this size (Japan list price ¥105,000).
- Versus PC LT2500-H: 5 g (0.2 oz) heavier, 3 cm (1.2 in) less line per turn.
- Versus LT3000-H: 8 cm (3.1 in) less line per turn.
Japan version vs export version
The Daiwa 2026-27 US catalog lists the Exist LT in 7 sizes, of which only 3000-H shares a size code with the 21 Japan-market sizes (5.7:1 and 22 lb ≈ 10 kg drag on both, 6.2 oz ≈ 176 g vs 180 g), while 2000D-P, 2500-XH, 2500D-PCH, 3000D, 4000D and 5000D-C are US-only; bearings are 12+1 in both. Source: Daiwa 2026-27 overseas catalog (printed), p.30.
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