Daiwa Freams (2026)
26FREAMS · Japan list price ¥18,700–¥25,100 · approx. $167–$213 delivered to US
12 sizes. The lightest is LT1000S-P at 175 g (6.2 oz); the heaviest is LT6000D-H at 320 g (11.3 oz).
Power gear
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For reference only: Japan list price ¥18,700 (our data, not from eBay, before tax)
Japan list price checked 2026-09-19
Common questions (3)
Is this the same as the version sold outside Japan?
This page is the Japan-market model from Daiwa, sold in Japan as 26フリームス, and every figure here comes from Daiwa's Japanese specifications. The Daiwa 2026-27 US catalog lists the Freams LT in 8 sizes, of which 4 share a size code with the 12 Japan-market sizes (2500D, 3000D-C, 5000D-CXH and 6000D-H), with the same gear ratios and the same weights within the catalog's 0.1 oz rounding. The US 1000D, 2000D, 2500D-XH and 4000D-CXH are not in the Japan range, and the Japan LT1000S-P, LT2000S-P, LT2000S-XH, LT2500, LT2500S-XH, LT3000-CXH, LT4000-C and LT4000-CXH are not in the US catalog. Source: Daiwa 2026-27 overseas catalog (printed), p.32-33.
How much will it cost delivered to my country?
The Japan list price is ¥18,700–¥25,100 for these sizes. For an eBay listing, the total we show is the item, the seller's shipping and our estimate of the import duty and tax for the country you pick at the top right of the page; for a size with no listing we estimate from the Japan list price and Japan Post EMS rates. The rates are on our Import duty page. They are estimates, not a seller's price.
What do the letters in Daiwa Freams size codes mean?
In these size codes: LT = LT concept (Light & Tough). Size numbers follow the LT spool-diameter chart; S = Shallow spool; P = Power gear (ratio 4.9 or lower); XH = Extra-high gear (ratio 6.0 or higher); D = Deep spool (more line capacity); C = Compact body (one size smaller body on this spool); H = High gear (ratio 5.5–5.9); the number is the size (from 1000, spool ø40 mm, to 6000, spool ø57 mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥18,700 | 175 g (6.2 oz) | 4.8 | 60 cm (23.6 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.3 – 200 m (219 yd) | #0.6 (approx. 2 lb) – 100 m (109 yd)2.5 lb – 100 m (109 yd) | 40 mm (1.57 in)HG-I knob | 5/1 | 40 mm | 4550133541810 | ||
| ¥18,700 | 175 g (6.2 oz) | 4.8 | 63 cm (24.8 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.4 – 200 m (219 yd) | #0.8 (approx. 3 lb) – 150 m (164 yd)3 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 45 mm (1.77 in)HG-I knob | 5/1 | 42 mm | 4550133541841 | ||
| ¥18,700 | 175 g (6.2 oz) | 6.2 | 81 cm (31.9 in) | 5 kg (11.0 lb) | PE #0.4 – 200 m (219 yd) | #0.8 (approx. 3 lb) – 150 m (164 yd)3 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 50 mm (1.97 in)HG-I knob | 5/1 | 42 mm | 4550133541872 | ||
| ¥20,200 | 195 g (6.9 oz) | 5.3 | 75 cm (29.5 in) | 10 kg (22.0 lb) | PE #1.2 – 300 m (328 yd) | #3 (approx. 12 lb) – 150 m (164 yd)12 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 50 mm (1.97 in)HG-T knob | 5/1 | 45 mm | 4550133541889 | ||
| ¥20,200 | 195 g (6.9 oz) | 5.3 | 75 cm (29.5 in) | 10 kg (22.0 lb) | PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd) | #1.5 (approx. 6 lb) – 150 m (164 yd)6 lb – 150 m (164 yd) | 50 mm (1.97 in)HG-I knob | 5/1 | 45 mm | 4550133541896 |
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
LT1000S-P: Japan list price ¥18,700 · Delivered to US approx. $167 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT2000S-P: Japan list price ¥18,700 · Delivered to US approx. $167 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT2000S-XH: Japan list price ¥18,700 · Delivered to US approx. $167 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT2500D: Japan list price ¥20,200 · Delivered to US approx. $178 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT2500: Japan list price ¥20,200 · Delivered to US approx. $178 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT2500S-XH: Japan list price ¥20,200 · Delivered to US approx. $178 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT3000D-C: Japan list price ¥21,400 · Delivered to US approx. $186 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT3000-CXH: Japan list price ¥21,400 · Delivered to US approx. $186 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT4000-C: Japan list price ¥22,200 · Delivered to US approx. $192 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT4000-CXH: Japan list price ¥22,200 · Delivered to US approx. $192 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT5000D-CXH: Japan list price ¥24,100 · Delivered to US approx. $206 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
LT6000D-H: Japan list price ¥25,100 · Delivered to US approx. $213 (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
LT1000S-P · LT2000S-P · LT2000S-XH · LT2500D · LT2500 · LT2500S-XH · LT3000D-C · LT3000-CXH · LT4000-C · LT4000-CXH · LT5000D-CXH · LT6000D-HIn short
Daiwa Freams (フリームス) is a Japan-market spinning reel; ¥18,700–¥25,100 in Japan before tax. 12 sizes. The lightest is LT1000S-P at 175 g (6.2 oz); the heaviest is LT6000D-H at 320 g (11.3 oz). Japan list price ¥18,700–¥25,100 before tax (maker's figure); bought outside Japan from sellers who ship from Japan.
About this item
What the maker's numbers say about this model:
- At 320 g, the LT6000D-H is the second-lightest of the 40 6000-size spinning reel models we list.
- Gear ratios run from 4.8:1 to 6.2:1; the fastest, LT2000S-XH, takes in 81 cm (32 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 0.3 on the LT1000S-P to 300 m of PE 1.2 on the LT2500D.
- 5 ball bearings and 1 roller bearing in every size.
- Japan list price ¥18,700–¥25,100, 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: AIRDRIVE rotor and bail; AIRDRIVE DESIGN; ZAION V; MAGSEALED; TOUGH DIGIGEAR; ATD TYPE-L drag.
- 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. TOUGH DIGIGEAR — Daiwa's machine-cut drive gear built for strength and smooth rotation.
- Daiwa's size guide for LT reels suggests — 1000: horse mackerel, rockfish, trout; 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.
- Specs are Daiwa's published figures; conversions to imperial are ours.
How the sizes differ
- The 12 sizes weigh 175–320 g, have gear ratios of 4.8:1 to 6.2:1, have 5–12 kg max drag and list at ¥18,700–¥25,100 in Japan.
Worked out from the maker's figures in the size table above.
Japan version vs export version
The Daiwa 2026-27 US catalog lists the Freams LT in 8 sizes, of which 4 share a size code with the 12 Japan-market sizes (2500D, 3000D-C, 5000D-CXH and 6000D-H), with the same gear ratios and the same weights within the catalog's 0.1 oz rounding. The US 1000D, 2000D, 2500D-XH and 4000D-CXH are not in the Japan range, and the Japan LT1000S-P, LT2000S-P, LT2000S-XH, LT2500, LT2500S-XH, LT3000-CXH, LT4000-C and LT4000-CXH are not in the US catalog. Source: Daiwa 2026-27 overseas catalog (printed), p.32-33.
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