All-round saltwater

38 rod series from 5 Japanese makers, 0.75 m (2'6") to 7.99 m (26'3").

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Items the maker itself lists as usable for more than one style — from the shore, from a boat, for seabass and for light saltwater.

38 rod series 258 sizes with full specs

The makers file these under Multi-purpose（マルチパーパスロッド）、Anything (maker's wording)（なんでも）、Seabass, black seabream and more（シーバス・クロダイ・他なんでも）、Aji, mebaru, seabass, black seabream, rockfish, squid（アジ・メバル・シーバス・クロダイ・ロックフィッシュ・アオリイカ）、Light pelagics, small tuna, rockfish, seabream, squid, seabass and more（青物(ヒラマサ・カンパチ~3kg程度 / ブリ~5kg程度)・小型回遊魚(カツオ・サワラ・シイラ)・各種ロックフィッシュ(~2kg程度)・マダイ・大型アオリイカ・シーバス・ヒラスズキ・タチウオ・クロダイなど）、Shore、Saltwater shore（ソルトショア）. We only group the makers’ own categories together — we do not decide what a rod is for.

How to choose

These rods are listed by the maker as usable across several saltwater styles. Read them by numbers: length for how far you need to cast, lure rating for what you throw, and packed length if you travel. They are a sensible first rod for someone who fishes shore, boat and estuary with one outfit.

Rods on this shelf (38 series): length 0.75 m (2'6") to 7.99 m (26'3") · weight 10–544 g (0.35–19.2 oz) · packed 24.5 cm (9.6 in) to 183 cm (72.0 in)

The ranges are the smallest and largest figures among the models listed below, taken from the maker’s specifications. The advice is ours, not the maker’s.

All-round saltwater rods at a glance

Shimano Salty Advance 39 sizes · 1.73–3.20 m Daiwa Lurenist 17 sizes · 1.68–2.90 m Daiwa Skyhigh 12 sizes · 2.59–3.20 m Daiwa Heartland Liberalist 11 sizes · 2.01–2.74 m TENRYU POWER MASTER 11 sizes · 2.92–3.81 m Daiwa Namiji 10 sizes · 3.61–7.99 m Shimano Lurematic Spinning 9 sizes · 2.13–3.05 m TENRYU SWAT 9 sizes · 2.54–3.78 m

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Series	Sizes	Length	Lure / head	Japan list price	To US (approx.)
Shimano Salty Advance	39	1.73–3.20 m	0.3–210 g	¥13,300–17,700	$128–160
Daiwa Lurenist	17	1.68–2.90 m	0.8–40 g	¥9,700–12,200	$102–120
Daiwa Skyhigh	12	2.59–3.20 m	5–60 g	¥22,300–25,800	$193–218
Daiwa Heartland Liberalist	11	2.01–2.74 m	4–70 g	¥64,000–105,000	$494–789
TENRYU POWER MASTER	11	2.92–3.81 m	30–180 g	¥48,500–65,000	$382–501
Daiwa Namiji	10	3.61–7.99 m	—	—	—
Shimano Lurematic Spinning	9	2.13–3.05 m	—	¥8,600–11,900	$94–118
TENRYU SWAT	9	2.54–3.78 m	30–70 g	¥55,000–78,000	$429–595

Showing 8 of 30 current series, most sizes first. Lure / head weight is the range of the makers' ratings across the sizes. Maker list prices in Japan, before tax — not the eBay price.

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A series is shown when at least one of its sizes falls in the range you picked. Every figure is the maker’s published spec; unit conversions are ours.

	Series	Sizes	Length / weight	Japan list price
Multi-purpose	16	154	0.75–7.99 m	¥8,600–¥105,000
Anything (maker's wording)	3	20	1.24–3.06 m	¥18,900–¥57,700
Seabass, black seabream and more	1	3	2.31–2.92 m	¥43,500–¥48,500
Aji, mebaru, seabass, black seabream, rockfish, squid	1	5	2.07–2.69 m	¥45,000–¥50,000
Light pelagics, small tuna, rockfish, seabream, squid, seabass and more	1	1	2.65 m	¥56,000
Shore	14	73	1.55–3.96 m	¥34,000–¥106,000
Saltwater shore	1	2	2.90–3.20 m	¥11,500–¥12,500

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