Fishman BRIST VENDAVAL 8.9M
Japan domestic model · Specs checked 2026-09-29
8.9M · 2.667 m (8'9") (read from the name "8.9") · 240 g (8.5 oz) · lure 7–45 g (0.25–1.6 oz) · Japan list price ¥55,000 · approx. $429 delivered to US · all 2 sizes
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For reference only: Japan list price ¥55,000 (our data, not from eBay, before tax)
Japan list price checked 2026-09-29
All sizes & specifications
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| Size | MSRP (Japan) | Compare | Length | Pieces | Folded length | Weight | Lure weight | PE line (go) | Nylon | Sinker rating | Leader (go) | Carbon | Tip / butt ø | JAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¥55,000 | 2.667 m (8'9")read from the name "8.9" | 3 | 108 cm (42.5 in) | 240 g (8.5 oz) | 7–45 g (0.25–1.6 oz) | #PE1–5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4571487900085 | ||
| ¥58,800 | 3.073 m (10'1")read from the name "10.1" | 3 | 106.5 cm (41.9 in) | 283 g (10.0 oz) | 8–50 g (0.28–1.8 oz) | #PE1–4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4571487900290 |
Maker’s figures; conversions are ours.
About these figures
Tap a size to see its current eBay listings at the top of the page. Lengths are the maker's figures; feet and inches are our conversion. Where a length is marked “read from the name”, Fishman does not publish one: we read the number in the model name as feet.inches (e.g. 8.6 = 8 ft 6 in) and kept it only when it fits the published folded length and piece count. Go (号) is the Japanese size number: for sinkers it is an exact weight (1 go = 3.75 g, converted); for line it is a diameter class, printed as published. Source: Fishman official Japanese site, fetched 2026-09-29; conversions are ours.
Japan price and delivered-to-US estimate
VENDAVAL 8.9M: Japan list price ¥55,000 · Delivered to US approx. $429 (shipping + duty, checked Nov 1, 2026)
Prices checked 2026-11-01: Japan list price from the maker; shipping and duty are our estimate.
About this item
What the maker's numbers say about this model:
- The BRIST VENDAVAL 8.9M: 2.667 m (8'9") long, 3 pieces, 108 cm (42.5 in) folded, weighs 240 g (8.5 oz), lure weight 7–45 g (0.25–1.6 oz), PE line #PE1–5 (maker's figures).
- 2 models from 2.667 m (8'9") to 3.073 m (10'1"), all 3-piece.
- The shortest packed length is 106.5 cm (41.9 in) (VENDAVAL 10.1M).
- Weights run from 240 g (8.5 oz) on the VENDAVAL 8.9M to 283 g (10.0 oz) on the VENDAVAL 10.1M.
- Rated for lures from 7 g to 50 g (0.25–1.8 oz) across the range.
- PE line rating 1–5.
- Japan list price ¥55,000–¥58,800, which is in the upper-middle of the price range of the 1440 rod series we list.
8.9M: specs and how it differs
The maker's published figures for this size (Japan list price ¥55,000); it is the shortest of the 2 sizes in this series.
- Versus VENDAVAL 10.1M: 0.41 m (1.33 ft) shorter, 43 g (1.5 oz) lighter, 1.5 cm (0.6 in) longer folded.
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