With 11 actions from medium-light spinning to extra-,extra-heavy conventional, Daiwa’s Grand Wave Saltwater BoatRods cover most angler needs.
Inshore, cast a 3/8-ounce lure with 12-pound test using the7-foot B701MLFS spinner. If you prefer casting rods, pull out thefast-action 7-foot B701MLF. Care to horse in a bluefin? Strap onthe 5 1/2-foot tuna stick decked with AFTCO roller guides andtip.
Grand Waves also feature Daiwa’s patented foregrip - thetriangular Powerlift Grip, which helps prevent the rod from rollingover in your hand as you pull hard on a big fish. Spinning rodscome with heavy-framed aluminum-oxide guides; conventional rodssport AFTCO rollers and hard-chromed, heavy-framed guides.
Daiwa builds the rods using fast-rebounding, progressivepower-taper graphite blanks. Costs range from $119.95 to $199.99.Call 562-802-9589, or visit www.daiwa.com.