AIR BAIL® | Reel Bail

DAIWA's innovative bail design featuring a hollow tubular stainless steel bail for maximium rigidity and strength with minimum weight. Due to the smooth, protrusion-free design of the Air Bail, even loose line common after a cast slides easily down the bail onto the line roller as the reel is turned, without snagging or hanging up.

The latest highlight is the seamless Air Bail, which was previously only used on some LT reels. The seamless design optimises the run of the line into the line roller, while at the same time being more compact and lighter.

ATD® | Drag System

ATD (Automatic Tournament Drag) stands for the further development of the UTD drag.

The ATD drag is excelled by an even more delicate drag transition and as a consequence thereof is perfectly suited for the use of braided lines.

Contrasting to the UTD drag, at the ATD already at the beginning of a strike the drag starts smoothly, then increases to its pre-set drag rating in a fraction of a second, thus eliminating line breakage at the strike.

CrossWrap® | Line Winding

Wraps the line precisely on the spool and reduces the threat of backlashes at the cast. The casting distance is markedly increased.

TOUGH DIGIGEAR® | Gear

Machined, digitally developed gearing for maximum performance and endurance. Embeded in our lightweight reel body, it transmits smoothly and efficiently the power of the handle directly to the rotor. Like this you can concentrate on fishing completely.

Our DAIWA engineers completely perfected the technology of milled gears with the Digigear II and newest with the Tough Digigear (TDG). The shape and surface of the gear teeth enable the construction of gears with extraordinary smooth running, smallest resistance and extremely long lifespan.

Result - A real evolution for the strength ot the Digigear!

HI-GRIP | Handle Knob

The latest T-Type handle knob is extremely light and thanks to the Hi-Grip material very pleasant to handle, even with wet fingers.

INFINITE® ANTI-REVERSE

A weak part of many reels – the most reliable part of a DAIWA reel. Only high-quality parts made of steel with smallest tolerances are used.

LT – LIGHT & TOUGH | Concept

DAIWA continues to live its dream of developing revolutionary fishing reels: Fishing reels with low weight and easy handling, which appear like a genuine part of the body at fishing. Producing fishing reels tough enough, to withstand even harshest conditions. The combination of these two prerequisites is the accomplishment of Light & Tough. Now, after a long history of new challenges this dream has come true.

We are proud to present you the Light & Tough Concept.

LT Concept (PDF)

TWISTBUSTER® II | Line Roller

DAIWA´s original advanced technology designed to reduce line twist during retrieving. An essential reason for line twist has been eliminated with this smart idea.

The newest Twist Buster II line roller not only minimises line twist, but also reduces further friction between the line and the roller.

ZAION V® | Body & Rotor

With the Zaion V material, the Japanese DAIWA engineers succeeded in developing a combination of materials, which can be used more conveniently in processing and producing reels compared to the previously existing Zaion material. Thus it also can be used in more economic reel series.

Due to the high amount of carbon fiber and a new composite material the Zaion V is significantly lighter and more distortion proof than common DS5 material.