One Rod To Throw Them All: A Japan Wide-Range Rod

When the hahalalu show up on the flats with their entourage of predators, there are decisions to make. Do you throw plugs at the big “mokes” chasing the school? Do you bring home a bucket full of little soon-to-be pupu? Or do you skip past the obvious and whip the tiniest jigheads at those giant ‘o‘io on the margins that see the fish buffet and decide that crustaceans are so last season?

For the serious angler, deciding which of these techniques to apply, and, thereby deciding which setup to bring, is an agonizing task. But it doesn’t have to be. A little-known class of Japanese domestic market (JDM) sticks will fill all these roles in a single rod.

This group of rods does not have a name, but the unifying characteristic is that they will throw an