From Passionable Fishing, our Japanese-language journal.

This is the list in our Japanese article first published on 25 April 2022 and last updated on 1 July 2023. It records the tackle we were using then; our collection continues to change.

My wife’s rods

Main rod: VARIVAS 610S, the final version.

Production of this rod had ended, but we had another brand-new one put aside.

Other rods:

  • LUXXE Yoihime Ten 54FL.
  • 34 PSR-60 THE NEXT STAGE.
  • 34 UBR-510 Limited Version.
  • 34 BCR-560.
  • MagnumCraft 5.5 ft, with a titanium tip.
  • Clear Blue BlueMagic-64EXCITER.
  • EverGreen 63S.

My rods

  • 34 HSR-63 Version 3.
  • 34 UBR-510 Limited Version—I have my own one too.
  • 34 HSR-610, both Version 1 and Version 2.
  • LUXXE Yoihime EX 51.
  • LUXXE Yoihime EX 74L.
  • LUXXE EG X 89.
  • VARIVAS 610S, a slightly earlier version than my wife’s.

Ultimately, it is the person using a rod who brings out the best in it.

Model names and the MagnumCraft “5.5 ft” length notation are retained as recorded in the Japanese list.

Originally published on our Japanese-language site, Passionable Fishing, on 25 Apr 2022. Translated for Avantgarde Fishing. These are the author’s personal observations at the time of writing. Product availability and fishing conditions may have changed.
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