

Both finished rods and blank versions are offered with Daiwa’s unique V-Joint Technology where the ferrules bend to avoid any rod blank flatness and aid in longer casting abilities and uniform flex. The three-piece, 13-foot Tournament Ballistic surf spinning rods feature Daiwa’s SVF (Super High Volume Fiber) Nanoplus construction, providing anglers with an overall thinner, lightweight and exceptionally balanced thinner blank. Surf anglers now have that choice with Daiwa’s new Tournament Ballistic surf rods offered in both ready-to-hit-the-surf versions and to-be-finished blank versions. Others look for a quality blank, but when it comes to the reel seat, the type of guide and how the guide train is set on the rod, that’s a strictly personal choice.


Most are absolutely fine with a quality-built rod from a quality manufacturer that can be purchased at their favorite tackle shop. – ICAST 2022 Introduction (Available August ‘22) – When it comes to surf fishing, anglers who ply the beach launching long casts to big stripers can be very selective when it comes to the rod they use.
