About Jackson
Jackson is a Japanese fishing brand founded in 2001 and headquartered in Japan. The company produces a wide range of lures and rods covering shore casting, offshore jigging, light saltwater game, stream trout, and rockfishing. Jackson built its early reputation on metal jigs and hard baits, then extended into purpose-specific rod design as the lineup grew. The current rod catalog spans nine named series, organised by target species and fishing style rather than price tier, so an angler selecting a rod is choosing a tool tuned for a specific method from the outset.
The Ocean Gate line covers the saltwater light-game categories including sea bass, aji, mebaru, SLJ, light jigging, offshore casting, and octopus fishing from a single family of models. Alongside Ocean Gate, the Tribe series (Surf Tribe, Offshore Tribe, Metal Tribe, Rock Tribe) addresses higher-intensity saltwater applications where casting distance or jig weight is the primary performance driver. The freshwater side is anchored by the Kawasemi Rhapsody and Trout Signal stream trout rods, with the Jester series occupying the upper tier of the sea bass casting market.
What Jackson is known for
The Kawasemi Rhapsody short-range stream trout series, the Jester high-end sea bass casting rods with Suspension blanks, and the Ocean Gate multi-species saltwater light-game lineup covering aji, mebaru, SLJ, and octopus.