About Major Craft
Major Craft is a Japanese fishing-tackle brand founded in 2001 and focused primarily on rods and lures. The company built its identity around offering purpose-built lure rods at accessible prices, with separate families for bass, trout, ajing, eging, seabass, shore jigging, offshore jigging, travel, and other technique-specific markets. Its products are sold in Japan and through overseas arms such as Major Craft America and Major Craft Europe.
Major Craft uses vertical manufacturing and operates its own rod factory in Vietnam, while relying on Japanese materials and components such as Toray and Mitsubishi Rayon carbon prepreg and Fuji guides. The lineup sits mainly in the value-to-midrange and upper-midrange JDM space, with some higher-end 5G and specialized rods using advanced blank structures. Anglers often cross-shop Major Craft against tailwalk, Palms, Shimano, and other Japanese brands when looking for technique-specific rods that are lighter and more refined than generic entry-level tackle.
What Major Craft is known for
Major Craft is known for affordable Japanese-style lure rods with highly specific applications. Rather than offering only broad freshwater or saltwater categories, the brand builds many series around techniques such as ajing, eging, seabass, shore jigging, light jigging, and bass fishing. Its reputation is strongest among anglers who want JDM-style actions, clean components, and a strong price-to-performance ratio without moving fully into boutique pricing. The 5G rods highlight the brand’s higher-tech side, while Crostage, Solpara, Benkei, and Days cover practical everyday use.