This page indexes 924 Major Craft fishing rods across 98 series, with full specs for each: length, power, action, lure rating, line rating, pieces, and price where available.
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.
98 series indexed below; the chip clouds organize them by primary use and by technique fit. A series can appear under multiple groups when its rod lineup spans more than one.
Major Craft's renewed sub-¥10,000 First Cast lure-rod range in seven families, from area trout and ajing to shore jigging and bass.
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Area Trout2 models
Two 6'0" spinning rods in UL and L, rated 0.9-4 g and 0.9-5 g on 1.5-4 lb line or 0.2-0.6 PE. Major Craft lists them for spoons and small plugs on trout ponds.
A 7'3" solid-tip and a 7'6" tubular-tip spinning rod, both L power and rated 0.5-10 g. Major Craft lists the solid tip for jighead fishing and the tubular tip for jigheads, micro jigs and plugs.
Three spinning rods at 9'0" and 9'6", rated 7-35 g (ML) and 10-45 g (M) on 0.6-2.0 PE. Major Craft lists the 9'0" for bay areas and the 9'6" models for estuaries, tidal flats and surf.
Two light shore jigging models (/LSJ) rated 15-50 g and four shore jigging models rated to 60, 80 and 100 g, all at 9'6" or 10'0" with regular-fast action.
IPower rating inferred from the lure / line-weight recommendation — not specified by the manufacturer.
Frequently asked: Major Craft
How many Major Craft fishing rod models are in the Fishing Rod Database?
Fishing Rod Database currently indexes 924 Major Craft rods across 98 distinct series, with full spec coverage on length, power, action, lure rating, line rating, and piece count.
What are Major Craft's largest rod series?
By rod count, the largest Major Craft series in the catalog are Eging Model (33 rods), Benkei (32 rods), Giant Killing Gx (32 rods), Ikametal・omorig Model (32 rods), Days (30 rods).
Where is Major Craft based?
Major Craft is headquartered in Osaka, Japan, founded 2001.
Which Major Craft rods are best for bass fishing?
Major Craft's bass-relevant series include Bass Model, Benkei Reloaded, Days 360, Sawara Casting Model, Magochi Game Model. Each covers a different mix of techniques and price tiers; the specs (length, power, lure rating) on each series page tell you which is built for the technique you fish most.
Does Major Craft make ultralight or trout rods?
Yes. Major Craft's ultralight, trout, and panfish-applicable series include Ajing Model, Area Model, Stream Model, Pack Rod Model, Troutino Stream, Native Model. Lure-weight floors and length data on each series page narrow the choice further.
Which Major Craft rods are best for inshore or saltwater fishing?
Major Craft's inshore and saltwater-applicable series include Seabass Model, Seabass Game Model, Boat Seabass Model, Seabass Game Custom Model. Saltwater-rated rods carry corrosion-resistant guides and reel seats; check each series's spec sheet for confirmed inshore/offshore positioning.
Does Major Craft make travel or multi-piece rods?
Yes. Major Craft's multi-piece travel series include Pack Rod Model, Pack Rod Model（1g-class）, Trekking & Traveler, Trekking & Traveler -glass- Model, 4 Piece Model. Piece counts of 4 or more pack down for backpack and air-travel carry, with most series offering matching 2-piece variants in the same spec windows.