This page indexes 1,149 Nissin fishing rods across 200 series, with full specs for each: length, power, action, lure rating, line rating, pieces, and price where available.
Nissin is the rod brand of Uzaki Nissin Co., Ltd. (株式会社宇崎日新), a Japanese tackle manufacturer founded in 1948 and incorporated in 1968. The company began by building rods from bamboo, then moved through fiberglass to carbon as its primary blank material, carrying its tooling and development forward with each shift. Its headquarters and factory are in Sannan-cho, Tamba, Hyogo, where the company runs one of the few fully in-house Japanese rod operations — handling planning, design, material molding, and finishing on its own production line and in its own kilns rather than outsourcing blank construction.
Nissin builds primarily for the domestic Japanese market and emphasizes Made-in-Japan manufacturing across its catalog. The lineup is deep and region-specific, spanning iso (rockshore) rods, boat and offshore rods, keiryu (mountain-stream) and tenkara rods, herabuna and general freshwater poles, and a broad range of saltwater lure rods. The modern lure-rod and competition tackle is marketed under the ARES brand name, which covers eging, ajing, mebaru, jigging, chinu (black sea bream), hechi, and other Japanese light-game and kyogi (competition) disciplines. The catalog mixes long-running entry models with high-spec flagships, aiming to serve beginners through to tournament-level specialists.
What Nissin is known for
Nissin is best known as a vertically integrated Made-in-Japan rod maker with deep roots in iso (rockshore) and keiryu fishing, and for its ARES line of specialist saltwater and competition rods. Its catalog is unusually broad and regionally tailored, ranging from value-priced telescopic poles to flagship blanks built with high-modulus carbon, and it is recognized among Japanese anglers for delivering in-house blank quality at accessible price points.
200 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.
ZZoom rod: fishes at two or more locked lengths. The length shown is the longest setting; the shorter settings are listed in the rod's notes.
Frequently asked: Nissin
How many Nissin fishing rod models are in the Fishing Rod Database?
Fishing Rod Database currently indexes 1,149 Nissin rods across 200 distinct series, with full spec coverage on length, power, action, lure rating, line rating, and piece count.
What are Nissin's largest rod series?
By rod count, the largest Nissin series in the catalog are Ares Pro Spec Iso (39 rods), Ares Prostage Number Iso (33 rods), Ares Regina Yamabuki (32 rods), Ares Royal Stage Tsuzumi (32 rods), Ares Ingram Iso Cim (30 rods).
Where is Nissin based?
Nissin is headquartered in Tamba, Hyogo, Japan, founded 1948.
Which Nissin rods are best for bass fishing?
Nissin's bass-relevant series include Ares Blue Porter Nk, Ares Blue Porter Vesta-bass. 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 Nissin make ultralight or trout rods?
Yes. Nissin's ultralight, trout, and panfish-applicable series include Ares Fine Mode Hato Mebaru, Ares Lester Yumesumi B Type-s, Ares Elixir Shiko Mebaru, Ares Blue Porter Tar, Ares Pro Spec 2way Kotei Mebaru, Ares Black Jaguar Origin Lj. Lure-weight floors and length data on each series page narrow the choice further.