Black Label
Daiwa Japan's core bass lineup, covering bait finesse through swimbait on technique-specific blanks one tier below Steez.
Black Label is Daiwa Japan's core bass rod family, sitting a tier below the Steez flagship and well above Blazon. The line has run through several generations. The 2019 version split into BLX SG, built on high-modulus carbon with Toray nanoalloy resin and a 3DX honeycomb butt section, and BLX LG, built around mid-modulus blanks with X45 Full Shield bias construction. The 2025 fourth generation consolidates the family into 22 models under a concept of plain, durable practicality, moving to a matte black finish with EVA grips in place of the earlier gloss and cork.
Blanks use SVF carbon on the finesse and solid-tip models, HVF carbon on the versatile and heavy models, and full low-modulus fiber on the three dedicated cranking rods (C66L-LM, C66ML-LM, C66M-LM). X45 Full Shield resists blank twist, Mega Top solid tips carry the jig and worm models, V-Joint bias carbon reinforces the joints on two-piece versions, and the Zero Seat reel seat uses a Perming Fit trigger on casting rods and a Seamless Fit body on spinning rods.
Lengths run 6'3" to 7'4". Code suffixes decode the intent: BF for bait finesse, ST for solid tip, FR for frog, SB for swimbait, LM for low modulus cranking. Many models use a shallow inverted-V taper that holds the tip straight under load and bends from the midsection back, which builds slack into the line and softens lure movement.
Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 36 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.
- Models
- 36 25 casting · 11 spinning
- Length
- 6'1"–7'4" 1.85–2.24 m
- Power
- UL–XH 7 classes
- Action
- XF–RS
- Line
- 2–35 lb
- Lure
- 1/64–6 oz 0.5–170 g
- Market
- Japan
Rods in this series
36 modelsModel notes
All 36 modelsA 6'1" light extra-fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/32-1/4 oz lures on 2.5-6 lb line.
A 6'3" medium-heavy fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/4-1・1/2 oz lures on 10-20 lb line.
A 6'4" light fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/16-3/8 oz lures on 5-12 lb line.
A 6'4" ultralight fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/64-1/8 oz lures on 1.5-4 lb line.
A 6'4" ultralight fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/64-1/8 oz lures on 1.5-4 lb line.
A 6'4" light extra-fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/20-1/2 oz lures on 2.5-8 lb line.
A 6'4" light fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/32-1/4 oz lures on 2.5-6 lb line.
A 6'4" light fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/32-1/4 oz lures on 2.5-6 lb line.
A 6'5" medium-heavy extra-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/4-1・1/2 oz lures on 10-20 lb line.
A 6'6" light regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/16-1/2 oz lures on 5-12 lb line.
A 6'6" light fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/32-7/16 oz lures on 5-12 lb line.
A 6'6" medium-light regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/8-3/4 oz lures on 6-14 lb line.
A 6'6" medium-light regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/7-1 oz lures on 6-14 lb line.
A 6'6" medium regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/16-1・1/4 oz lures on 8-16 lb line.
A 6'6" medium extra-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/16-3/4 oz lures on 8-16 lb line.
A 6'6" medium moderate-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/8-5/8 oz lures on 6-14 lb line.
A 6'7" light fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/16-5/8 oz lures on 5-14 lb line.
A 6'7" light regular-fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/20-5/16 oz lures on 2.5-6 lb line.
A 6'8" medium-heavy extra-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/4-1・1/2 oz lures on 10-20 lb line.
A 6'8" heavy fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/8-4 oz lures on 14-30 lb line.
A 6'8" heavy fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/8-4 oz lures on 14-30 lb line.
A 6'8" ultralight fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/64-1/8 oz lures on 1.5-4 lb line.
A 6'8" medium-light fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/16-1 oz lures on 4-20 lb line.
A 6'9" medium regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/16-1 oz lures on 8-20 lb line.
A 6'9" medium regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/16-1 oz lures on 8-20 lb line.
A 6'9" medium-heavy regular-slow casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/4-3 oz lures on 12-25 lb line.
A 6'9" medium-heavy regular-slow casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/4-3 oz lures on 12-25 lb line.
A 6'9" medium-light fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/16-5/8 oz lures on 4-8 lb line.
A 6'9" medium-light fast spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/16-5/8 oz lures on 4-8 lb line.
A 6'10" medium regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/16-1・1/4 oz lures on 8-16 lb line.
A 6'10" medium-heavy regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/4-3 oz lures on 10-20 lb line.
A 6'11" extra-heavy regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/2-6 oz lures on 16-35 lb line.
A 7' heavy fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/8-2 oz lures on 12-25 lb line.
A 7'3" medium-light regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/7-1 oz lures on 6-14 lb line.
A 7'4" medium-heavy regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 1/4-3 oz lures on 10-20 lb line.
A 7'4" heavy regular-fast casting rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Black Label bass lineup, built in 2 sections, rated for 3/8-3 oz lures on 12-30 lb line.