Iprimi
Entry-friendly area trout rods with all-SiC K-guides and Braiding X blanks, including a 50 cm four-piece travel model.
Iprimi (イプリミ) is Daiwa's accessible area trout series, built for the managed-pond fishery (エリアトラウト) where anglers cast 0.4 to 3 g spoons, small crankbaits and bottom baits to stocked rainbow trout on 1.5 to 6 lb line. The ten models run 1.68 m to 1.99 m (5'6" to 6'6"), weighing 59 to 78 g. Hardware is chosen for line safety rather than exotic materials: all-SiC K-guides on stainless frames, whose sloped frame shape sheds the loops and tangles that plague 1.5 lb nylon, plus a TVS reel seat. The blank uses Braiding X, a carbon tape wrapped in an X pattern over the butt section to suppress twist during casting and rod work. Cosmetics are a black blank with orange accents. Most of the lineup sits at 0.6 to 3 g and 1.5 to 3 lb across the XUL and UL models, which is the core spoon window; 56XXUL-S drops to 0.4 to 2.5 g for the lightest presentations, while 62ML at 0.8 to 5 g and 64ML at 1.5 to 7 g cover crankbaits and heavier bottom lures. The two -S models, 56XXUL-S and 65L-S, use solid tips. 60XUL-4 is a four-piece version of the 60XUL that packs to roughly 50 cm, which is why it turns up in the hands of anglers travelling to ponds by train.
Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 10 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.
- Models
- 10 spinning
- Length
- 5'6"–6'6" 1.68–1.99 m
- Power
- XXUL–ML 5 classes
- Line
- 2–6 lb
- Lure
- 1/64–1/4 oz 0.4–7 g
- Market
- Japan
Rods in this series
10 models| Save | Model | Length | Power | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56XXUL-S | 5'6" | XXUL | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 60XUL | 6' | XUL | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 60XUL-4 | 6' | XUL | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 62XUL | 6'2" | XUL | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 62UL | 6'2" | UL | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 62L | 6'2" | L | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 62ML | 6'2" | ML | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 64ML | 6'4" | ML | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 65L-S | 6'5" | L | Buy from Daiwa | |
| 66UL | 6'6" | UL | Buy from Daiwa |
Model notes
All 10 modelsA 5'6" extra-extra-ultralight spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 0.4-2.5 g lures on 1.5-3 lb line.
A 6' extra-ultralight spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 0.6-3 g lures on 1.5-3 lb line.
A 6' extra-ultralight spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 4 sections, rated for 0.6-3 g lures on 1.5-3 lb line.
A 6'2" extra-ultralight spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 0.6-3 g lures on 1.5-3 lb line.
A 6'2" ultralight spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 0.6-3 g lures on 1.5-3 lb line.
A 6'2" light spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 0.6-3 g lures on 1.5-3 lb line.
A 6'2" medium-light spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 0.8-5 g lures on 2-6 lb line.
A 6'4" medium-light spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 1.5-7 g lures on 2-6 lb line.
A 6'5" light spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 0.8-5 g lures on 2-6 lb line.
A 6'6" ultralight spinning rod from Daiwa's Japanese-market Iprimi lineup, built for trout, in 2 sections, rated for 0.6-3 g lures on 1.5-3 lb line.