CARA

US-built premium bass casting and spinning rods for technique-specific tournament work.

Models: 23
Length: 6.7'–8.0'
Price: $249.99–$309.99
Type: Casting / Spinning

Falcon's CARA is the brand's US bass flagship, reintroduced with a redesigned carbon fiber blank built on nano-alloy matrix resin technology for higher modulus at lower weight. The lineup runs 23 rods, 20 casting and 3 spinning, covering powers from medium-light through extra heavy and lengths from 6'8" to 8'.

Components are 100% Fuji: K-frame guides with FazLite rings and Corrosion Control finish, plus Fuji ECS reel seats with a Falcon proprietary locking nut that conceals exposed threads. Grips are premium cork in full and split-grip configurations. Falcon backs the series with a lifetime warranty. The range is technique-segmented through suffix codes.

SJ denotes swim jig rods, SW swimbait, DR deep runner crankbait, HC heavy cover, and MF in the middle position indicates a moderate-fast taper. Bare-suffix models follow Falcon's standard power and length grid for general bass presentations.

Series fingerprint

Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 23 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.

Rods in this series

Model	Type	Length	Power	Action	Line	Lure	Price
CC-4-168	Casting	6'8"	M	F	8–17lb	1/4–1/2oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-5F-168	Casting	6'8"	MH	MF	10–20lb	1/4–3/4oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-5-1610	Casting	6'10"	MH	MF	10–20lb	3/16–5/8oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-6-1610	Casting	6'10"	H	MF	12–25lb	1/4–3/4oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-7-1611	Casting	6'11"	H	F	15–30lb	1/2–1 1/2oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-3-1611	Casting	6'11"	ML	MF	2–8lb	1/16–5/16oz	Buy from Falcon
CS-4-17	Spinning	7'	M	F	6–14lb	1/16–1/4oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-6-17	Casting	7'	H	MF	12–25lb	3/8–1oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-7MF-176	Casting	7'	H	MF	15–30lb	5/8–2oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-4-17	Casting	7'	M	MF	8–17lb	1/4–1/2oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-5-17MH	Casting	7'	MH	MF	12–20lb	3/8–3/4oz	Buy from Falcon
CS-3-172	Spinning	7'2"	ML	MF	6–12lb	1/8–5/8oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-3-172	Casting	7'2"	ML	MF	2–8lb	1/16–5/16oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-5F-172SJ	Casting	7'2"	MH	F	10–17lb	1/8–3/8oz	Buy from Falcon
CS-5-173	Spinning	7'3"	MH	XF	8–17lb	3/8–3/4oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-5-173DR	Casting	7'3"	MH	M	10–20lb	3/8–3/4oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-7-173	Casting	7'3"	H	F	15–30lb	1/2–1 1/2oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-8-173SW	Casting	7'3"	XH	XF	15–30lb	1/2–3/4oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-6-174HC	Casting	7'4"	H	MF	15–30lb	1/2–1oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-7-176	Casting	7'6"	H	F	15–30lb	3/8–2oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-7-179	Casting	7'9"	H	F	15–30lb	1–5oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-7-1710	Casting	7'10"	H	F	15–30lb	1/2–1 1/2oz	Buy from Falcon
CC-8-18	Casting	8'	XH	XF	20–40lb	3/4–3oz	Buy from Falcon