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JDM bass platform with technique-specific tapers across finesse, power, and big-bait duty.

Models
30
Length
6.0'–9.0'
Type
Casting / Spinning

JDM tournament bass platform made for serious freshwater anglers who match a specific rod to a specific technique. The lineup covers ultralight finesse through extra-heavy swimbait and big-bait duty, with a notable concentration of solid-tip finesse sticks alongside heavier glass-or-graphite power tools. Buyers are typically experienced bass anglers willing to invest at the upper price tier for technique-specific tuning. Blanks use Megabass's 5-D Graphite System, a multi-pattern prepreg layup addressing vertical, horizontal, and oblique axes plus elongation and elasticity, intended to smooth load transitions through the bend.

Components include Fuji Titanium-framed SiC-S guides, the Head Locking System 3 reel seat (a lightened machined-aluminum exposed-blank design), and IBCS minimal-contour grips. Solid-tip models carry a carbon Stinger Tip for added bite detection on light presentations. Model codes follow F{power}-{length}{type}: F0 through F7 mark power tiers from ultralight to extra-heavy, the suffix "st" denotes a solid carbon tip, X is casting, XS is spinning.

Half-step powers (F2.1/2, F5.1/2, F7.1/2) sit between the integer tiers. Several entries carry JDM nicknames (Siglett, Kirisame, Super Destroyer, Wind Buster, X-Bites) that signal a defined technique role within the family.


Rods in this series

Model Length Power Price
F2-60X 6' MLI
F2.1/2-62X 6'2" MLI
F0st-63XS 6'3" ULI
F1-63X 6'3" MLI
F4-65X 6'5" MI
F5st-65XS 6'5" MI
F1st-66XS 6'6" ULI Buy on Amazon
F0st-66X 6'6" LI Buy on Amazon
F4-66X 6'6" MHI Buy on Amazon
F5-66X 6'6" MHI
F6-66X 6'6" HI Buy on Amazon
F2-66XS 6'6" ULI Buy on Amazon
F6.1/2-67X 6'7" MLI
F5-68X 6'8" MHI Buy on Amazon
F6-69X 6'9" MLI
F3-610X 6'10" MI Buy on Amazon
F3-611XS 6'11" LI Buy on Amazon
F2.1/2-611X 6'11" MLI Buy on Amazon
F3.1/2-70X 7' MI Buy on Amazon
F5-70X 7' MHI Buy on Amazon
F7-70X 7' XHI
F4.1/2-71X 7'1" MHI Buy on Amazon
F3.1/2-72XS 7'2" MI Buy on Amazon
F5.1/2-72X 7'2" MHI Buy on Amazon
F1.1/2-72XS 7'2" LI Buy on Amazon
F2st-73X 7'3" LI Buy on Amazon
F7.1/2-75X 7'5" XHI
F2.1/2-77XS 7'7" LI
F7.1/2-711X 7'11" HI
F7.1/2-90X 9' HI

I Power rating inferred from the lure / line-weight recommendation — not specified by the manufacturer.