ARES Elixir Nuki Mebaru

Nuki Mebaru is built for sagurizuri, the close-quarters searching style where a bait is worked down the face of a wall rather than swung out to a mark. Nissin describes the action as sharp with a tip-biased taper, which is what lifts a fish clear of structure before it can turn back into it.

Three rods cover 5.30 m, 6.20 m and 7.10 m at 115 g to 180 g, closing to 112 or 119 cm, all Kouchou grade with a 0.6 to 1.2 号 harisu rating.

Prices run ¥20,000 to ¥25,000 before tax, which places it below the Shiko as the value option in the Elixir line.