RealCrescent
Light-game spinning and baitcasting rods for aji, mebaru, rockfish, chinu and seabass
- Models
- 7
- Length
- 5.4'–8.1'
- Type
- Casting / Spinning
The 2018-rebirth RealCrescent is Ripple Fisher's light-game platform for aji, mebaru, rockfish and chinu (black seabream) worked from harbor walls, small rocky shores and rivers. Seven models split into four spinning rods (RC-55, RC-65, RC-75, RC-81) and three baitcasting rods (RC-57, RC-67, RC-77). The short RC-55 and RC-57 are jighead-single specialists; RC-65 is the spinning core, handling jigheads, plugs and carolina rigs on one blank; RC-75 sharpens up for rockfish, chinu and seabass with rig and metal-jig ratings; the long RC-81 leans toward carolina and float rigs for distance and fall-focused bottom searching. On the bait side RC-67 covers the general light-game range and RC-77 targets rockfish, chinu and seabass down to the bottom. Every blank uses Toray Nanoalloy carbon; all models carry Fuji Torzite-ring titanium-frame K guides. Reverse spigot joints throughout. Line ratings run PE, with nylon/fluoro/ester also usable on the finesse models. Actions span Regular to Regular Fast, with the RC-81 set slower (Regular Slow) for its long-cast fall game.
Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 7 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.
Rods in this series
| Save | Model | Length | Power | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC-55 | 5'5" | ULI | Buy from Ripple Fisher | |
| RC-57 | 5'7" | ULI | Buy from Ripple Fisher | |
| RC-65 | 6'5" | LI | Buy from Ripple Fisher | |
| RC-67 | 6'7" | LI | Buy from Ripple Fisher | |
| RC-75 | 7'5" | MLI | Buy from Ripple Fisher | |
| RC-77 | 7'7" | MLI | Buy from Ripple Fisher | |
| RC-81 | 8'1" | MLI | Buy from Ripple Fisher |
I Power rating inferred from the lure / line-weight recommendation — not specified by the manufacturer.