Fishing Rod Database

Cardiff NX

Japanese-market Shimano rods for native stream trout fishing.

Models
16
Market
Japan
Length
4.3'–12.0'
Type
Casting / Spinning

Series fingerprint
Power UL–H Action Length 4'3"–12' Lure 1/4oz–2.47oz Line 0.6PE–3PE

Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 16 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.


Deeper Dive

A closer look at notable models.

S43UL-4 Spinning · 4'3" · UL

A 4'3" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 4 sections, rated for 1-7 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.6.

B43UL-4 Casting · 4'3" · UL

A 4'3" casting rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 4 sections, rated for 1-7 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.6.

S48UL-4 Spinning · 4'8" · UL

A 4'8" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 4 sections, rated for 1-7 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.6.

B48UL-4 Casting · 4'8" · UL

A 4'8" casting rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 4 sections, rated for 1-7 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.6.

S54UL Spinning · 5'4" · UL

A 5'4" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 1-7 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.6.

B54UL Casting · 5'4" · UL

A 5'4" casting rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 1-7 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.6.

S60UL Spinning · 6' · UL

A 6' spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 2-9 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.8.

B60UL Casting · 6' · UL

A 6' casting rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 2-9 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.8.

S64UL+ Spinning · 6'4"

A 6'4" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 2-10 g sinkers on PE 0.2-0.8.

S64L Spinning · 6'4" · L

A 6'4" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 3-14 g sinkers on PE 0.3-0.8.

B64L Casting · 6'4" · L

A 6'4" casting rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 3-14 g sinkers on PE 0.3-0.8.

S77L Spinning · 7'7" · L

A 7'7" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 4-18 g sinkers on PE 0.4-1.

S83ML Spinning · 8'3" · ML

A 8'3" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 5-26 g sinkers on PE 0.6-1.5.

B83ML Casting · 8'3" · ML

A 8'3" casting rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 5-26 g sinkers on PE 0.6-1.5.

S86M Spinning · 8'6" · M

A 8'6" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 2 sections, rated for 8-35 g sinkers on PE 0.8-2.

S120H-3 Spinning · 12' · H

A 12' spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Cardiff NX lineup, built for native stream trout fishing, in 3 sections, rated for 14-70 g sinkers on PE 1.2-3.


Rods in this series

Save Model Length Power Price
S43UL-4 4'3" UL Buy from Shimano
B43UL-4 4'3" UL Buy from Shimano
S48UL-4 4'8" UL Buy from Shimano
B48UL-4 4'8" UL Buy from Shimano
S54UL 5'4" UL Buy from Shimano
B54UL 5'4" UL Buy from Shimano
S60UL 6' UL Buy from Shimano
B60UL 6' UL Buy from Shimano
S64UL+ 6'4" Buy from Shimano
S64L 6'4" L Buy from Shimano
B64L 6'4" L Buy from Shimano
S77L 7'7" L Buy from Shimano
S83ML 8'3" ML Buy from Shimano
B83ML 8'3" ML Buy from Shimano
S86M 8'6" M Buy from Shimano
S120H-3 12' H Buy from Shimano