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Raiarm BG

Japanese-market Shimano rods for heavy rock-shore fishing for large pelagics.

Series fingerprint
Power — Action — Length 15'9"–16'5" Lure 1.32oz–3 5/16oz Line 10号–24号

Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 4 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.

Models
4 spinning
Length
15'9"–16'5" 4.80–5.00 m
Line
3–24号 nylon, about 12–96 lb
Converted
Sinker weight
1/4–3 5/16 oz 7.5–93.8 g
Market
Japan
Discipline
Iso (rock shore)

Rods in this series

4 models
Save Model Length Price
6-480 15'9" Buy from Shimano
3-500 16'5" Buy from Shimano
4-500 16'5" Buy from Shimano
5-500 16'5" Buy from Shimano
Specs as Shimano lists them, last verified . Report a spec error
Sinker weight across the lineup, on one scale 0 to 4 oz
3-500 4-500 5-500 6-480

Model notes

All 4 models
6-480 Spinning · 15'9"

A 15'9" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Raiarm BG lineup, built for heavy rock-shore fishing for large pelagics, telescopic, rated for 37.5-93.8 g sinkers on 10-24 go nylon.

3-500 Spinning · 16'5"

A 16'5" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Raiarm BG lineup, built for heavy rock-shore fishing for large pelagics, telescopic, rated for 7.5-37.5 g sinkers on 3-10 go nylon.

4-500 Spinning · 16'5"

A 16'5" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Raiarm BG lineup, built for heavy rock-shore fishing for large pelagics, telescopic, rated for 18.8-56.2 g sinkers on 6-16 go nylon.

5-500 Spinning · 16'5"

A 16'5" spinning rod from Shimano's Japanese-market Raiarm BG lineup, built for heavy rock-shore fishing for large pelagics, telescopic, rated for 30-75 g sinkers on 8-20 go nylon.

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