EARLY for Seabass
Two long-casting seabass rods, a 9'3" M and a 9'7" M-MH, for rivers, piers and rocks
EARLY for Seabass is the seabass pair in the EARLY All Casting family, built to what Yamaga Blanks calls standard characteristics: a forgiving release point so long casts take little effort, light weight for casting all day, a tip that registers small bites, and a blank that bends in after the hookset to cut the hook pulls stiff rods cause. The lengths suit wading shallows, rocks, boulders, piers and breakwaters.
The 9'3" 93M (7 to 35 g, PE 0.8 to 1.5, 147 g) is the all-rounder for long casts in rivers and from piers, and Yamaga notes that it handles high-resistance metal vibration lures well. The 9'7" 97MMH (8 to 42 g, PE 1 to 2, 156 g) is for strong currents in large rivers and straits and for rock and boulder shores: its tip works 9 cm minnows and sinking pencils, it casts big baits to 15 cm, and its butt is meant to stop large pre-spawn seabass. Both are two-piece put-over-ferrule rods on Fuji SiC K guides and VSS16 seats, dated 2021, at ¥37,500 and ¥38,000 before tax.
Shaded band: the spread of the lineup's 2 models, as percentile rank among same-type rods. Solid line = series median · dashed ring = catalog median.
- Models
- 2 spinning
- Length
- 9'3"–9'7" 2.82–2.92 m
- Power
- M–MH
- 1 inferred
- Line
- 0.8–2PE braid
- Lure
- 1/4–1 1/2 oz 7–42 g
- Released
- 2021
Rods in this series
2 models| Save | Model | Length | Power | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93M | 9'3" | M | Buy from Yamaga Blanks | |
| 97MMH | 9'7" | MHI | Buy from Yamaga Blanks |
I Power rating inferred from the lure / line-weight recommendation — not specified by the manufacturer.
Model notes
All 2 models9'3" M all-rounder for long casts in rivers and from piers, noted for handling high-resistance metal vibration lures. Rated 7 to 35 g on PE 0.8 to 1.5 for seabass and flatfish in estuaries and ports.
9'7" M to MH seabass rod for strong currents in large rivers and straits and for rock and boulder shores, working 9 cm minnows and casting big baits to 15 cm. Rated 8 to 42 g on PE 1 to 2, with a butt for large pre-spawn fish.