| Model |
Length |
Sections |
Closed Length |
Weight |
Tip/Butt Diameter |
Sinker Weight |
Carbon Content |
JAN Code |
| Kyokuei Bay Fugu EX 177 |
1.77 m |
1 pc |
177 cm |
55 g |
0.6 / 9.8 mm |
4–15 (No.) |
99 % |
4550133449062 |
KYOKUEI WANFUGU EX Rod Series
The KYOKUEI WANFUGU EX series by Daiwa represents the flagship level of technical puffer fishing rods, engineered to achieve the highest level of visual sensitivity and aggressive hooking performance in modern bay fugu fishing.
Equipped with the most flexible ultra fine Super Metal Top ever developed for the Daiwa bay fugu series, the rod can clearly express even the slightest water movement and delicate bite signals caused by approaching puffer fish.
Its highly tapered sensitive tip combines exceptional softness with a rigid high response mid section, enabling instant hook setting performance impossible to achieve with conventional carbon or glass tips.
The AGS carbon guide system dramatically improves vibration transmission while reducing overall weight, delivering extraordinary hand sensitivity and precise operational feedback during technical zero tension fishing.
Designed using Daiwa’s ESS Expert Sense Simulation technology, the blank achieves refined balance between sensitivity, lure control, and aggressive hooking response for advanced tactical fishing styles.
The X45 reinforced structure suppresses blank twisting during lure manipulation and hook setting, while the powerful butt section provides stable lifting strength and control against large puffer fish.
The lightweight ZERO SEAT cavity trigger reel seat improves grip comfort and fine tension control, allowing anglers to maintain highly precise zero tension presentations with minimal fatigue.
Weighing approximately 55 grams, the rod achieves an extraordinary lightweight balance that enhances sensitivity, responsiveness, and long session comfort for serious technical anglers.
Combining extreme visual sensitivity, advanced hooking performance, and elite lightweight handling, the KYOKUEI WANFUGU EX series stands at the pinnacle of modern Japanese bay fugu fishing rods.
