Daiwa 23 Seabass Shore Casting Rod Range

The Daiwa 23 Seabass Shore Casting Rod Range has become a favourite among Australian land-based anglers who spend their time casting metals, hardbodies and shore lures from beaches, breakwalls and rocky headlands.

Built specifically around modern shore casting and rock fishing techniques, the 23 Seabass series focuses on delivering long casting performance while maintaining the responsiveness needed to work lures effectively and stay connected to fish during the fight. Whether you're spinning metals for tailor and salmon, working minnows around estuary entrances for mulloway or targeting kingfish and tuna from elevated rock platforms, the range offers a highly versatile setup for Australian coastal fishing.

At the core of the range is Daiwa’s HVF graphite blank construction combined with Braiding-X carbon technology. This creates a lighter, crisper and more responsive blank that loads efficiently during the cast while still maintaining the lifting strength needed when fish use current, wash or structure to their advantage. The reduced blank twist provided by Braiding-X also helps improve casting accuracy and overall rod stability when throwing larger lures and metals.

One of the biggest strengths of the 23 Seabass lineup is its versatility across lure weights and fishing styles. The lighter models are ideal for casting metals, soft plastics and smaller hardbodies at salmon, tailor and estuary predators, while the heavier 962H, 1062H, 1102MH and 1102XH models comfortably handle larger metal slugs, sinking pencils and shore casting lures for kingfish, bonito and longtail tuna.

The fast taper actions recover quickly after the cast, helping anglers achieve excellent distance while maintaining precise lure control throughout the retrieve. This becomes particularly valuable when fishing large beaches, exposed headlands and open rock platforms where covering water and reaching feeding fish can make all the difference.

Fuji anti-tangle O-ring guides and Daiwa’s ergonomic reel seat complete the package, improving line management, casting comfort and overall fishability during long sessions on the stones. With an expanded range of heavier-rated models now available, the 23 Seabass lineup offers more options than ever for anglers wanting a purpose-built shore casting rod that performs across a wide range of Australian coastal fishing situations.

FEATURES & BENEFITS

HVF graphite blank construction keeps the rod lightweight and responsive while still providing the power needed for long casts and controlling hard-fighting fish from the shore.

Braiding-X carbon reinforcement reduces blank twist during casting and fighting loads, helping improve casting efficiency, rod stability and fish control.

Fast taper actions allow metals, sinking pencils and hardbodies to be cast long distances while maintaining crisp lure response throughout the retrieve.

The lightweight blank design reduces fatigue during long casting sessions from beaches, breakwalls and rocky platforms.

Fuji anti-tangle O-ring guides improve braid management and reduce line troubles when repeatedly casting modern braided line systems.

The ergonomic Daiwa reel seat provides increased comfort and grip security when fishing larger spin reels for extended periods.

The expanded model range now covers everything from lighter shore spinning applications through to heavier shore casting and pelagic fishing situations.

Longer models improve casting distance from beaches and exposed rock platforms while maintaining the lifting power needed around structure and heavy wash zones.

Designed specifically for Australian shore casting, rock fishing and land-based lure fishing targeting a wide variety of coastal sportfish.