Rapala Shadow Blade Spinning Rod 2.74m 21–77g Fast

Rapala Shadow Blade Spinning Rod — Versatile All-Round Predator Rod

The Rapala Shadow Blade is a lightweight, well-balanced spinning rod built for lure fishing on rivers and stillwaters — a reliable single rod for anglers who want to cover a wide range of techniques and species.

Precision Feedback Through Aluminium Blank Connector

The fast, tapered high-modulus carbon blank transmits lure movement directly to your fingertips thanks to a built-in aluminium blank connector that channels line vibrations along the blank. You stay in constant contact with the lure throughout the retrieve, making subtle bites and bottom changes easy to detect — particularly useful when working jigging spinners, vibration baits, or soft lures along irregular structure.

Fuji 'O' Concept Line Guides for Tangle-Free Casting

Fuji 'O' Concept guides are positioned and shaped to keep the line away from the blank during the cast, dramatically reducing tangles and line slap. Combined with a Fuji VSS reel seat and a 4-axis carbon foregrip, the rod offers a secure, comfortable grip and balanced weight distribution across long sessions. At 219 g over 274 cm, it handles casting weights from 21 to 77 g, covering everything from finesse soft plastics through to heavy spinnerbaits and hard baits.

Choose the Right Variant

This is the only currently available variant of the Rapala Shadow Blade spinning rod.

• Rapala Shadow Blade 274 cm H 21–77 g — 2-piece, 274 cm, fast action, 21–77 g casting weight, 219 g rod weight, transport length 142 cm; suited to pike, perch, zander, asp, trout, sea trout, sea bass and other predators on rivers and stillwaters with lures including spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, jig spinners, vibration baits, soft lures, and hard baits

Facts

• Rod length: 274 cm

• Casting weight: 21–77 g

• Rod weight: 219 g

• Transport length: 142 cm

• Sections: 2

• Action: Fast

• Blank material: High-Modulus Carbon

• Guides: Fuji 'O' Concept Line

• Reel seat: Fuji VSS

• Foregrip: 4-Axis Carbon

• Aluminium Blank Connector

• Target species: pike, perch, zander, asp, trout, sea trout, sea bass