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Daiwa Lexa (2023)

23LEXA · Japan domestic model · 12 sizes

Current model Ships from Japan

About this item

  • Japan-market Daiwa spinning reel, 2023 generation of the Lexa line — sold in Japan as 23LEXA.
  • 12 sizes from LT2500 to LT6000D-H, 215–365 g (7.6–12.9 oz); gear ratios 5.2 to 6.2 (standard, H, XH).
  • Daiwa lists these technologies for this generation: AIRDRIVE rotor, bail and spool; AIRDRIVE DESIGN; MAGSEALED; ATD TYPE-L drag; ATD TOUGH drag; TOUGH DIGIGEAR; LC-ABS spool; ZAION V.
  • In plain words: AIRDRIVE DESIGN — Daiwa's design concept for a lighter, more responsive spinning reel; made up of the AIRDRIVE rotor, bail, spool and shaft. MAGSEALED — magnetic-oil seal that keeps water and dust out of the body. ATD TYPE-L drag — ATD drag tuned with a lighter start-up.
  • Daiwa's size guide for LT reels suggests — 2500: bass, squid (eging), trout; 3000: deep eging, seabass, black sea bream, red sea bream (tenya), bass, trout; 4000: seabass, flatfish, large trout, salmon, light jigging, light shore jigging; 5000: light shore jigging, light jigging, seabass, flatfish, large trout; 6000: jigging, shore jigging.
  • Specs are Daiwa's published figures; conversions to imperial are ours.

How to read the model code

Daiwa writes a code as series – spool – body – handle. Example: LT2500

LT
LT concept (Light & Tough). Size numbers follow the LT spool-diameter chart.
2500
Size 2500 — spool ø45 mm

Codes in this generation: 2500, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, C, D, H, LT, S, XH. All Daiwa codes

All sizes

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LT2500
220 g (7.8 oz) · gear 5.3 · 10 kg (22.0 lb) · PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥24,400
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LT2500S
215 g (7.6 oz) · gear 5.3 · 5 kg (11.0 lb) · PE #0.6 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥24,400
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LT2500-XH
220 g (7.8 oz) · gear 6.2 · 10 kg (22.0 lb) · PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥24,400
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LT3000S-C
230 g (8.1 oz) · gear 5.3 · 10 kg (22.0 lb) · PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥24,900
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LT3000S-CXH
230 g (8.1 oz) · gear 6.2 · 10 kg (22.0 lb) · PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥24,900
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LT3000
245 g (8.6 oz) · gear 5.2 · 10 kg (22.0 lb) · PE #1 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥25,400
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LT3000-XH
245 g (8.6 oz) · gear 6.2 · 10 kg (22.0 lb) · PE #1 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥25,400
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LT4000-C
255 g (9.0 oz) · gear 5.2 · 12 kg (26.5 lb) · PE #1.5 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥25,900
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LT4000-CXH
255 g (9.0 oz) · gear 6.2 · 12 kg (26.5 lb) · PE #1.5 – 200 m (219 yd)
¥25,900
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LT5000-C
280 g (9.9 oz) · gear 5.2 · 12 kg (26.5 lb) · PE #2 – 300 m (328 yd)
¥26,400
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LT5000-CXH
280 g (9.9 oz) · gear 6.2 · 12 kg (26.5 lb) · PE #2 – 300 m (328 yd)
¥26,400
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LT6000D-H
365 g (12.9 oz) · gear 5.7 · 12 kg (26.5 lb) · PE #3 – 300 m (328 yd)
¥27,400
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Specifications

ModelWeightGearRetrieve / turnMax dragPE lineNylonHandleBearingsSpool øMSRP (Japan)JAN
LT2500220 g (7.8 oz)5.375 cm (29.5 in)10 kg (22.0 lb)PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd)50 mm (1.97 in)HG-T knob5/145 mm¥24,4004550133228650
LT2500S215 g (7.6 oz)5.375 cm (29.5 in)5 kg (11.0 lb)PE #0.6 – 200 m (219 yd)50 mm (1.97 in)HG-Iライト knob5/145 mm¥24,4004550133228667
LT2500-XH220 g (7.8 oz)6.287 cm (34.3 in)10 kg (22.0 lb)PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd)55 mm (2.17 in)HG-T knob5/145 mm¥24,4004550133228674
LT3000S-C230 g (8.1 oz)5.380 cm (31.5 in)10 kg (22.0 lb)PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd)55 mm (2.17 in)HG-T knob5/148 mm¥24,9004550133228681
LT3000S-CXH230 g (8.1 oz)6.293 cm (36.6 in)10 kg (22.0 lb)PE #0.8 – 200 m (219 yd)55 mm (2.17 in)HG-T knob5/148 mm¥24,9004550133228698
LT3000245 g (8.6 oz)5.277 cm (30.3 in)10 kg (22.0 lb)PE #1 – 200 m (219 yd)60 mm (2.36 in)パワーライトタイプEVA(M) knob5/148 mm¥25,4004550133228704
LT3000-XH245 g (8.6 oz)6.293 cm (36.6 in)10 kg (22.0 lb)PE #1 – 200 m (219 yd)60 mm (2.36 in)パワーライトタイプEVA(M) knob5/148 mm¥25,4004550133228711
LT4000-C255 g (9.0 oz)5.282 cm (32.3 in)12 kg (26.5 lb)PE #1.5 – 200 m (219 yd)60 mm (2.36 in)パワーライトタイプEVA(M) knob5/151 mm¥25,9004550133228728
LT4000-CXH255 g (9.0 oz)6.299 cm (39.0 in)12 kg (26.5 lb)PE #1.5 – 200 m (219 yd)60 mm (2.36 in)パワーライトタイプEVA(M) knob5/151 mm¥25,9004550133228735
LT5000-C280 g (9.9 oz)5.287 cm (34.3 in)12 kg (26.5 lb)PE #2 – 300 m (328 yd)60 mm (2.36 in)パワーライトタイプEVA(L) knob5/154 mm¥26,4004550133228742
LT5000-CXH280 g (9.9 oz)6.2105 cm (41.3 in)12 kg (26.5 lb)PE #2 – 300 m (328 yd)60 mm (2.36 in)パワーライトタイプEVA(L) knob5/154 mm¥26,4004550133228759
LT6000D-H365 g (12.9 oz)5.7101 cm (39.8 in)12 kg (26.5 lb)PE #3 – 300 m (328 yd)65 mm (2.56 in)パワーライトタイプEVA(L) knob5/157 mm¥27,4004550133228766

Bearings = ball / roller. Spool diameter from the maker's size chart. Line capacity is the maker's guideline. Source: Daiwa official Japanese site, fetched 2026-09-19; conversions are ours.

Compare with similar models

Other Daiwa series that share this size range and sit nearest in price. Selected size: LT2500

ModelWeightGearMax dragPrice (JP)

Where the other series has no model with the same code, the closest size in that series is shown (its code is given). Makers do not publish a "class" for each series, so this grouping is ours: same maker, overlapping sizes, nearest list price.

Generations

2023 23 Lexa 23LEXA · 12 sizescurrent

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