Does Daiwa fishing tackle & gear have PFAS?
Daiwa fishing tackle & gear averages 60 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 Daiwa fishing tackle & gear products graded as of October 2026, below the 85 out of 100 median for the 15 other fishing tackle & gear brands graded alongside it.
Daiwa fishing tackle & gear averages Good on our four-band scale. 2 of the 4 we graded are worth buying. That is above 33% of the fishing tackle & gear brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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Daiwa fishing tackle & gear worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
- Braided polyethylene fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding during use. Braided PE line experiences mechanical wear (fraying, abrasion against…
- braided polyethylene fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding from abrasion. Braided PE lines may generate small plastic particles during casting…
Which Daiwa fishing tackle & gear contains PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Braided polyethylene line with water-resistant coating
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding from coating degradation. As the water-resistant coating breaks down from UV exposure…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Fluorocarbon monofilament fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the Daiwa average of 60.
- Fiberglass rod, plastic reel, rubber grip
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Fiberglass splinters from rod degradation
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Plastic body, tinned steel hook
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic generation from wear
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- Monofilament nylon fishing line
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding on degradation
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
The same question, asked of the other fishing tackle & gear brands
Best average grade first. Daiwa averages 60.
See every Daiwa product we grade on the Daiwa brand page, or the full fishing tackle & gear ranking.