Daiwa ARID-X Casting Rod - AIRD X is made from a high quality graphite material that gives the rod its sensitivity and strength. Combined with "Braiding-X" construction which reinforces the blank and reduces blank twist. Aluminum Oxide; BRAIDING X - Daiwa's latest carbon technology, Braiding X is a low resin, high strength, reduced weight, high density, carbon weave that creates a blank that has maximum density, yet is super light, sensitive, and highly responsive; Trigger Grip Casting Rod;