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Daiwa Crossfire Ultralight

Name: Daiwa Crossfire Ultralight
Brand: Daiwa
Price: 40 USD
Availability: InStock

A true ultralight for trout, panfish, and creek work. Loads on a 1/16 oz jig, which no medium rod on earth will do.

budget~$40Rod#8 of 9 by clean builds

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daiwa-crossfire-ultralight.fit75 builds

We asked the solver to build a rig around the Daiwa Crossfire Ultralight for all 75 fish-and-water pairs we publish. 20 clear every engine check, 19 carry warnings, 36 carry errors.

clean: 20
warnings: 19
errors: 36
no size fits: 0

tradeoffRated to 6 lb line. Hook anything over about three pounds and the fight is genuinely out of your control.

daiwa-crossfire-ultralight.specrod

Type: spinning
Length: 5.6 ft
Power: UL
Action: moderate
Lure oz: 0.0625–0.25
Line lb: 2–6
Pieces: 2
Blank: graphite
Weight oz: 3.4
Salt rated: no
Street price: ~$40

What the solver builds around it

The most common pick at each other stage, across the 39 builds around the Crossfire Ultralight that clear without an error.

Every fish, every water

Each row is the best rig the solver can build for that fish in that water while being forced to use the Daiwa Crossfire Ultralight. "Adds" lists the engine problems it brings that the free solve for the same pair does not have, and the last price column is the cost against that free solve.

daiwa-crossfire-ultralight.builds20/75 clean

Rigs built around the Daiwa Crossfire Ultralight for every fish and water
Fish	Water	Engine	Adds	Build	vs. free
Largemouth Bass	Farm Pond	clears every checkstudio	nothing over the free solve	~$140	−$3
Largemouth Bass	Weedy Lake	clears every checkstudio	nothing over the free solve	~$140	−$3
Largemouth Bass	Clear Reservoir	clears every checkstudio	nothing over the free solve	~$140	−$3
Largemouth Bass	River Run	1 warningstudio	0.0625 oz will not hold in River Run	~$140	−$6
Largemouth Bass	Big River Channel	1 warningstudio	nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags	~$140	−$3
Smallmouth Bass	Clear Reservoir	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$113	±$0
Smallmouth Bass	River Run	1 warningstudio	0.0625 oz will not hold in River Run	~$113	−$12
Smallmouth Bass	Big River Channel	1 warningstudio	the free solve already uses it, with the same flags	~$113	±$0
Rainbow Trout	Farm Pond	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Rainbow Trout	Clear Reservoir	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$113	±$0
Rainbow Trout	Mountain Creek	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$120	±$0
Rainbow Trout	River Run	1 warningstudio	the free solve already uses it, with the same flags	~$116	±$0
Rainbow Trout	Hardwater / Ice	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Brook Trout	Mountain Creek	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$120	±$0
Brook Trout	Hardwater / Ice	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Walleye	Weedy Lake	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Walleye	Clear Reservoir	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$114	±$0
Walleye	River Run	1 warningstudio	the free solve already uses it, with the same flags	~$116	±$0
Walleye	Big River Channel	1 warningstudio	the free solve already uses it, with the same flags	~$114	±$0
Walleye	Hardwater / Ice	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$114	±$0
Northern Pike	Weedy Lake	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Northern Pike 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb	~$143	±$0
Northern Pike	Clear Reservoir	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Northern Pike 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb	~$143	±$0
Northern Pike	Hardwater / Ice	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Northern Pike 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb	~$143	±$0
Muskellunge	Weedy Lake	2 errorsstudio	28 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 40 lb Muskellunge 30 lb is light for Muskellunge 135 lb leader on 30 lb mainline	~$266	−$175
Muskellunge	Clear Reservoir	2 errorsstudio	28 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 40 lb Muskellunge 30 lb is light for Muskellunge 135 lb leader on 30 lb mainline	~$266	−$175
Muskellunge	River Run	2 errorsstudio	28 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 40 lb Muskellunge 30 lb is light for Muskellunge 135 lb leader on 30 lb mainline 0.0625 oz will not hold in River Run	~$266	−$162
Channel Catfish	Farm Pond	1 warningstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 15 lb Channel Catfish	~$141	−$3
Channel Catfish	Clear Reservoir	1 warningstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 15 lb Channel Catfish	~$141	−$3
Channel Catfish	River Run	2 warningsstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 15 lb Channel Catfish 0.0625 oz will not hold in River Run	~$141	−$88
Channel Catfish	Big River Channel	2 warningsstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 15 lb Channel Catfish 0.0625 oz will not hold in Big River Channel	~$141	−$88
Blue Catfish	Clear Reservoir	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 50 lb Blue Catfish 30 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb	~$224	−$153
Blue Catfish	Big River Channel	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 50 lb Blue Catfish 30 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb 0.0625 oz will not hold in Big River Channel	~$224	−$140
Crappie	Farm Pond	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Crappie	Weedy Lake	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Crappie	Clear Reservoir	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$113	±$0
Crappie	Hardwater / Ice	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Bluegill & Panfish	Farm Pond	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Bluegill & Panfish	Weedy Lake	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Bluegill & Panfish	Hardwater / Ice	clears every checkstudio	the free solve already uses it	~$116	±$0
Common Carp	Farm Pond	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 30 lb Common Carp	~$131	+$3
Common Carp	Weedy Lake	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 30 lb Common Carp	~$127	−$2
Common Carp	Clear Reservoir	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 30 lb Common Carp	~$141	+$12
Common Carp	Big River Channel	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 30 lb Common Carp 0.0625 oz will not hold in Big River Channel	~$127	−$88
Striped Bass	Clear Reservoir	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 35 lb Striped Bass 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb	~$216	−$3
Striped Bass	Big River Channel	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 35 lb Striped Bass 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb 0.0625 oz will not hold in Big River Channel	~$216	−$88
Striped Bass	Open Surf Beach	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 35 lb Striped Bass 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Open Surf Beach	~$216	−$88
Striped Bass	Inshore Flat	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 35 lb Striped Bass 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	−$2
Striped Bass	Jetty & Pier	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 35 lb Striped Bass 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Jetty & Pier	~$216	−$88
Redfish	Open Surf Beach	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 25 lb Redfish Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Open Surf Beach	~$216	−$88
Redfish	Inshore Flat	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 25 lb Redfish Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	−$2
Redfish	Mangrove Estuary	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 25 lb Redfish Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	−$3
Redfish	Jetty & Pier	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 25 lb Redfish Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Jetty & Pier	~$216	−$88
Speckled Trout	Inshore Flat	1 warningstudio	Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	+$13
Speckled Trout	Mangrove Estuary	1 warningstudio	Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$202	−$2
Speckled Trout	Jetty & Pier	2 warningsstudio	Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Jetty & Pier	~$202	−$9
Snook	Open Surf Beach	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Snook 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Open Surf Beach	~$216	−$6
Snook	Inshore Flat	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Snook 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	−$2
Snook	Mangrove Estuary	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Snook 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	−$3
Snook	Jetty & Pier	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Snook 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Jetty & Pier	~$216	−$88
Flounder	Open Surf Beach	2 warningsstudio	Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Open Surf Beach	~$216	−$87
Flounder	Inshore Flat	1 warningstudio	Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	−$2
Flounder	Mangrove Estuary	1 warningstudio	Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	−$2
Flounder	Jetty & Pier	2 warningsstudio	Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Jetty & Pier	~$216	−$87
Tarpon	Inshore Flat	2 errorsstudio	28 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating 30 lb is light for Tarpon Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$264	−$17
Tarpon	Mangrove Estuary	2 errorsstudio	28 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating 30 lb is light for Tarpon Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$264	−$17
Tarpon	Jetty & Pier	2 errorsstudio	28 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating 30 lb is light for Tarpon Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Jetty & Pier	~$264	−$112
Bonefish	Inshore Flat	1 warningstudio	Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt	~$216	−$2
King Mackerel	Jetty & Pier	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 40 lb King Mackerel 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Jetty & Pier	~$218	−$88
King Mackerel	Nearshore Reef	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 40 lb King Mackerel 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Nearshore Reef	~$218	−$88
King Mackerel	Offshore Bluewater	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 40 lb King Mackerel 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Offshore Bluewater	~$218	−$88
Yellowfin Tuna	Offshore Bluewater	2 errorsstudio	13 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating 50 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt 0.0625 oz will not hold in Offshore Bluewater	~$276	−$100
Salmon (Coho / King)	River Run	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 30 lb Salmon (Coho / King) 0.0625 oz will not hold in River Run	~$141	−$89
Salmon (Coho / King)	Big River Channel	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 30 lb Salmon (Coho / King) 0.0625 oz will not hold in Big River Channel	~$141	−$89
Steelhead	River Run	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 18 lb Steelhead 0.0625 oz will not hold in River Run	~$127	+$1
Steelhead	Big River Channel	1 errorstudio	UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 18 lb Steelhead	~$127	+$1

Fish-and-water pairs are the ones we publish solved rigs for: water type matches and the fish is actually targeted there. Build prices are street-price estimates from our catalog.

Where it falls short

The checks the Crossfire Ultralight trips that the free solve for the same pair does not, by how many builds each one fires in. The quoted line is the engine's own message from the first build it fired in.

Rod vs fish sizeerror in 36 builds
Northern Pike, Weedy Lake: UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Northern Pike. Fish of 20 lb are 3.3× the top of this blank's 2–6 lb rating. We warn past 1.75× and call it unworkable past 2.5×. Strong line does not fix this: the rod bottoms out, you cannot turn or lift the fish, and a long fight kills the fish or breaks the blank. Move to a rod rated for the line this fish actually needs.
The fish’s top weight against the rod’s top line rating: warn past 1.75x, error past 2.5x.
Line over the rod ratingerror in 7 builds
Muskellunge, Weedy Lake: 28 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating. The rod is rated 2–6 lb (mono). Your 30 lb line measures 0.54 mm. Line that heavy will not break before the blank does: on a snagged hookset the rod becomes the fuse. Drop down or move to a heavier rod.
Rod ratings are printed for mono, so the line is converted to its mono-equivalent by diameter first. Past the top of the rating the engine errors.
Salt ratingwarn in 26 builds
Striped Bass, Open Surf Beach: Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt. Open Surf Beach is salt water. Unsealed bearings and non-passivated metal start pitting within a single trip and are seized within a season. If you fish it anyway, rinse in fresh water the same day; that genuinely buys you years.
In salt or brackish water every hook, swivel, rod and reel is checked for a salt rating. An unsealed reel is an error.
Weight vs currentwarn in 25 builds
Largemouth Bass, River Run: 0.0625 oz will not hold in River Run. Current here rates 0.70. As a working figure you need roughly 2.1 oz to hold bottom, more if you are casting across the flow. Under-weighted, the rig sweeps downstream and ends up behind you in a snag.
From a current rating of 0.5 the engine works out about 3 oz per unit of current to hold bottom, and warns under half of that. Float rigs skip it: they are not trying to hold.
Braid far over the rod ratingwarn in 18 builds
Northern Pike, Weedy Lake: 20 lb braid on a rod rated to 6 lb. Diameter-wise this is fine. The problem is stretch: mono absorbs a hookset, braid transmits all of it into the blank. With line this strong nothing gives before the rod does. Back the drag off and set with a sweep rather than a swing.
Braid stronger than 2.5x the rod’s top rating passes every shock into the blank with no stretch to absorb it. The engine warns.
Line under the fish’s windowwarn in 6 builds
Muskellunge, Weedy Lake: 30 lb is light for Muskellunge. The working window for Muskellunge is 50–100 lb. You can land one on less, but every snag, every headshake, and every bit of structure becomes a coin flip.
Mainline under the bottom of the fish’s line window gets a warning. You can land one on less, but every snag and headshake becomes a coin flip.
Leader heavier than the mainlinewarn in 3 builds
Muskellunge, Weedy Lake: 135 lb leader on 30 lb mainline. Now the mainline is the fuse, which means a snag costs you the leader, the terminal tackle, and however much mainline was past the break. The leader is also thick enough to be visible and to stiffen your bait's action.
Past 2x the mainline test the mainline becomes the fuse, and a snag costs the whole terminal end. The engine warns.

Where our rigs already use it

Pages where the solver picked the Crossfire Ultralight with nothing forcing it.

named rigsTexas Rig (Smallmouth Bass)Split Shot Rig (Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Bluegill & Panfish, Crappie, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye)Fixed Bobber Rig (Bluegill & Panfish, Crappie, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout)

worked buildsThe First Rig

Against the other rod options

The same test run on every rod in the catalog, ranked by clean builds. Full specs side by side are on the rod comparison.

Every rod option by clean builds across 75 fish-and-water pairs
#	Part	Clean	Warn	Error	Price
1	Ugly Stik GX2 Spinning Rod	51	20	4	~$45
2	St. Croix Mojo Inshore Spinning Rod	51	20	4	~$220
3	Dobyns Fury Heavy Casting Rod	44	27	4	~$150
4	Penn Prevail III Surf Rod	42	29	4	~$140
5	Shimano SLX Casting Rod	35	36	4	~$100
6	Okuma Celilo Steelhead Float Rod	30	28	17	~$70
7	St. Croix Triumph Spinning Rod	30	28	17	~$130
8	Daiwa Crossfire Ultralight	20	19	36	~$40
9	Temple Fork Outfitters NXT Black Label 5wt Fly Rod	0	0	75	~$200

frequently asked

What fish is the Daiwa Crossfire Ultralight good for?

Built around it, the engine clears every check for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Walleye, Crappie, and Bluegill & Panfish. It works with warnings for Channel Catfish, Speckled Trout, Flounder, and Bonefish.

What does the Crossfire Ultralight pair with?

Building around it, the solver most often picks the Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp Circle Sea (hook, 15 of 39 builds), the Berkley Trilene XL Monofilament (mainline, 22 of 39 builds), the Yo-Zuri HD Carbon Fluorocarbon Leader (leader, 15 of 39 builds), and the Okuma Ceymar Spinning Reel (reel, 31 of 39 builds).

Where does the Crossfire Ultralight fall short?

rod vs fish size (an error in 36 builds, e.g. Northern Pike, Weedy Lake: UL rod rated to 6 lb against a 20 lb Northern Pike), line over the rod rating (an error in 7 builds, e.g. Muskellunge, Weedy Lake: 28 lb mono-equivalent exceeds the rod's 6 lb rating), and salt rating (a warning in 26 builds, e.g. Striped Bass, Open Surf Beach: Crossfire Ultralight is not rated for salt).

How does it compare with other rod options?

It ranks 8 of 9 rod options in our catalog by clean builds (20 of 75). Prices are street-price estimates, not live Amazon prices.