# Weihai Fishing Tackle Suppliers | Verified Factory Data

> Weihai in Shandong is a coastal tackle and rod manufacturing base. Verified factory data for rods, lures and accessories, with MOQ and price ranges.

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Weihai is a long-established tackle manufacturing base on the Shandong coast. For buyers, its practical advantages are component availability and mature export logistics rather than novelty. What is Weihai good at making? Rods — blank production, assembly and finishing, including private-label programmes. Hard and metal lures — moulding, finishing and hardware assembly. Accessories — terminal tackle, storage and small metal parts where tolerances matter. Which specifications decide quality here? Point Why it decides the outcome Blank material and action Determines the rod's real-world feel; "carbon" alone means very little Guide and reel-seat hardware The most common substitution risk in a rod programme Colourway reference Screen colours drift; a physical or measured reference does not Salt-spray or corrosion testing Required for saltwater programmes; ask for the test report, not a promise Production sample, not showroom sample Showroom pieces are often hand-built How does Weihai compare on cost? Weihai is the benchmark for coastal tackle supply. Inland clusters in Hebei can show a lower unit price, mainly because inland labour and land cost less, and the honest comparison is landed cost at the same Incoterm. We publish no cluster-level capacity statistics we cannot source. Where a number is not verified, this page says nothing rather than something approximate. Which Weihai suppliers are verified? No verified suppliers listed yet. Factories appear here only after passing four-way verification (business registration, main business, export records, direct interview). Records that fail the bar are excluded by the build, not hidden by hand. How do the three clusters compare on the numbers that decide an order? Cluster choice is a trade between tooling depth, cost base and how easy the supply chain is to audit. Measure Weihai, Shandong Guan, Hebei Xianxian, Hebei Primary strength Rods, hard lures, metal jigs Rods and accessories at volume Lures and value rods Share of global fishing rod output Roughly 60%, per industry reporting Not a rod-first cluster Not a rod-first cluster Tooling depth Deepest —the oldest rod supply chain Moderate Newer, still building Best used for Programmes where specification risk is highest Cost-driven volume on known specifications An independent price reference Verification runs Per factory, 4 verification gates, every 90 days Per factory, 4 verification gates, every 90 days Per factory, 4 verification gates, every 90 days What do the reference bands look like across these clusters? Reference price bands by sub-category, aggregated from 62 sampled listings. Basis must be confirmed per quotation (FOB port or EXW factory). Sub-category Sample size Reference price band (US$ / unit) Median low MOQ band (pcs) Category Fishhook 9 0.07 – 2.40 / piece 0.65 100 – 2,000 Fishing Accessories Spoon & Spinner 6 0.31 – 6.00 / piece 1.25 50 – 500 Fishing Lures Other Hard Lure 6 0.56 – 12.04 / piece 2.95 20 – 500 Fishing Lures Soft Lure 6 0.20 – 3.85 / piece 1.55 50 – 1,000 Fishing Lures Hard Lure 6 1.85 – 3.20 / piece 2.60 100 – 100 Fishing Lures VIB 6 0.24 – 2.50 / piece 1.39 100 – 500 Fishing Lures Minnow 6 0.37 – 3.17 / piece 1.40 50 – 500 Fishing Lures Metal Jig 5 0.97 – 2.01 / piece 1.39 100 – 200 Fishing Lures Fishing Rod 3 9.15 – 132.55 / piece 28.05 20 – 100 Fishing Rods Crankbait 3 0.30 – 0.85 / piece 0.66 200 – 500 Fishing Lures Octopus Skirt 3 0.08 – 2.80 / piece 0.98 100 – 2,000 Fishing Lures Fishing Accessory 3 0.62 – 60.00 / pack 9.62 5 – 200 Fishing Accessories How should a buyer choose between them? Pick the cluster by product, not by price —a lure programme in a rod cluster pays for capability it cannot use. Get a band from each cluster for the same specification before choosing. Normalise unit, order quantity and basis before comparing anything across clusters. Check the export markets on the record: a factory already shipping to your market has cleared compliance once. Re-run the 4 verification gates on any factory that is new to you, in any cluster. Re-check after 90 days —capacity and price move, and the record date is the only warning you get. What has to be locked in the specification? Parameters that decide the price of each family. Ask for all of them in writing. Family Decides the quotation The usual failure mode Soft lures Body length (mm) and weight (g), plasticiser feel, salt or scent loading, colourway reference, rigged or unrigged, hook or jig head by name Colour drift between batches; plasticiser feel changing in warm climates Hard lures Body material (ABS, PC), buoyancy class (floating, suspending, sinking), diving depth, rattle specification, split ring and treble by size and finish Hardware substitution; buoyancy drifting after a mould change Metal jigs Weight class (g), plating or finish, through-wire construction, assist hooks and cord, painted or foil finish Finish durability and corrosion; plating thickness not stated Rods Length and sections, blank material, power (UL–XH) and action (fast, moderate), line weight (lb), lure weight (g/oz), guide and reel seat by name, grip material Showroom sample differs from production; guides and reel seats substituted Reels Size class (1000–14000), gear ratio, bearing count, maximum drag, spool capacity, body material Drag figures quoted from a sample that is not the production build Line Material (nylon, fluorocarbon, PE), test strength, diameter, spool length, colour Diameter tolerance and spooling consistency; breaking strain below claim Terminal tackle Hook size and wire gauge, point style, coating (tin, nickel, black nickel), barbed or barbless; swivel and snap load ratings Tolerances on small metal parts; coating hardness Three items sit outside the product itself and change the programme as much as the product does: Colourway reference — a physical or measured reference, not a screen colour. State the tolerance you will accept. Packaging — bulk, polybag, header card or blister. Packaging moves the MOQ and the lead time more than the lure does. Sample approval — agree a documented approval step against a production-line sample before mass production. This is the single cheapest risk control in a tackle programme. What about HS codes and market compliance? Export classification for tackle, and the compliance questions that come up per market. Classification should be confirmed with your customs broker for the exact product. Family Usual HS heading EU US Fishing rods 9507.10 REACH for coatings and grips; packaging rules Proposition 65 warning assessment Fish-hooks 9507.20 REACH for coatings Proposition 65 for metal finishes Fishing reels 9507.30 REACH for plastics and lubricants Proposition 65 assessment Lures and other line tackle 9507.40 REACH for soft plastics, paints and metals; phthalate limits Lead and phthalate limits; additional testing if marketed to children Fishing line Often outside 9507 — confirm by material Depends on filament classification Depends on filament classification This table is a starting point for the compliance conversation, not customs advice. Ask your broker to confirm the code and your importer to confirm the testing requirement for the destination market — and ask the factory for the test report rather than a statement of compliance. Frequently asked questions What makes a coastal cluster different for tackle buyers? Two practical things. Component and material supply is local, so hardware changes do not stall a production run; and export logistics are mature, because the cluster has been shipping tackle for a long time. Sea freight handling from a coastal port is also simpler than trucking inland cargo to a port. Is a coastal factory always more expensive? Not necessarily, but the comparison has to be made correctly. Coastal factories often price on FOB terms with lower inland freight, while inland factories may show a lower unit price at EXW. Compare landed cost at the same Incoterm, not unit price alone.