New linecounter reels

[fisherman 2]

daiwas...the ones that cost around 105.00 ea...you'll never have a problem with them.

[tater140]

We have the Magda Pro's and straight out of the box about half of them did the same for me. I found I have to push the spool to the side and rotate back a bit to get the catch to release.

[cycleguy]

I've had good luck with my Okuma Convector series reels ($77)..... but have heard the issues on the cheaper ones.

[sherman51]

daiwas...the ones that cost around 105.00 ea...you'll never have a problem with them.

right now you can get those same reels off ebay for around 80.00 to 85.00 the sealine sg17lc3b is the best price the 27 a couple more bucks the 47 a couple more than the 27's. these are all great reels and these prices are the best I've seen. i have the 17's and they are awesome walleye reels.

[branhamautomotive]

I too am wondering which model you are having issue with. There are a lot of cold water waters on the eye hunter boats as well as a lot of othet professional charters and I don't recall hearing of this issue on our boats yet.

I have used the cheaper madga pro for 3 years on my personal boat with no issues. If you bought the new last year I forget what the warranty period was/is but you might give okuma a call, maybe they can point you to a cause and repair for your issue

fishusa.com has the cold waters from the 15 to 45 series for 105 each now. And after using both there is a big difference between the cold water and madga pro

[itsbob]

We have been using Diawa sealing 47Lc and have had good luck with them.I have 4 of the older style I bought 25 yrs ago and only last season did I need to repair one.I set up my friend with 4 new ones couple years ago with no problems.I like the bigger reel 47 instead of the smaller size to handle the inline boards and dipsey better.Price around $110.

[M.A.D. Eyes]

I couldn't be happier, thanks for all the responses pertaining to my questions on which avenue to travel in my search of new reels. You all have giving me plenty of choices and out of these I'm sure I can restock with confidence. Now, let's all have a super season and if any of you dock at wild wings, hopefully we can meet . I've leased a dock there for this season. The wife, son, and I are excited.