Sougayilang Line Counter Trolling Reel Conventional Level Wind Fishing Reel

Nice reel. Well boxed . Smooth. The crank handle shaft is a bit loose. Either assembled poorly or wrong bearing. Not sure yet. Handle and shaft have excessive play. I'll look into it and update this review. After a bit of work. Shims and lube (see vid) this is a great reel so far. I'll load it up and take it fishing. Let ya know..... After a day on the water using this reel..... For the money, it's a decent reel. Not great, but decent. An average casting reel. No complaints. Counter is accurate. Drag is a bit grabby. Time will correct that. All in all a keeper.

So I was interested to see how well this worked, looked at it for a bit and checked reviews out, so I ordered it, came in and I was surprised, everything looked great and worked like it was supposed to. Fast forward to today August 7, 2020, out fishing Lake Superior and having an awesome day, catching nice coho and king’s, already put 6 in the box with this reel, the last fish of the day was a nice 7lb king, reeling and reeling and my Handel falls off in mid reel, oh snaps this isn’t good, I look down to find the nut had came off, I thought no big deal I’ll put it back on and keep going, nope, there is a set screw that keeps it from turning off, well how did it come off I wonder, the nut/cap is aluminum and the steel bolt coming out are not a great mix, the nut/cap stripped out, this was on the 7th fish this reel had had on it, the reel itself is great, drag works good, line counter works like it should, overall a good reel, but for $70 I think is a little much if the reel won’t stay on, $50 more like it when I got 10 year old reels with no problems at all.

Got the big Tuna and paid itoff

Well built with smooth action

SECOND UPDATE: Don't purchase this reel. I was sent the replacement as described below. I had an opportunity to take my son and two grandsons out deep in the gulf. A shark hit the reel not stripped from the first purchase and the gears stripped. So, both of the reels from the first purchase were destroyed by large fish. We had the replacement I was sent. Nothing large enough to take out drag hit it. So it hasn't been tested yet to see. However, a few days later I went out again, and the counter stopped working on the replacement reel. This was only the second trip with the reel. I informed Sougayilang. They said they would send me another replacement. This was 7-18-2021. I have not heard a thing. So, out of 3 of these reels, two were destroyed by large fish and the counter isn't working on the third. UPDATE: As explained below, I had problems getting Sougayilang to reply to my email. However, they finally did. I don't know if Amazon contacted them or they saw my review. They sent me a new or refurbished, reel. I haven't had an opportunity to put line on it as of this date, but I did want to update my review. I owe them this much. So, I changed my review from 1 star to 4 until I get it checked out. Thank you Sougayilang. (BTW, it's a really nice looking reel with a loud clicker just right to hear when trolling. My only complaint was one of the two I initially purchased began slipping when reeling in a large fish no matter how tight the drag was set, not the line. It was the gears, or something inside slipping and making a loud noise.) I am very disappointed with this company. I purchased two Sougayilang Line Counter Trolling Reels September 12, 2020. I used them a few times and was pleased with the reels to begin with. However, with a good fish on, one of the reels began to slip making a grinding sound. I first thought the drag was not tight enough, but no, it was plenty tight and the sound was not the sound of line being taken. The sound was mechanical. This was in November and It got worse. With fishing season over I put the reels away not thinking about it until May 2021 when I began fishing again. Of course, it did it more and worse. I emailed Sougayilang May 26, 2021 explaining the problem and asking what to do as far as a replacement or repair. It's now June 1, 2021 and I have not heard anything back. The reel is pretty and seems to be made well but it's obviously not. Don't purchase it. A large fish will strip the mechanism. Seems Sougayilang would at least reply to my email.

Update Dec 31 2018: This update reflects recent activity by Sougayilang to correct the issues reported previously. Sougayilang support did get in contact with me and was concerned about the possibility of my receiving a malfunctioning reel. The lack of immediate support response was due to the support office being on holiday. They have been in constant contact upon return. So 3-4 stars for getting in contact and staying in contact while trying to understand and resolve the issue. A replacement reel was sent and like the first reel 200 yds of 30lb mono was spooled on the reel and counter measurements were taken. The counter measurements on this reel were much closer to actual line spooled off but still had a growing error in accuracy based upon amount of line spooled out. The better news here is that the counter upon reeling the line back in returned to zero. This was tested 5 times at different lengths. At least for this reel the counter was consistent and did not display the erratic and differing results of the previous reel. Other good news is that on this reel the clicker was much louder than the previous reel. You could be at the front of 30’ boat and you would hear the clicker on this reel if line started to go out. In summary the first reel was faulty, Sougayilang is very much interested in you being happy with your purchase and will provide support. Ultimately you should check the reel counter if you order this reel so that you know what your accuracy is IF line count is important to you. The other quality factors of this reel can only be determined after months of use and proper care. I have other Sougayilang reels (freshwater bass type bait casting) and lure packages. And have had no issues. For the price they can’t be beat.

I originally put in a review that my initial product came with a faulty line counter. This company was awesome enough to reach out to me and send me another one free of charge to test and ensure the new product worked as desired. Fast shipping and great product. In good hands with this company. Thank you! Old Review: I bought this primarily as line counter for trolling - unfortunately the counter is way off. I use the line release by hand - counting method. Beyond that gears are strong and other features function properly.

I used the Sougayilang LS30R line readying fishing reel five times for approx 2 hours each time catching some nice Striped Sea Bass, however, yesterday while using the reel it froze up and would not crank as the cranking gears simply ground inside ! The damaged reel caused me to loose a nice sized Striped Sea Bass as well as approx 125 yds of Amazon “Rikimauru Fierless” Braided Colorfast Line! I I am requesting that the reel and Line be replaced in kind or that a higher quality be sent to me free of charge ! Marlon S. Frink

Produkt wie beschrieben

Easy to reel with a fish on I have big hands and didn’t hit my knuckles. Tight drag and easy to adjust

Le encantó a mi marido!

Très très bien Je m’en sers pour faire de la traîne et j’en suis super content, compteur juste et très gros ratio

soldi veramente buttati.....si è rotto poco dopo aver montato il filo........