Daiwa Sealine SG27LCA Reels

[Jim Almquist]

I purchased 6 of this this spring for use on Lake Superior. I picked up 4 of the SG27LCA-W's and 2 with the standard reel handles for use with planer boards and Dipsy Divers. So far they have worked great with only 1 problem and I still have not pin pointed how I am able to do it but some how my PowerPro will get caught in the left side of the spool and get in the gears. It is easy enough to fix and I am sure it has something to do with wind and no tension on the line. I have found that the line capacity to be more then enough so far but I do not use these on downriggers or on Lake Michigan were a 20 pound King might just spool you.

The clicker is more then loud enough to get your attension when a fish starts to peel off line

The drag is very smooth, and easy to adjust if needed.

The line counters work great but like most all of them you have to be careful or they will get reset with just a touch.

The build quality is very good for the price and I would buy them again.

I don't know that I would give them a 5 on a scale of 1 to 5 but they are at least a 4.5 in my book.

P.S. I have been looking at the SG47LCA and almost wished I would have spent a little more money at the time just to have the extra line capacity.

[Northlander]

Jim I love my Sealines as well. I have 4 17's, 6, 27's and 4 47's. For big lake trolling on rods over 8' I like the 47's, anything under 8' I like the 27's. I always run longer rods furthest out and then go shorter as I go towards the back of the boat. 9'ers to 7'10" ers.

[Borch]

I have several of these reels as well in 17s, 27 and 47 series and I have used them for a coupel of years now. For trolling these reels are a real asset to the fisherman and perform vey well. Here's some of my thoughts.

Pros:

A very well constructed reel that is smooth, has a great clicker and handles both mono and braid well. The reels have a decent drag using a silicone impregnanted felt disk system. When the reels are filled appropriately the counters are quite accurate.

Cons:

Given all the features and the price catagory it would be great if they upgraded to carbonex style drag disks. I've upograded most of mine and it's a major improvement. Also the star drag wheel has a tendency to loosen up in the rod lockers. You always need to check them even after a short ride in the box. It's an issue on a couple of my Daiwa Sealine line counters.

Recommend others to buy?

If you're a die hard troller you should really give these reels a try. I just purchased another 47 series this weekend. If your handy at all you can replace the drag disks yourself and have a smooth, clean dependable drag that will last the rest of the reels life. Once you do the drag upagrade it'll handle even the biggest salmon, walleye, pike or musky.

Rating 4 out of 5 stars

[smeese]

I have the 47 on a 8'6" St. Croix that I use for trolling muskie.....nice combo but does not get much use.

[Jim Almquist]

I hope to add a few 47s to the mix so I can start trolling some leadcore.

[mjhowe]

I have 9 of these reels that I use for lake trout (47's) and kokanee and smaller trout (27's). I guide and these reels get used hard, many times by inexperienced anglers. Up and down on the downriggers 7 months out of the year. All 9 have two hard years of use on them and I havent even had them apart yet! I don't see any reason to buy anything else unless you just want to waste money.

[Fish Head]

Has anyone tried the Okuma Convector? I'm curious how that would compare.

[Northlander]

They are ok but not quite in the line of the Sealines. More in there with the Acudepths.