Trolling Reel Recommendations

[TheHawgTrough]

Any recommendations for a cheap trolling reel with a line counter? I got an extra "trolling" rod and was hoping to pick something up in the $50-100 range. Don't do much more than around 8-10 hours trolling a year. Not sure I want to completely open the door to the whole trolling deal and all of the fun stuff that comes with it.

[Tip Up Rookie]

I have the cabellas depth master II with a line counter that came with some combos that have worked ok with my trolling rods. I think they are $30-40. The Daiwa line counters are a bit nicer but a bit more cash too.

[smeese]

Daiwa Sealine......Cabelas makes an identical model too as earlier mentioned......both would work well.

[RK]

Okuma Magda 20 or 30 DX reels are actually not bad for the money. Won't hold up to daily use for too long I suppose, but for occasional use, they're fine. I have several... Watch for them to go on sale at Mills and you can get them for about $35...

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

[TheHawgTrough]

Thanks for the recommendations!