Line Counters

I am looking at purchasing some new line counters for my lead core rods. I am wondering if anyone is running the Scheels 30LCA’s? I was at Scheels the other day and their sales clerk said that they would be the best bang for my buck. The question I am wondering is should I just go ahead and purchase sealines and be done with it, or if these reels are actually worth purchasing? I’m not looking to get by with a cheap reel, but they are considerably less than the other choices? Is this another situation where you get what you pay for or are these reels pretty reasonable? I have accudepths now but I have been having more and more problems with them. Looking to steer away from them. I have also ran a couple Okumas and I never had many problems with them. What are you guys running for reels?

Tekotas have served me well. Wish I would have gone 300s vs the 500s though.
Compare the specs and see how they feel. It seems that drag, material, and weight seem to be the deciding factor in reel pricing.

Tekotas and you will never go back. Hefty price tag but won’t need to replace again.

As much as I like my tekotas, I really want to try an Okuma Coldwater in left hand retrieve.

X 3 on the Tekotas. I have two 300’s and love them.

If you look closely on the side of the line counter, you will see that the reel is manufactured by Okuma. Now, in my opinion, okuma makes a good linecounter. It is, at least, better than the Daiwa Accudepth. I don’t think it is as good as the Sealine. There are many outfitters who use Okumas because they can replace them cheaply and losing one overboard isn’t a substantial loss. I use Okuma Magda Pro’s and they work well for me so long as I care for them. Parts are readily available and I repair them myself. The drag has been very reliable. You might want to consider your usage of the reels–will you be using them for big fish like lakers or salmon? How often will you use them–1-2 days a week or 4-6 with clients? Bigger fish and high usage would make the investment in Sealines or Tekotas worth doing. Of course, if you throw them in the rod locker and don’t rinse and oil them regularly, even the best gear will fail. Good luck deciding.

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As much as I like my tekotas, I really want to try an Okuma Coldwater in left hand retrieve.

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I got one of these for Xmas this year, can’t wait to try it out on the big Kansas Wipers! I’ve used the Sealines and they are nice, but I really wanted a left hand retrieve this time.

Check out the new Abu Garcia Aphamars I picked up some this winter they have a cool feature to release the spool and free wheel it by turning the handle a quarter turn backwards and it disengages the spool to let line out with out touching the drag. Great for puting boards out http://www.abugarcia.com/products/reels/round-reels/ambassadeur-line-counter/alphamar-lc

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As much as I like my tekotas, I really want to try an Okuma Coldwater in left hand retrieve.

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I got one of these for Xmas this year, can’t wait to try it out on the big Kansas Wipers! I’ve used the Sealines and they are nice, but I really wanted a left hand retrieve this time.

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Does yours tick a lot when reeling. The only one I handled had a noticeable tick to it. Not loud, but noticeable, and louder than my tekotas. Which is the only reason I didn’t buy one. I think over time it would have drove me nuts.

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As much as I like my tekotas, I really want to try an Okuma Coldwater in left hand retrieve.

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I got one of these for Xmas this year, can’t wait to try it out on the big Kansas Wipers! I’ve used the Sealines and they are nice, but I really wanted a left hand retrieve this time.

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Does yours tick a lot when reeling. The only one I handled had a noticeable tick to it. Not loud, but noticeable, and louder than my tekotas. Which is the only reason I didn’t buy one. I think over time it would have drove me nuts.

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I don’t recall for sure, I’ll check it out tomorrow. I do remember a faint noise, but nothing that would bother me much.

I think it really depends on what type of fishing you plan on doing. I for one am a walleye fisherman who would love to have a Shimano Tekota because we all know it is a great reel but in all reality, I have 3 of the 30’s and 3 of the 15’s scheels(okuma) line counters and they all work great. I picked up most of these reels for about $35 each and have never had a problem with even one of them. If I was someone who used leadcore a lot and caught larger fish like lakers I would consider the tekota but for me the scheels line counter reels work great! I would strongly recommend you try one and I am quite sure you will find they suit your needs!!

I suggest Diawa Accudepths. Cheaper than Sealines, shaped exactly the same so I’m sure they share many components and mine have been holding up fine for many years.

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If you look closely on the side of the line counter, you will see that the reel is manufactured by Okuma. Now, in my opinion, okuma makes a good linecounter. It is, at least, better than the Daiwa Accudepth. I don’t think it is as good as the Sealine. There are many outfitters who use Okumas because they can replace them cheaply and losing one overboard isn’t a substantial loss. I use Okuma Magda Pro’s and they work well for me so long as I care for them. Parts are readily available and I repair them myself. The drag has been very reliable. You might want to consider your usage of the reels–will you be using them for big fish like lakers or salmon? How often will you use them–1-2 days a week or 4-6 with clients? Bigger fish and high usage would make the investment in Sealines or Tekotas worth doing. Of course, if you throw them in the rod locker and don’t rinse and oil them regularly, even the best gear will fail. Good luck deciding.

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I run the Magda Pro 30`s 6 of them and in 6 years I have run them not one glitch cannot say the same for my Diawa Sealines 17`s.

I currently run a mix of tekotas and sealines. I had some accudepth and accudepth plus reels and sold them all because I got tired of fixing them. I also had a couple cheap Okuma madgas at one time and neither made it a full season. I have sealines in size 17 and 47. I have Tekotas in the 300, 500, and 600 sizes. I think the tekotas are far and away superior to the others I’ve had. My only complaint is the button to turn the clicker on and off is difficult to manipulate with bare hands, and impossible with gloves on. Other than that, no complaints. I’m pretty hard on my reals and they get used a lot. The sealines and tekotas have both held up well.

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I run the Magda Pro 30`s 6 of them and in 6 years I have run them not one glitch cannot say the same for my Diawa Sealines 17`s.

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The Daiwa Sealine 17’s have a poor history that has been well documented here on IDO.
The Daiwa Sealine 27’s & 47’s on the other hand, are very good, mid-range, price line counters

The Tekota’s are excellent, high end reels.

Accu-depth reels on the other hand, its hard to believe anyone who’s owned one, actually likes these reels but every once in awhile, someone does speak up in favor of them.

I have a bunch of sealines lc17, 27 and 47 and 4 tekota lc300s that I use frequently. The only thing better about the sealines is that they are significantly more accurate over larger ranges. The tekota 300s spool is much narrower, so the spool diameter changes far quicker than the lc17 with the same amount of line out.

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I run the Magda Pro 30`s 6 of them and in 6 years I have run them not one glitch cannot say the same for my Diawa Sealines 17`s.

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The Daiwa Sealine 17’s have a poor history that has been well documented here on IDO.
The Daiwa Sealine 27’s & 47’s on the other hand, are very good, mid-range, price line counters

The Tekota’s are excellent, high end reels.

Accu-depth reels on the other hand, its hard to believe anyone who’s owned one, actually likes these reels but every once in awhile, someone does speak up in favor of them.

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Hard to fault the 4 I have. No failures and I have the last two model changes. Glad I was lucky and saved money.

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As much as I like my tekotas, I really want to try an Okuma Coldwater in left hand retrieve.

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I got one of these for Xmas this year, can’t wait to try it out on the big Kansas Wipers! I’ve used the Sealines and they are nice, but I really wanted a left hand retrieve this time.

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Does yours tick a lot when reeling. The only one I handled had a noticeable tick to it. Not loud, but noticeable, and louder than my tekotas. Which is the only reason I didn’t buy one. I think over time it would have drove me nuts.

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I just checked, there is a clicking noise when reeling. However, FWIW it is no louder than my dads Sealines.

Thanks for all the info. I don’t think I will ever be using my rods for anything other than walleyes. So it appears to me after everyone has their own opinion on what to buy, I need to narrow it down and just get a good feel for what I want to buy. You guys have all provided me with the info I was looking for.