SougayilangFishing reels Light Weight Saltwater Spinning Reel - 39.5 LB Carbon Fiber Drag,12+1 BB Ultra Smooth All Aluminum Inshore Reel

This is a great reel for the price. After a couple outings walleye fishing heavy currents, this reel gets a high rating from me. It spins freely and very smooth, no sticky spots or weird feeling. The frame is a composite material but seems very strong and has no flex. The anti-reverse is instant with no play. I appreciate the braid ready spool, it was spooled with 15lb powerpro braid. It took no time at all to spool it with the very fast 6.2:1 retrieval rate. Drag was smooth and easy to make little adjustments. The bail is heavy gauge wire and clicks into place very reassuringly, this is a HUGE plus in my book. I drug in half a dozen walleye and another dozen suckers with no issues at all. The reel was even completely submerged for a bit and worked flawlessly after. This is a great reel at a very reasonable price.

This reel is very inexpensive when it comes to a comparison of same sized name brand reels. Good looking and has a smooth drag. Casts far and line lays great on the retrieve. Durability will have to be a wait and see as this review is just out of box. One word of caution is if you are buying from Zhifu Trade Co.,Ltd. Make sure you select the correct size before placing your order. I did a search for a reel that held around 200 yards of 10 lb test and this one came up. I looked at previous reviews and decided to take a chance. I hovered over the pic of the reel to confirm the line capacity and clicked buy. I didn't realize there were different sizes to select from in the middle of the description and I was originally sent the wrong sized reel. Zhifu Trade Co.,Ltd made it right no problem and I got the correct reel just 4 days later.,

Just got thus reel and gave it a good lookover today. Nice looking reel and quality seems pretty good. I filled the spool with 6lb mono for Crappie fishing and took some tests cast outside. For a small spool ( I bought the 1000 size) it casts well . The drag seems smooth and fairly strong also. Noticed two minor issues with the reel . Mine seemed to stack a little more line at the rear of the spool . I was able to fix this quickly by just removing the nylon washer under the two bearings beneath the spool. now line stacks nice and even. Also the tab on the spool base to hold the line on the spool when not in use is to tight to insert the 6lb mono under. This I took care of with a rubber band. I would have rated it 5 stars if not for these two minor issues. Overall seems like a nice compact spinning reel. I will add to the review after I get a chance to fish it.

Got this for my husband because he needed a new reel, The casting is smooth like butter! It was a great price as well, the size and weight are perfect for the new pole he also got and he really like the green and black it looks great on his new green fishing pole! It definitely out performs his old reel the we spent close to $60 bucks on. Will definitely order from here again when needed.

I love how smooth this reel is. the parts are well made but the issue I have is with the connecting arm. the body is a plastic and there is a TON of flex between the reel and rod when you really give it some effort with a snag or pulling something in quick. It ruins the feel of the system working together and I wasn't a fan of having the reel all loosey goosey when trying to bring it home. The drag was okay but I couldn't tell if it was flex or the queality of the washers. I have a few Sougayilang spinning reels and this is by far the least impressive.

Great reel for the price. I take it to the salt and rinse it and so far so good.

I recieved my 8 - 4000 sized reels. My intent was to do a total replacement with new reels. First impressions were good. Aesthetically pleasing, fast at 6+ gear ratio, light, and well balance on my high end rods. I started spooling the first reel and notice that a keeper screw for the main shaft nut was completey stripped, and cross threaded to boot. I checked all. 5 of 8 the heads of the screw was stripped. Obviously no Quality Control. I should have stopped there...1) Next, while spooling the first reel, I noticed that with any pressure, while reeling, the crank had a very jerky tension to it. You have to let up. for fishing, it will be nothing more than a line retriever, and all power will come from pumping the rod. this reel has zero power, before the gears want to eat themselves up. I should have stopped, but new things are fun.2) By the third reel, I realized this was what you get, it wasnt a fluke. Additionally the third reel must have a slight bend in the shaft, because at one point about every 6 turns, it gets very hard to reel, even with no line pressure at all. The main shaft is very thin diameter, like less than 1/8" perhaps? It is of poor quality, and obviously not tempered. and NOT stainless.3) Im stopping at 3, with over 900 yards of 20 lb Power Pro invested. The metals on these reels will not hold up to freezing environments, let alone salt. No way should these be considered a salt water investment.If i can save my line (its worth much more than these reels), I will return this product. Very Very dissapointed. They are not worth $5, let alone $30.

Sougayilang actually makes a very good product. I would not say they are the best, but among budget friendly brands, they are certainly a favorite of mine now. I have a total of 5 of their reels. This one in particular is probably the best of them. As soon as I received it, I noticed its build quality was quite sturdy. The bail has no extra movement at all (I am getting a replacement due to this issue on one of the other reels) and clicks into place quite easily, unlike the shimano sienna I have which this reel is replacing. I think if you really want the quality of decades of use, you may need to buy older stuff since nothing is made like it used to be anymore. But for budget anglers like myself, Sougayilang is hitting a market that will probably keep them going for a long time coming, as long as their QC/QA department keeps improving (see comment above).