OkumaMA-20DLXT New Magda Linecounter Reel

Very good reel. Solid line counter and build. Priced right as well.

Salmon fishing

belle grosseur pour une ligne a la traine sa donne le gout a l été

I purchased this reel for some Kokanee fishing in NZ (yes we have them here too). Straight out of the box the drag was impossibly tight and had no real adjustment. The free-spool mode was not free at all and line would have to have been dragged off the spool it was so tight - even allowing for complete release of the spool end-pressure adjustment. I was aware of the possibility of both of these faults through reading prior reviews and since I always hone new drag washers on all my reels out of the box (they are mostly dished when stamped) figured this would not be a problem. I stripped the reel, honed and polished the washers, greased and oiled as appropriate and re-assembled having swapped out one of the spring washers for a flat one. Very smooth drag, better adjustment, good free-spool and the line counter was always fine. I also took the end-play out of the drag/drive system by inserting a 0.5mm brass shim washer where the shaft is secured through the Hold Plate bushing (was quite sloppy).I just have to calibrate it when I put the line on.Looking forward to using it.Having just put 200m of 12lb Maxima line on the reel (over some backing) measured out 100' I ran out the line to distance and was 1' under!!! That'll do me just fine.

I have around 8 different line counter brands and i keep coming back to the magda. I have 2 different higher end models from okuma and this is just hard to beat for the money. I have 4 of these now and they work flawlessly.