Sougayilang Fishing Reel 13+1BB Light Weight Ultra Smooth Aluminum Spinning Fishing Reel with Free Spare Graphite Spool

Paired this 1000 reel with an OKUMA 6'6" rod. Man does it cast nice. Line went out nice and clean. I haven't had a reel that has retrieved this smoothly and balanced ever. Spooled reel with 6lb. mono for testing. With only a light weighted bobber, it went about 40+ yards! Last month I also picked up a couple of different Kastking spinning reels (2000). This Sougayilang is a better in my opinion. Smoothness of operation and casting distance. The only thing I don't care for is the round handle, I've never had one like this, just feels awkward in me hand. I've been trout fishing for 55+ years, and this would be my favorite reel so far. Don't tell the wife. but I might get a few more of these! Good quality and good price.

Quiet real and smooth retrieval

I ordered this up for a new 5'6" ultralight rod I purchased. It's not a fancy rod and since it is ultralight, I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a reel. For the money, this is a decent reel. I got it to target small pan fish like bluegill but occasionally hook into decent size bass so I loaded it up with 6 lb braid and run 4 lb leader. The quality was better than i expected for the price. It its very smooth and casts well, too. My only complaint is that it is heavy. Really heavy. I ordered a 1000 size and it feels about the same as my 3500 size Pflueger Supreme XT's. The weight made the reel/rod combo feel very unbalanced in my hands. Enough that I returned it. It would probably be a great option for light action 6' or 6'6" rod, just too heavy for my set up.

reals are great. very smooth. I now have 3 rods equipped with these reals

I was surprised by how well this reel performs. Its smooth, durable for being ultra light weight, and looks good. Well worth the money.

I own 3 of these in different sizes. Great reels for the money. The extra spool is awesome to have too. Easily let's me go from braid to mono if necessary. The main spool is chrome though, so might wanna spray paint it if going for ultimate stealth mode from the shore on fresh water.

I live in north Idaho and do a lot of pike and smallmouth fishing on big lakes. I’m usually a Daiwa or Abu guy but took a gamble on this one just to see what it was about. The thing was always popping up under “fishing reels” every time I searched. The good: it works. The reel does what it needs to do most of the time, and the bearings are probably about the best part of the whole thing. Its very smooth, but also large and has some weight to it, so it balances ok when pitching plastics for finesse work. I’ve hooked and landed some nice smallmouth on it and it did well. Appearance is quite nice. For sure a “copy” of other manufacturers but I like the ported spool look. The bad: the spool sits really high on the threaded rod. It could legitimately sit closer to the body of the reel about a 1/4” more, I don’t know why it was designed so long!!! The bail also slaps the first retrieve of the line after the cast or any time there is slack, sometimes not winding it really well and even causing some knots by sending the line UNDER the spool and wrapping it around the shaft (also because the spool sits too far away from the body of the reel, see above). This means you have to disassemble the spool, unwrap the line from the reel shaft, reset the spool and reapply the drag nut. It got so annoying that I only use the reel for a back-up finesse set-up. If I had to cast crankbaits with this thing all day I’d probably return it. Also, the drag is extremely vague when setting it and when a fish pulls line on you. It just kind of… slips. No clicks or any indication that you have any control over losing line. I don’t believe it could handle the big pike we get up here, some of the big 6lb smallies made it seem inadequate. All in all, it’s a reel that works. Does it work well? I guess. Would I buy another? Probably not, but if I did it would only be for a back up.

Nice reel for the money

I purchased this item for my best friend who just started out in his newly loved hobby. I purchased the XY1000 and he is just loving it. The weight is just right for the size of the fishing reel. It is also beautifully designed and colored. It is very easy to use and it gave him better chances of catching a fish. The item is the same as in the description box and the image is almost identical to the fishing reel that will be delivered to your door. I am happy that my best friend is happy. Happ fishing, everyone! ***

Très bonne qualité prix je vous recommande

Un 2000 que sorprende por su buen funcionamiento , muy por encima de su precio ... Cómo pega, tal vez un pelín pesado ..pero es normal por el precio que tiene ...recomendable

Gute Ware. Kann ich empfehlen.

Devo dire che funziona molto bene e pertanto niente da aggiungere, preciso, gira che sembra immerso nell'olio, frizione ok....consigliatissimo anche per il suo costo.