RapalaDigital Line Counter

Excellent product. I was weary how the counter would perform while loading 100# braid under a fair amount of tension. But it performed like a champ. Deadly accurate as measured with a pre-marked test string. Would certainly purchase again

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Impressed with the features and functionality.

Realy easy to use. Great product

Works real well! Very accurate. It also helps keep your line straight and in line with the face of your reel so it lays more evenly across the spool better.

its more flexible line counter that can be attached to any rod and line.Like it!

It works until it doesn’t. Fishing for SoCal Night time bluefin with 100lb braid, Phenix Axis 3XH Conventional Rod, 300g to 500g knife jigs. When jigging, the extra tension makes the line slip off the retaining clip and slips on the wheel pretty much every time you free spool to drop. Just popped the line back in and kept fishing. Experimented with placement on rod, and you need to find a spot where the line is parallel to the rod blank between the guides to minimize the line popping out. On my rod it was between 3rd and 4th guide. Excellent to drop down and fish desired depth very quickly. Good visibility of the digits and shuts off after a period of time with no usage to preserve the battery. Relatively accurate, dropped to 450ft, and when wound back up was only off by 15ft due to slippage which is marginal compared to your line scoping due to current. As for durability/life, fished for two-5 hour nights and battery was still full. On the last night, dropped to 200 ft with 500g jig, got bit, line stayed on the keeper during the fight, landed about a 30-40lb BFT, and when I went to drop again, the bearings were SMOKED and the wheel was seized. Tried to free it up, but just put it away and used a second rapala digital counter the remainder of the trip. Overall, the experience using it to fish was positive, easy to use and it’s the best product out there, so far…. Dissatisfied with the durability after 1 fish - definitely an opportunity.

This thing is simple and great. Use it for offshore trolling. Colored line is great but it takes a couple seconds to attach this to the rod and get an exact line count. Takes a few seconds to remove and put on the next rod. Easy.

This causes very low amount of drag. Counter is accurate to about 1/2 inch, which is good. I recommend this for trolling and to baseline your casting set up.