Rapala Lighted Line Counter

A great item to have in your tackle bag. Brought in a lot of lake trout from between 30 and 80 feet.

Rapala should be ashamed of themselves.I bought this line counter for measuring monofilament backing to spool under braided line on a spinning reel. The first thing to note: if you mount this on the bottom of a normal spinning rod, you will not see the counter. Fortunately, I have a telescopic rod, so I was able to turn the rod blank 90 degrees to the left. But what I soon found was that the counter was severely under-measuring the amount of line that was going through it. Some fiddling later, I had it mounted higher up on the rod, and as I was reeling in more line, the tension came out and it just stopped counting. I found the line STUCK INSIDE the mechanism. The counter was way off the mark and by that time, the spool was full of backing. What a waste. What a way to ruin a fishing trip.This product is an abject failure. Do not buy it under any circumstances.

I found that with the poles I have used this item on, the line comes out of the counter while letting line out. I have also found that it restricts the line from feeding out in a normal fashion. I have to hold the line in the counter slot, then pull the pole up briskly to force line to feed threw the slot using the water resistance on the line while the leader is in the water. I do use it and will continue to use it.Works in a pinch.

arrived faster than scheduled,I thought battery was not included CR1632 was inclued but dead. ordered from Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QPM3RMB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1after replacing the battery light turns on. haven't used it yet, when I use it for bluefin tuna fishing I will update the review,

Good product. I highly encourage you to buy this not just for the depth for lake/deep sea fishing but for buying cheaper high yardage lines to know exactly how much line you can install on each reel.

Works as expected clamp seems too small; however, I would buy a new reel with built-in line counter.

Great product!!! i use for Walleye and targeting suspended Striped Bass. be careful not to leave the lighted display on or battery in counter goes dead.Rapala Lighted Line Counter

I bought this as a gift for someone who talked about getting one to help with putting new line on a dozen or so rods each season. He had quite a bit of difficulty attaching it and aligning the rod, counter, and spool of line so that the process would work smoothly. A dozen turns of the handle on the first rod - and a plastic part fell out of the line counter. It appeared to be broken, and couldn't be reinserted, so the counter was useless.I made the mistake of buying this gift a few weeks in advance of his fishing trip, so by the time he opened it we were already past the 30-day Amazon return window.