Leobritz Daiwa 2017 S500J Electric Reel

There’s a reason it is so hard to find this reel, it takes halibut fishing from a cumbersome event to a pleasure. Having to hand reel in 100ft of line to do a bait check is tiring, with this electric reel, checking bait makes you much more productive and you are not just sitting there with a bare hook. When you catch a fish you still have to do some reeling so you don’t burn out the motor but the assist makes it so much easier.

I LIKE THE SIZE FOR WHAT I DO. IF YOU ARE WANTING TO GO AFTER MARLIN, SWORDFISH, ETC. IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH. THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE IN JAPANESE, BUT THE MANUEL IS IN ENGLISH ON LINE. THAT WAS A LIFE SAVER.

I bought this reel to fish for halibut off the Oregon coast. I fish in 500 ft of water mostly so this reel should work ok for that. It does not hold the amount of line that some claim on here. You will get about 300 meters of 60 lb braid if you are lucky. The instructions are in Japanese but you can find them in English online. I ordered the reel in the beginning of October and received it in late November. i have not had a chance to use this reel yet so I will review it again when I do. Over all first impressions are good however I do wish it held more line and didn't take a month to receive it.

Even if you don't use it as electric the reel is just good for fishing.

can't use the item because there are no instructions in english.

Seemed to work pretty good out of the box but it won’t hold enough 27# lead line to troll so I sent it back unused and shiny. It would be good to troll with regular line and a downrigger. It has a really cool jigging mode also.

GREAT LITTLE REEL WITH JIG FUNCTION PUT ABOUT 500YARDS OF 65LB HOLLOWCORE BRAID ON IT.

the size and weight compared to some other reels. have not used yet, as purchased for an Alaska trip later this summer. plan to use for deep drop fishing for halibut.