SHA40 Trolling Reel

This reel looks amazing! The pricing on this is well below the relative quality given. I’m not a rich guy and researched quite a bit to get the best value. I am pleased. I’ve had no problem pulling grouper off the bottom or getting a stubborn amberjack to the boat. My advice is to put high quality lubricant throughout the moving parts before you go. I realized that they can’t ship the reel if it is overly lubricated. Even with a fresh water rinse, I apparently missed the clicker mechanism. Their customer service was immediate and extremely courteous. They have a customer for life. These guys are doing it right at an amazing price point.

I've only used this a couple of times and it has worked great. The drag works well and it retrieves the line fairly fast (6:1 ratio). I have to keep my thumb on the spool if I plan to send the line out away from the boat (not a casting reel), but for trolling it works great!

This reel is nice and smooth, performs well and works well on offshore fishing, on the first outing we caught quite a few fish with it. The only complaint I have with this reel is the reel knob itself. The knob is very well made out of aluminum, appears to be milled, it is very well balanced and the bearings allow for a really smooth and free operation without any mechanical resistance whatsoever however, the problem with the design is that the two halves of the knob separate very easily, the cover half was almost lost numerous times during the outing. For me the solution was easy, I applied some thread-lock to the threads of the halved knob and so far it appears to work fine. I am a little worried that eventually I’ll need to separate the two halves for maintenance and might need to use pliers to grip part of it and possibly ruin it or mar it up. So far I really like the reel and just wish there could be some kind of slight design change of the knob. The knob is the only reason I didn’t give five stars.

Well built. Heavy duty

Initially, I loved this reel. It looked so cool and it matched my rod that I wanted to pair it with. That's the only good thing I can say about it. I have taken it fishing about 4 times, and by the 4th time it was taken out, the reel basically chewed itself to death along with the gears inside. When I tried to take it apart and repair it, I quickly realized that it was nearly impossible to put back together once taken apart and that the gear that turns the spool from the handle was completely stripped and unable to reel in any line at all. If I could get my money back I would but I do not foresee that being a possibility. Save yourself some money and a headache, do not purchase this reel unless you plan to baby it like a reel made of solid gold.

I wasnt paying attention when i ordered this model, so was disappointed to find out it DOES NOT come with a factory line counter installed. No matter. i have after factory line counters i purchased for my other much older trolling reels that i can ad to my setup here. Otherwise i look FW to using these two reels i bought while trolling for Norhern Pike and Musky. Strong and effortless function. Great Buy!

excellent product

I want to like this reel cause they look great but durability is and issue after 3rd time using it the star drag stripped out on the first one and by my 4th trip same thing happened to the other one. Buy better quality it will last longer.

It doesn’t work - does not reel in

A great salt water fishing reel. It took a couple of good sized fish to learn the reel but now I love it.

Most hardware was loose, no grease on any gears, sloppy guide for the line and the bolt that holds the handle on the reel was stripped. Delivery from Amazon was great but the product it self I was disappointed. I guess you get what you pay for.

I bought two of these reels. They both had issues the very first fishing trip handle came off one gear, slipping in the other one in my opinion pieces of junk.