The Okuma Magda works for me. Another good Okuma is the Convector.

I have an Okuma and a Diawa. Very happy with both. Picked them up at Fleet Farm and they were reasonable. They are very important to me because this Polack tends to lose count trying to keep track of passes on a baitcaster. Quantum now has one and I will check that out when I feel the need to replace.

Rodmaker I have been looking for years. Only place is their website and I havent been able to get them to return a e-mail for diddly.

I key in the name renosky chrystalina, and I can't even get their web.

[quote=Northlander]Ya the clip on counters are a waste of money. Never had one work consistantly.

Garbage. I had one years ago for Lake Superior. The tension device never worked properly. I would suggest staying away from them. BC

Just go to Renosky the way you would usually put it in and you will get them. E-mail me with any questions. I just e-mailed them again and Ill see if I get anything back. Im trying to get a catalog as well. Ill let ya know what I find out.

I use the diawa line counters. A must for anyone the trolls crankbaits.

What rods do you guys like to use for trolling with a line counter. Cranks for eyes mainly.

I am looking at a new setup for this.

Thanks

I like longer rods in the 8-8.5' range. They do well long lining and are better for boards because they will keep your line up higher and out of waves better than shorter rods. Telescoping rods are easier to store and put together to fish with after storage. I prefer them over 2 piece.
Gander Mt. has good trolling rods, cabelas, jason mitchel, diawa, Shimano teloras are real nice, Gary Roach rods, Bass Pro makes some real nice ones too.
For walleyes I like the med or Med/lights with a soft tip but strong mid section. Softer rods if you use superlines.

Ugly sticks man, ugly sticks! 7.5 medium, with a good line counter the right line right speed and right crank it can be deadly! Cheap rod with really good action. I have saw HUGE browns and coho's pulled in on these. Light enough to see the action of the crank aswell. FF usually has them on sale. Or you can spend 200$ it's your money.

I like to use my Limit Creek trolling rods for it. Have two with line counters and they work awesome.

Not many $200 trolling rods out there. At least that I have seen. No need for those prcey rods for trolling. All the rods I listed are from $30 to $80. The rods dont need to be graphite and most are glass or a composite/mix. Ugly stick does make a few good trolling rods though. Many guys I know use and love them.
To tel you the truth my Gander board rods that I get when they are 25% off are some of the better performing rods I have. I paid about $24 for them if I remember correctly. My Shimano Taloras are a little more spendy but they can take some serious abuse. They are in the $70 range but well worth it. I wont spend big bucks on a rod that sits in a holder all the time. Even my bottom bouncing rods are fairly cheap bass pro models.
I spend more $ on my jigging/rigging rods. Thats where the sensitivity comes in and thats when the graphite and lightness counts and thats when they get spendy.
Even at that there are a lot of very nice sensitive rods out there in the $75-$125 range. Just look for good sales.
Right now Gander has 50% off orange tag items. I just got a $100 Rapala jigging rod for $25. Look for deals and you will find them this time of year. They have to make room for ice fishing gear thats just starting to come out.

IMHO it depends on the type of trolling you do and structure you fish. If you are going to fish walleyes on the bottom, you can get by without one, as your going to need enough line out to hit bottom, and you'll know when your there! Take trolling he shallow rocks on Mille Lacs, can do it just fine with no line counter.

If you are going to be targeting suspended fish then a line counter IS A MUST to get baits at the depths you want them to run, and there is really no way to do that without knowing how much line you have out. Now take trolling out on the mud flats on Mille Lacs wanting to target fish 20 feet down over 30 feet of water, a line counter is a KEY piece of equipment.

For suspended fish a line counter and one of hte trolling books will serve you well.

I use Daiwa Sealine 17's for walleyes and the Sealine 47's on my Musky trolling rods. Have never had either model let me down.

I have a gander mt. line counter and it works good. Good price to.

thanks for all the info...i have some research to do

thanks again