Has anybody bought & used a Okuma Cold Water reel that can share their overall thoughts on it ?

 

 

I'm looking for a good reel for fishing for landlocked striper.

Okuma has many options I was thinking about getting. 

The Cold Water series is where I'm leaning. 

My budget is $80-125.

If there is any other reel in that $ range you would like to tell me about, please by all means, I'm all ears !!!

That's a trolling line counter reel. Is that what you're looking for? I have a couple of Dauwa reels like that. They have worked for trout and salmon. I don't really troll anymore, but I still have them. They have to be over 20 years old. Work like new.

Yes, I will be doing some trolling with planer boards & Redi Rigs.  I want to get 1 line counter and one without for now.  I'm just starting to striper fish on Sangchris lake in central IL. Some new reels are the last thing i need before I get out there.

I would take a look at the Ambassadeur C3 reels from Abu Garcia. They are real workhorse reels and they cast like a champ. If you get the bigger 6500 model, you can engage a clicker that sounds off as a line out alarm when you are in freespool (very similar to the trolling reel you posted, but you can actually cast with it too). It works very well for live bait applications or even lightweight trolling. I have one and i love it. It is my go-to for general purpose fishing for stripers, catfish, pike, and even throwing the occasional spinnerbait for bass. It fits in your price range and is certainly a versatile, high quality reel.

Im looking into the c3's or c4's.  I do like Abu's ! 

I got impulsive and bought an Okuma Citrix while I'm deciding ! 

Thanks for all the info so far.