Automatic Fishing Reel

These work great! I've caught plenty of perch and catfish on these. Best luck has been with a circle hook and earthworms.I was able to put a 10' PVC pole into the ground ( I think 1" Diameter) with these on the end to get them out further when away from the dock. I used a 1' length of 2" Diameter PVC, hammered into the ground to use as a holder for the 10' piece. Will upload pics.Do note that these will get weathered if you leave them outside constantly. The springs on mine are now stiff in spots, causing hiccups in the retrieval. They still work fine though.**EDIT 1/5/2015**After using for a couple of years, I've abandoned the long poles extended over the water... the easiest/most effective ways I've used these is to:1. Take a 2 ft length of 1" PVC pipe and drill holes through one end2. Hammer straight into the ground about 8" to 12", with only a slight lean towards the water3. Tie the auto reel to the PBC pipe using some strong nylon4. Bait the hook5. Pull all the line out (as far as you can go) and set the switch, then lightly toss the bait out (try to land bait so line does not have much slack). Caution on this step.. if you toss too hard, you'll trigger the switch and a hook will come flying at you with some nasty dough bait!This gets the bait 4-5 feet out into the water, which has been plenty enough for the catfish in my pond.

I ordered and paid for one dozen yo yo mechanical fishing reels, not ten (10), and as u can see by the picture that is not what I received. The package was completely sealed and it did not appear that it had been tampered with.

I ordered these expecting the wire trigger but it’s the flat trigger. There’s no option to choose one or the other on the listing but the ones with a wire trigger are displayed. Other than that they arrived quickly and look to be in decent shape.

These are great "just in case" items.I personally would prefer if the cordage it came with was a little higher quality, but I suppose it could easily be replaced.Great piece of mind for the price.I have yet to take them out an put them to use to see how well they do, but once I do I will update this review with my findings.

When it comes to the kids packs, I cut weight where I can- these and a few other choice items, are great to help my boys feel part of the group, like the are helping, needed & important. They are easy enough to use that they, 9 & 5, can bait, set & retrieve without help but from eachother. They also have poles & kits, but adding these was just unpassable- with the 2 each they set, & what the boys caught fishing, they gought dinner while I made camp & got the coals set! Also gave 2 away, awesome response, so, if you have 'the fisherman' in your family, I really recommend these for Christmas gifts, they'll love them- just be sure they are legal where they/you live.

I tried several of these out and almost every one of them had retracted. Maybe I need to put weights on them or something.

Never will purchase from vendor again, I guess I can be to blame somewhat because I didn't completely read description, But when Im purchasing 12 reels for 27 dollars and I see what I thought was 12 reels for near the same price, i bought thinking it would be 12 reels and not 22 dollars for one, they got me but never again will i purchase from these people, crooked ass people.

Works great

Very good useful fishing tool - I have not used it yet as the weather is really crap here at the moment but this reel should be a must for survival or for fun !Good product made in the USA !

Good back up plan for wild camping. Reel has a good snap to it. Added some paracord and a toggle for tying it off.

I was led to make this purchase after learning about the "White's" Brand of yo-yo fishers. These are not White's but seem to be well made but not as rugged as White's. The main differences being this item has a thin piece of wire used as the pivoting lock/trip piece on the yo-yo instead of the stamped out "C" shaped arm to lock in place, also item only has 1 small usable mounting hole in the fin tab (White's has 3 I believe, 1 large hole and 2 smaller holes surrounding the large hole).Pros: Clean cuts from the stamping procedure, no sharp edges, line pulls out and retracts smoothly.Cons: The coil spring doesn't seem to have much tension; I don't suspect they could set a hook straight out of the box. I had to pull some line out and wrap it back onto the yo yo to add tension.