I have two Daiwa Accudepth Plus 27 reels that hold 7 colors of 18 lb. leadcore. I have a Daiwa Accudepth Plus 17 and a Daiwa Sealine 17 that hold mono. I don't use them too heavily, but they've held up fine under my limited use. In my opinion, I wouldn't spend a fortune on line counter reels unless I either had money to burn or made my living fishing. Most of the time, the rod and reel just sit in a rod holder waiting for a bite. You don't use them for casting, and I've never been lucky enough to worry about needing a great drag.So far, the Daiwas' counters work, reset buttons work, star drags work, in-gear levers work, and clickers work. Not much else to say about them. Hopefully, someone with a lot more experience than I have with line counter reels will respond.I see the Daiwa's on sale at Cabela's once or twice a year. I picked up the Sealine in their Bargain Cave at a price cheaper than I paid for the Accudepths.The Shimano Tekota is supposedly a very good reel, and I believe Daiwa now has models that use digital counters.
You couldn't go wrong with either of the 2 Daiwa models. The difference between the Sealine and the Accudepth Plus is that the Sealine has bearings and the ADP has bushings. I have ran ADP 47 and 57's for several years without a problem on riggers and wire dipsies. I did switch my rigger rods over to Penn 320LD reels however (non-LC). Another reel I like is the Okuma Coldwater, comfortable, super smooth function and excellent smooth drags but the drag system is designed different than conventional drag systems on all other reels so it took a little getting used too. I run these as my wires now and it was a great upgrade from the ADP 47's. They were around $110 each over the summer when I got them. I compared them to the Tekota 600lc at Jon's in Mexico and couldn't see what the extra $60 or $70 per reel was buying me. I have no experience with Okuma Convectors which is another one too look at in your price range.The question you need to answer for your self is... am I buying reels to last a while (ADP) or forever (Sealine/Coldwater). Make sure you check them out side by side to be able to feel the differences between them.Good luck, Andy
I have 4 Sealine 17's so far. As others said, they are great for Eyes. As soon as the wife isn't looking, I'm going to have 2 more .