Alijoz 400 Baitcaster Fishing Reel, 38Lbs Max Drag Aluminum Alloy Frame Baitcasting Reel, Available in 6.6:1/8.1:1 Gear Ratio, Freshwater and Saltwater Low Profile Casting Reel for Musky

I fish a lot. My whole life. Used to fish the tour. Own several boats, too many reels to count. Fished exclusively Penn (and a couple Newell) on saltwater and Shimano on fresh for last 30 years. Took this thing down to Cedros to see how one of these Chinese reels would hold up. I ended up fishing it the entire time. Casts better (not a single overrun), drag is better, and the ergonomics are better than any low-profile reel I own—many of which cost 4-5X this. Threw surface irons, top water, rip baits, yo-yo— whatever. Caught 20+ yellowtail on this up to 40lbs and countless Calico. 50lb braid 6:1 gears. This reel never missed a beat. Took South and caught wahoo and dogtooth on jigs with it, smooth drag for all runs, no heat. Good for pelagics up to 50+lbs. I can fish any reel I want- I now own 4 of these. One of my local captains is also fishing them now. If they fall apart within a year I’ll update. Their base is a little odd and didn’t fit one of my reel seats (it was a bit too wide) so check and make sure it fits the rod you want to fish it on.

Great reel that won't break the wallet! I ordered the 300 too for smallies and will use 400 for northern/musky

Absolutely live this reel! Slick looking and feels great!

I find this reel nice overall, but the drag comes on very suddenly within 4 clicks. When loose, the first two turns basically doesn't change anything. I would be nice if they were able to give us a more gradual progression of drag. As the star wheel has comfortable shape to push, you do feel the drag tightening up through the star, which is a good thing. But if you like to use light tackle, your line might break because the drag is very strong and sudden. It holds a lot of braided line and has clicker. Although I have casted it, I can also use it for trolling because of the clicker. The price is getting up there and it is debatable to go Shimano or not. Shimano only use 4 bearings, the secrets of bearings is Shimano have precise manufacturing, which makes all parts fit together and spin without friction.. they are nice and very salt water resistant, but I don't know about Piscifun long term. Update: I've been using this for trolling, landed over 10 fish now and it is holding up well. This reel does not unwind left and right like a trolling reel, but the line goes out well it does not matter. With the clicker makes it more useful for trolling. The drag is pretty easy to use. I dropped it in lake water once, so far still works like new.

Awesome reel. Cast great but I wish the level wind moved back and forth when casting. But if you put in the center before casting it does great. Has smooth drag. Better than many top name brands.

Fast shipping great price looks like a very nice reel. Haven't had a chance to use it yet. Lloyd recommend this seller

Purchased this reel for catfish. I purchased a KastKing Capstan Elite 300 last year that I was so impressed with for the price. My only wish was that they release one in a 400 size to hold more line. Amazon had a sale on this Alijoz 400 recently and I figured it was worth a shot. I was casting 9 Oz weights and huge baits with the brakes turned out to basically zero with no issues two nights in a row. While the largest fish I’ve landed with this reel may have only gone 20 pounds, I think it will handle 50 without issue. I am blown away at the quality of these new low cost reels. Made in China? Yeah. But guess where the $100-150 Shimano’s are made. Dollar for dollar Piscifun and Kastking are taking care of their customers with high quality equipment at affordable prices compared to the same from the big names. I’ll probably be replacing all of my 6500’s with these low profile high capacity reels next year. I add $60 in bearings to 6500’s out of the box to get the casting distance of these reels with no modifications at all. Not to mention, they’re so much more comfortable to use. I have not torn one of these reels down to clean yet. That’s a biggie for me. We will see. If I can’t tear down and reassemble without YouTube I might change my mind. I will be trying other Pisifun reels for crappie as well. Very impressed.

I’m so disappointed in this. I wanted to believe. I follow a lot of musky guys on YouTube who swear by these. Well, I just returned from a musky trip to Lake of the Woods, Ontario and this reel broke day #3. I would cast and turn the power handle, and it would just spin a few turns before re-engaging the spool. After a particularly long cast, it just spun and wouldn’t re-engage the spool. I had to pull my expensive musky lure to the boat by hand as my buddies laughed. Wasn’t throwing double 10’s or pounders either. I should have spent the money and bought a Tranxx or a Beast. On the plus side, it was so smooth…better than our Shimano’s and Abu’s. It just lasted 3 days. Guess I’m the smart one saving all that money….if you’re thinking about this….dont. Update 8/9/25 - Shout out to the seller, they saw my review and reached out to me and made reparations. Very pleased with the seller.

Lo e probado un poco y va espectacular nada que envidiar a carretes muchos más caros piscifun está haciendo un trabajo enorme este es mi 2 carrete de la misma marca y aún tengo el 1 y va como el 1 día

Piscifun is all I run for reels now. Used to run other big name brands but no longer. The quality and looks keep me coming back! Haven’t had a fish the reels can’t handle yet

Belle qualité Satisfait

I was amaze by the performance of this reel out of the box. Super smooth easy to cast and does have a clicker. Perform better then my OKUMA Komodo ss and fits also better on my Mojo Musky reel. Cant be beat for the money

Worth every penny