great reel and easy for beginners. I bought this size and its little sister both for Fluke/weak fishing set ups only and was not disappointed.

The Lexa 400 is basically a solid competent reel. I have fished with one for about a year and have found that the line leveling guid that disengages on free spool is simply a bad design. After hauling in a recalcitrant Lingcod from 300 feet, the line guide may or may not be in line with line on the spool, and with the braided line dug into itself from the previous haul, you may literally have to pull the line off the reel on the next decent. No such problem with the Okuma Komodo, which is what I now use.

I learned to cast a with a baitcaster/conventional with this real and it was great. I had only experience with spinning gear prior to this real and the mag casting controls made it easy.

I bought this for casting for Muskys, and I am very happy with it. It casts really far and really smooth with negligible problems with spool overrun The drag sets easily, and the gear system is superb, handling even the toughest Musky. For the money, this is the best value I have ever found in a Musky reel, and I can use it for many other kinds of fishing as well.

Reel has everything you'd want in a bait caster. Handles and casts like a dream.

Just does not have the power to battle large fish...good for a bass set-up though.

I already had one of these reels. Was out on a few overnight and day and a half trips with plenty of fishing hours going. I found more than a few times that the bite was on and although I had several different setups the Lexa was spot on. If a leader broke or I needed to tie on another hook, or another lure, not being the fastest guy to tie knots I went ahead and bought another Lexa. With at least 2 on the deck ready to go I was still able to out fish most of the other guys on the trips. The Lexa 400 casts so freakin far its incredible. In times where you need bait and lures as far away from the boat as possible this reel will get it done. The freedom of not having to worry that your line will backlash lets you fish with the utmost confidence. When I saw the price listed with Tackle Direct at $209 no tax no shipping I couldn't place my order fast enough. Basically I'm really stoked🤘🤘

I just wish that I knew about this guy earlier , because I would have gotten many different size for each of my poles. But I’ve already gotten another brand before the diawa lexa.

Great reel to pull those big blades on bucktails.

I have this reel for surface irons here in SoCal, smooth retrieve and excellent drag on this reel

I love fishing this reel with the smaller surface irons as well as stick baits when targeting California yellowtail and other pelagics. It’s makes it a breeze to fish straight spectra with a short topshot. Awesome price too!

Casts a mile. Loaded with 60lb braid and 40lb top shot. Caught 2 bluefin tuna and 1 yellowfin tuna. Bluefin were 60 and 90 reel got them in.

I bought this reel for the start of rockfish season, and it has served me extremely well. I've caught a jackpot rockfish with this reel, and it didn't break. In fact, it is so well made and well crafted that I was able to reel in, albeit lose a MASSIVE lingcod. The feel of the reel is so nice, as well. It feels really comfortable when I palm the reel, and the power handle is very comfortable. I do wish that there are more left handed options, as well as lower gear ratios for this version of the Lexa. I take immense care of this reel, even though the reel is stainless steel, because it deserves that respect.

Very smooth and very strong. Best baitcaster on the market!

Fantastic Reel, smooth ,easy ,and solid. Handles the big fish with ease. Casts far and long with thumb control, no birds nests or tangles.