Seems like a great reel. I loaded it with 8 lb mono on a 6.5 ft Daiwa rod. Casts a mile. Reviews on other sites commented on the small sizing, and I agree. I bought the C30, and it's the same size as Daiwa and Shimano 2500's.

I use a couple of these reels on my mackerel sabiki setups. They haven't let me down and I don't baby these reels. Nice and smooth and can bring in a full sabiki of macks without feeling like it is going to break. Would buy these again if the first set ever wears out.

Basically, this reel has handled ( with 8 lb. test mono) Smallies 2 pound plus up to a 48 inch Northern Pike without an issue. The drag is absolutely fantastic and balances very well with a 6'6 Fenwick HMG.

Great reel for the local inshore bite.

Great reel for the price. Very smooth and also a good looking reel. Paired it up with a 7' Shimono Simatar.

Nice and smooth. Had no problems so far and landed several chinook this fall with this reel.

Great reel for a great price very smooth I am very satisfied I will be buying more okuma reels

I paired it with a Sam Heaton super sensitive 7ft spinning rod for crappie fishing. Performed beautifully nice drag, casts a mile, very smooth, and looks sweet. Havent had it long enough to comment on its reliabilty or durability but it feels like a solid well put together product. Definitely an excellent buy!!!

I was looking for the lightest "quality" reel under $50 and this is the one that I ended up landing on. Small, smooth, and the line lay was fine out of the box. I use it for panfish and creek fishing and it has been great.

I bought a Ceymar 30 after reading a comparison on the best new rods and reels in Field and Stream, and the reviewers liked the Ceymar, but didn't know how it would hold up in salt water. I have been using the reel for about a year, on a 13 Oman Green 7 foot rod for fishing on flats outside of Corpus Christi, Texas, since last year. The reel has been used to bring in over 50 black drum weighting anywhere from 4 pounds to what I believe is over 40 pounds but the lip holder on the scale was too small to go over the fishes lips. I wipe the reel down with a cloth with penetrating oil when I come in, and remove the spool, wipe the shaft, and put Purple oil and a little grease on, and wipe out the inside of the spool. With a little maintenance, it shows no signs of wear, and the drag is as good or better than the Shimano Stradics I have been using. Tackle Direct has excellent service, and sells good products, and fast shipping.

I have never been more impressed with performance of any other reel until I tried the pt smoke. It's the best reel ever

I recently had used this reel on south Florida bass charters boat and instantly fell in love with this light weight power house and immediately bought it I live in Juno beach and I have used it At the pier to catch bonnito and it holds up fine if your an experienced fisherman and you can use light tackle it's so smooth you don't know you are reeling line but sure enough you are and I'm not doing this review to market this reel I'm just giving my experience with it so far and it's great it's a poor man's. Stradic ci4 and I use mine for salt water but I wouldn't recommend it honestly because it's made for fresh water but if your as adventurous as me and don't really care buy it and I hope it fits you like it does me I swear I couldn't fall asleep because I was thinking about this reel but the c-30 should have 8-10 pound mono or 10-15 braid depending on what you like and as far as leader 17-25 mono is ideal I have jumped a tarpon on this reel and I really needed 50 but the drag system on these things allow you to be able to use lighter gear.