I have bought 4 reels from temu. 3 were sougayilang, the blue and gold one in 5000 size i put on a a new 6' ugly stick. A red and black one at 7000 size on a 7' shakespear tiger rod, and a gold billings 7000 also on a tiger rod. Then I got the 12000 size carp reel on a 10' mad katz pole. All work well. I don't trust the rods but sougayilang seems like a decent brand so far. I Actually like the handle folding mechanism on the red and blue reels. I also got some tackle kits. The 404 piece actually has a lot of stuff in it. I also bought a 50 pack of 6/0 and 8/0 hooks for catfish and saltwater. All work just as good as anything else I have. The drag is actually an upgrade compared to the tiger reels seeing as the sougayilang and billings have 26lbs of drag while the tiger reels have 12lbs.
Great to hear that companies are reaching out to you Jason, to help promote their products. There's some decent products you shared there. The spoons and pack look a bit flakey.
Is that what my videos sound like with the kids playing in the background. 🤣 Seems like it’s a good budget option. Especially for some of that fishing gear that so easily gets lost.
I am very cautious about Temu. It just seems like it's another Wish, or Ali Express, or Ali Baba. Yes, the items are incredibly inexpensive, but that doesn't mean that the quality is any good.
For things like weights and hardware things (like the tackle box) is fine. If you go to Walmart it’s coming from china anyway. But things like poles, electronics, clothes, etc is completely different
My 10yo daughter been on a Temu reel and rigging for a year now, imo better quality than a low range Shimano FX/Okuma Revenger. We've eaten fish from her outfit and now I know she enjoys the hobby I can safely spend the money on a "real" outfit on her bday. Plenty of hidden gems in China if you do the work to find them.
@@I_like_playing_video_games Yes, I would recommend them. The hooks are sharp, they are pretty sturdy, they have nice detail to them. I've actually caught some nice fish on them. Plus if they get snagged they're cheap so it's not like losing an $8.00 Googan lure.
This video was filmed a month ago. Since I filmed this, I've used almost everything a couple times. The only thing I would say is complete junk is the inline Mepps style spinner baits. Other than that, everything has been decent. I will be talking about the back pack in next week's video. I can/will do a follow up video to let everyone know how stuff has held up or worked out.
