Reel recommdations

[italianfisherman]

Originally Posted by bunker dunker

I use the penn squal 15. I know penn took alittle studer step when the company changed hands and I to went to diawa{penn fan all my life} but this reel has brought my faith back.its tough as nails and is a great inshore reel.
caught fluke,sea bass,porgys,tog,blues and stripers with no problems what so ever.for the money is I feel it can't be beat.

I second that.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by bunker dunker

I use the penn squal 15. I know penn took alittle studer step when the company changed hands and I to went to diawa{penn fan all my life} but this reel has brought my faith back.its tough as nails and is a great inshore reel.
caught fluke,sea bass,porgys,tog,blues and stripers with no problems what so ever.for the money is I feel it can't be beat.

Penn has hit the ground running, and has a great line up of new reels.

The new Penn slammer 3 just won best of show at Icast.
Mid price spinning reel with crazy drag..
The fathom line up is super tough.

best part is a big selection of reels in all the price points.

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now if we could only get Penn to make a low profile reel for the salt

[SaltLife1980]

Accurate! Got the Boss Valiant 300 and its a beast!

[David Leo]

Thanks for the input ,Expecially since I just joined, I'm supposed to pick the rod up this week then I'll make a decision

[Reelron]

I use an Avet Sx-J No problems with it.

[Gerry Zagorski]

A lot is going to depend on your personal preferences, star drag or level drag, traditional conventional or low profile.

On the low profile side I think Revo and Lexa get the nod. Pricey but a lot of drag for their weight and they balance nice on a light rod. Just picked up a Revo so I have no first hand experience other then fishing for a bit with some friends.

Traditional conventional Avet SX or SXJ are nice and light as well. I have several and they are tanks, easy to maintain but not as much drag as the low profiles mentioned above. If you are not used to casting a convention then go with the MC cast models.

As mentioned above, put it on the rod and see which balances the best. I don't think you can go wrong with any of these choices.

BTW.... Welcome to our community.... Lots of great knowledgeable people here.

[Capt. Lou]

Penns Fathom series of reels probably one of the best they've had in 30 years !
It's hard to beat those models for the buck !

[BugEye Chris]

I tend to try to buy multi purpose equipment Last season I bought a Canyon hs 15 granted it is a little pricey but comparable to some of the avet models. It is very light I believe it has somewhere around 24 pounds of drag and it is my go to reel for almost every inshore fish

[TomKaye]

Any sponsors on here have a lexa pro 300 in stock ? Not the HS, 7.1 ratio but
either the 5 or 6 something ? Maybe an Abu nacl-50 ?.
(Thanks for your previous input on these two reels Alex. Much appreciated )

Looking for a birthday gift for myself come September.

[njfish4life]

Great choices in birthday presents. I am also curious what some sponsors say as well- and it is not even my birthday.