reel deals

[dognobbler]

help as a beginner to the world of sea angling, could any of you fellow anglers help.Would any of you fish fish with a penn 70 fixed spool reel
as they are inexpensive, and price is important, or go for something
else, i`m talking about beach fishing. My rod is pen 15ft 4to 6 oz it cast
very smooth, which suits my style of casting.Fly-fishing well been there got the badge, teeshirt etc, but this sea fishing is something else. thank you
peter (dognobbler)

[BaggieRich]

Hi Peter,

If you're talking about the Penn Surfmaster 70 (As opposed to the newer surfmaster 750 & 850's) then they are superb reels. I started fishing with one of these reels. They cast well and they're bullet proof.

If I'm honest, I didn't really have too much experience with fixed spools for beach casting but then, with the surfmaster, I never felt the need to try anything else.

Rich.

[dogmax]

All the surfmasters are pretty good mate, that sized reel will go well with 15lb line and a tapered leader, I had one myself a while ago, lovely bit of kit.

[dognobbler]

thanks for the quick reply dogmax & Ritch, but you have now put the cat among the pigions by quoting
750 & 850, are they better or stick to the 70, yay or nay. peter(dognobbler)

[codslayer2008]

I have an 850 and it is a lovely piece of kit, although I did manage to crack the bail arm this week. Has to go back to Penn as my local (large superstore) retailer said the reason being was beacause I had owned it for more than a month.