If you had to pick one reel company would it be:

[Baja Bev]

Accurate, Avet, or Shimano?
Potentially covering every rod you owned for all Pacific pelagics, light inshore, and Northwest Pacific bottom fishing.

[MarkT]

What, no Daiwa or Penn?  I love my Lexa baitcasters and my Fathom 2-speeds!

I'd go with Shimano. They cover everything from trout sized-spinners and small baitcasters up to cow gear. Only downside is they drop support for the old products after releasing new ones.

[Baja Bev]

Yep I feel the love for Penn as well as some of my older Pro Gear but I'm considering a Pro Staff situation and I'd have to stick to one company. I've been in Penn VIP, Pro Gear (still bummed their gone) and Shimano VIP. They'd be saddled to Seeker.

[Aiala]

Penn. Not even close.   

~A~

[foakes]

Penn.

No explanation needed.



Best,

Fred

[STRIPER LOU]

It would have to be penn for me also!!!!!!

[Baja Bev]

If the Penn support keeps up I may have to call Steve Carson lol! (I might have to do an Alan Tani drive by too lol.)

[Rancanfish]

Hi Bev.  You are everywhere!  I was thinking the other day about ProGear, and decided I would start looking at AVET stuff.

But we're a bunch of Penn nerds mostly.

[Reel 224]

Undoubtedly PENN!

Joe

[alantani]

bev, i've been really pleased with the way that okuma has gaining.  they make a great line of reels and their makaira line has proven to be pretty much bullet proof.  i have the makairas, the andros two speeds and a few spinners that are matched up with phenix rods.  great reels.

that said, i have been putting together a little arsenal for my personal use.  i already have the penn torque 25 narrow, and the international 12 vsx, 30w vs and 50 vsx.  i need a torque 40 narrow and my set will be complete.  jon vadney is working on a phenix black diamond 760 to add to the 838 and 700 that already have.  that leaves two rods on the top end, probably a seeker 1x3 and a 2x4.  as far as penn goes, i can't think of a better guy to work with the steve carson.

i don't know if you want to add okuma to your list, but i would at least take a look.  bryan young can talk more about their line of rods.  accurate now has danny uribe as the new guy in sales.  i hope to meet up with him when he visits norcal in january.  i think firing jason left a huge void, so danny has his work cut out for him.  daiwa has frank murata, but they are a little light on the big fish tackle.  avet makes a great reel, but i know nothing about their prostaff program, or if they even have one.  shimano is, well, shimano is shimano.  if you are willing to follow the true way of the samurai, it might work.  

whatever you decide, good luck and please keep us posted!

[RowdyW]

It has to be PENN. When all the other reels are 30+ years old try and get parts for them. Nothing like a little nostalgia.

[foakes]

It has to be PENN. When all the other reels are 30+ years old try and get parts for them. Nothing like a little nostalgia.

When all of the other reels are 3 to 5 years old -- try and get parts...

Never leave an old Friend for a new one -- better to have 2 friends.

Best,

Fred

[thorhammer]

bev, i've been really pleased with the way that okuma has gaining.  they make a great line of reels and their makaira line has proven to be pretty much bullet proof.  i have the makairas, the andros two speeds and a few spinners that are matched up with phenix rods.  great reels.

that said, i have been putting together a little arsenal for my personal use.  i already have the penn torque 25 narrow, and the international 12 vsx, 30w vs and 50 vsx.  i need a torque 40 narrow and my set will be complete.  jon vadney is working on a phenix black diamond 760 to add to the 838 and 700 that already have.  that leaves two rods on the top end, probably a seeker 1x3 and a 2x4.  as far as penn goes, i can't think of a better guy to work with the steve carson.

i don't know if you want to add okuma to your list, but i would at least take a look.  bryan young can talk more about their line of rods.  accurate now has danny uribe as the new guy in sales.  i hope to meet up with him when he visits norcal in january.  i think firing jason left a huge void, so danny has his work cut out for him.  daiwa has frank murata, but they are a little light on the big fish tackle.  avet makes a great reel, but i know nothing about their prostaff program, or if they even have one.  shimano is, well, shimano is shimano.  if you are willing to follow the true way of the samurai, it might work.  

whatever you decide, good luck and please keep us posted!

YOU have spinners???

[Alto Mare]

Penn is hard to beat....no one comes close. I can still get parts today, similar to the ones made 80 + years ago.

[Dominick]

Penn is hard to beat....no one comes close. I can still get parts today, similar to the ones made 80 + years ago.

I agree wholeheartedly with this sentiment.  Penn has raised the bar that other reel companies try to reach.  Dominick