PENN Fathom Electric; ICAST walk-through

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Brewcrafter

And nowhere above was a mention of the SoCal swordfish fishery - that's another deep dropper. - john

Keta

They are off of the Oregon coast too.  We have talked about targeting them but so far no one is talking about it. 
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

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Crab Pot

Swordfish!

First I've heard of them up here.

I need to look into it.
Buy it nice or buy it twice.

Keta

Down current of seamounts west of the continental shelf is where I would start.

When I was a deckhand on a Coos Bay based "6 pack" charter boat I built 2 heavy bent butt rods, bought a pair of International 70 reels, a large flying gaff and harpoon to target swordfish but could never interest clients.  The same for targeting salmon sharks.  I could never understand passing up 200 pound plus salmon sharks for albacore.  Oh well, the tips were good and the 99% of the clients were fun to fish with.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

JasonGotaProblem

Lee I swear you've held more interesting jobs than most small towns combined.

You writing a book, or are all those stories leaving with you?
Any machine is a smoke machine if you use it wrong enough.

Keta

At 72 and adventurous it was not hard to do.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Crab Pot

Hum....
Can a Tanacom 800 handle a Swordfish?
Buy it nice or buy it twice.

Tunanorth

Quote from: Brewcrafter on September 03, 2024, 05:45:02 AMAnd nowhere above was a mention of the SoCal swordfish fishery - that's another deep dropper. - john


The reason I did not mention swordfish in relation to the Fathom E-reels is that swords are not a recommended application.
If swordfish are your target, the Penn's International Electrics are the way to go.
However, the E-Fathoms are just fine for sailfish.


Crab Pot

Quote from: Keta on September 03, 2024, 05:18:25 PMDown current of seamounts west of the continental shelf is where I would start.

Hum, Cordell Bank is in my backyard...

I'm looking into the smaller Penn model now....but not for bigger fish  ::)  ;)

Steve
Buy it nice or buy it twice.

Keta

#24
The factory drag specs for the 800 is 50# but I have observed that most if not all factory drag specs are a bit "exaggerated".
If you can get 40# of drag I think you would have a chance but I have never hooked a swordfish.

If I was 20 years younger and still had the 28' Tolycraft I would jump on one of the largest one of these reels.

Dam I was chubby back then.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Crab Pot

Buy it nice or buy it twice.

Keta

Quote from: Crab Pot on September 05, 2024, 01:42:11 AM
Quote from: Keta on September 05, 2024, 12:01:36 AMDam I was chubby back then.


That was you Pre-ZZ Top!  ;D  :d

I was still working on heavy industry then and had to keep it short to keep it out of machinery, not a good thing to have your head sucked into rotating machinery.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Tunanorth

Quote from: Keta on September 05, 2024, 12:01:36 AMThe factory drag specs for the 800 is 50# but I have observed that most if not all factory drag specs are a bit "exaggerated".
If you can get 40# of drag I think you would have a chance but I have never hooked a swordfish.

If I was 20 years younger and still had the 28' Tolycraft I would jump on one of the largest one of these reels.

Dam I was chubby back then.



I do need to reiterate, it is a Fathom, and as such does not do what Internationals will do.
Max drag rating is only one factor.
Fathoms are outstanding reels that punch way above their weight class, but when you are asking a reel to do the ultimate, such as very large tuna and deep-drop swords, an International or other similar reel is required.

 

Keta

Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Tunanorth

Sounds like the 30 size may start to show up in stores by the end of this month.
Might as well answer the most common question; battery life.
Since its impossible to pinpoint exactly how large the fish may be, or how hard they may fight, the below ratings are sinker drop and retrieve only, with no actual fish.
30 size- 25 drops @500 ft. w/6 lb. sinker
50 size- 15 drops @600 ft. w/8 lb. sinker
80 size- 10 drops @800 ft. w/10 lb. sinker