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Title: Penn GLD 50 2 speed experience
Post by: luckybass on December 15, 2014, 02:17:22 PM

does anyone use these reels? are they dependable for tournament winning mako's?

Title: Re: Penn GLD 50 2 speed experience
Post by: Bryan Young on December 15, 2014, 06:20:30 PM

I personally would not go with a graphite frame for anything higher than 30# class...especially for Makos. Other than that, they are nice beefy graphite reels.

Title: Re: Penn GLD 50 2 speed experience
Post by: alantani on December 16, 2014, 02:17:31 AM

agreed....

Title: Re: Penn GLD 50 2 speed experience
Post by: luckybass on December 16, 2014, 02:32:31 AM

Thanks for the input guys.

Title: Re: Penn GLD 50 2 speed experience
Post by: George4741 on December 16, 2014, 03:43:09 PM

MysticParts lists the GLD 50 at 27lb max drag. A little optimistic? Graphite frame failures were discussed elsewhere on this forum, and a Shimano TLD 50 frame broke at around 27lbs. Read the following link: http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=3278.msg21996#msg21996

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