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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Penn Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: spes on March 19, 2011, 09:31:15 PM

Title: Penn's New Squal 12 AND 15
Post by: spes on March 19, 2011, 09:31:15 PM
Hello,
A friend is looking for a new reel. He's a Penn guy.
Has anyone any thoughts on the Penn's New Squal 12 AND 15 ?
Thanks,
Title: Re: Penn's New Squal 12 AND 15
Post by: alantani on March 22, 2011, 11:52:59 PM
never opened one up.  anyone else?
Title: Re: Penn's New Squal 12 AND 15
Post by: spes on March 23, 2011, 02:17:22 AM
yeah if he wants to stick with Penn, I told him for $50 more go for the Fathom,
all metal, twice as much drag.
or the International TRQ100 a certain website has on sale for $269
Title: Re: Penn's New Squal 12 AND 15
Post by: Dominick on March 23, 2011, 06:03:10 AM
Hey Yeah!  The Penn Torque 100 is a fine reel.  I had a Striped Marlin on last week.  I had fun for about 2 minutes until it broke off.  I thought the 100 held pretty good.  I had a full reel of 25lb flouro on it.  I think if I had had mono with a little more stretch, I might have been able to bring it to the boat.  With greased drags, that Marlin peeled off line as smooth as a, well, a greased drag.  Dominick
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