Sorry Fin-nor if I gave the impression I was knocking you for using Penn, I wasn't intending to. I am just suprised at the amount of support they do get. On my facebook page, a great number of anglers are using them and those that are have nothing but praise for them. Thats great for Penn as they had been out of the game for quite some time. Well all use different reels for different reasons, mostly dictated by application or budget. But regardless of budget, those reels are getting rave reviews.

As Carl mentioned, it was great the shimano have finally got a reel with a spare spool. I am not a fan of double drags-baitrunner feature, it keeps it nice and simple with less issues to go wrong.