Rumour has it that Penn will release a new Bitrunner reel with long cast spool prior to Christmas. It is supposedly similar to a liveliner specifically designed for big surf beaches. Does anyone know if the rumour is true ? I love using baitrunners from the beach as i dont have to keep "twiddling with my knob !"
Hi Phill, yes i heard the same that they are much better construction than the liveliner. any idea when they might arrive in store ? I figure the price cant be more than the shimano big baitrunner so anything less than $350 will be good.
Daiwa Have a long cast Baitrunner which comes with spare spool retails around 250 ish and tica do one called an abyss at similar price minus spare spool. Never been a huge Penn fan tho there Spinfisher reel series were a solid but stable unit in there day.
The Penn Synergy Long Cast Liveliner is just being iintroduced in the States so may be a while before it gets here. We are inroducing the Penn Spinfisher V Long Cast this summer so look out for that. Not a live liner but a superb casting reel with super slow osccilation on a worm drive and body seals and drag seals to resist water penetration. A classy bit of kit. Gary Kemsley Pure Fishing
The new Penn Spinfisher V Series is a complete rebuild and nothing like the earlier ones (that are still available) If you are interested ask to see the Spinfisher V series they are new technology. Some models are live liners eg 4500, 6500, 8500.The snapper don't know where the car park is! Sometimes it is better to travel than to arrive.
on 1/9/2014, 4:09 pm