The trick is to turn the handle side facing the ground when you casting and control the spool with your thumb. If you have an overwind the line will spin off the reel easier than getting bunched up with the handle. When starting off you have to cast gently untill you have the confidence.

I would like to buy a reel for shore jigging style. Currently the Penn Authority 4500, Van Staal VR 150 and Twinpower SW 6000 is at the same price range. Which of these reel would be better option to buy and which of these would handle bigger fish ? Thanks a lot

That reel comes in at over R600...

Nice catch, kwelera is a good spot when the west blows as its sheltered, We put kites up there too which works very well with big baits about 300m out for non-eds. Maybe you guys should try kiting out some baits on your heaviest set-ups when the west comes through. super fun and almost guaranteed to get a decent pull if the swell and baro are right. Cheers

Hi there...could u guys perhaps do a review on the latest casting rods on the market...since spinning gear has taken over,most people have converted to spinning gear...but u do get ur die hard conventional reel enthusiasts...so please...do a review on the latest multiplier rods on the market...not sure if assassin is making any..

Sorry for the late response. We were trying to catch bass. I had one on but did not set the hook😭. It came off. Congratulations on the raggie. 💪🏻. Always nice to see you guys catch big fish 🤙🏻

Nice one Fishos 🤙🏾🤙🏾 What’s the casting weight on that rod ?

Nice to see single hooks

Howzit fish ous got the no. 4 evo. What size bait would you say it can handle with a 4 or 5oz sinker?

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Hi there I'm currently 69 years old and got my first penn 285 delmar at the age of 12 , used this reel for about 15 years and in the latter years I used to cast a 4 once sinker 120 meters with a 12 foof blue marlin rod 20lb maxima marine green what a combination

In the Transkei early eighties the mob slowly started to switch from Penn to mainly to the Daiwa 50H as they could cast a bit further than the Penns . It too was bullet proof with a higher rate of retrieve

Wow. Brings back lots of memories. First Penn was an 85 which I got at the age of 10 after cutting my teeth on a centre pin reel for 4 years. Then "inherited" at the age of 12 when my dad died a Penn 66, Penn 67 and a Penn 49. They stood in the cupboard until I was 19 and bought my first car - a Ford Anglia. Until then had nobody to take me fishing. I used them all from then on for about 12 years but the 67 seemed to be my go to reel. Caught lots of fish of various species. Kob, shad, steenbras, galjoen, black tail blue ray, sand shark, a few smallish bronzies. Chased mostly edibles and lots of blaasoppies and barbel. Then sold them all and bought a Penn 500. Later acqired another 500 from a guy desparate for money. Fantastic old reels. You could treat them with utter disrespect and they just kept going. At about 40 I bought my first "modern" multiplier. Shimano. Still kept the penns until I came to east london in 2016. Gave away all my stuff when I left Cape Town and bought new here in E. L

I had the 200 and later the 500, 49 and 49A.

Sho. What a throwback. Still amazing that the old penn reals work to this day. The fish where bigger back in the day. Thanks for the awesome video guys. Really much appreciate it 🤙🏻

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awsum review 🙂 how would you compare a Penn Authority 4500 to a Stella 6000? im looking for a reel to pair with my Assassin Sierra 11ft XH

Can you throw a 7-9oz sinker and then a big bait or is the bait included in the 7-9oz with the sinker weight for the Mariana

Hi fishos great content whats your hook trace or line diameter that you used for crackers

You guys must make more videos like this.

By far, I enjoyed this video. I've never had one on the line yet. This video taught me a lot about what to do and how. Thanks, guys. I appreciate this. Keep them coming. Where in East London can I find Saddleback. Is there a place in Gonubie, or must I go further

A very interesting selection of reels. Thanks for the memories

Can braid be used on these types of Penn reels

I also started with the Penn 180

Thanks for the video guys. It was absolutely awesome to see the muscle crackers you guys caught this year💪🏻. You guys know how to fish. Hard work give big rewards🐟🤙🏻. You guys deserve it

Very nice content guys. I have a Tackle Tuesday suggestion. How about doing a clip on fishing gear for retired guys. We have money to spend and need to buy good kit to last for 5 to 10 years. We suffer from sport, etc injuries so an easy casting rod with good quality grinder is essential. We're not interested in fighting big sharks for hours, so mainly edibles. Maybe a budget set-up, but also higher end stuff like Assassin, Hearty Rise and Berkley

Musclecracker is SUPER strong. Ill be super happy if i catch a cracker this desember

My strongest memory of fishing with my penn, I was 14 or 15 at the time and had a moerse birds nest. When I eventually untangled it and reeled my line in I had a toby on the hook

In the early eighties off the Transkei coast the most commonly used bait for blacks was small Venus Ear ( perlemon ) which were could still be found in abundance . They blacks were not difficult to find . The unwritten rule was once you had caught and released two from the same spot , you moved on .

In your last live chat Don mentioned using a power swivel as a connector between a braided mainline and the leader . My question is what knot does he use to connect the braid and what knot to connect the leader ? . Thanks guys great video

Beautiful fish gents! The nice thing about Poensies is that they are very territorial and dont move around far from their feeding grounds. Lekker that you guys catch and release these bulldogs to fight for another day💪

Howzit fishous. Looking forward to this video. I had a Penn about 25 years ago but I can't remember exactly which one. Also my evo infinity no 4 just arrived from Bilimoria and wow

Great video. Very informative. Please do a video on Daiwa reel range too. 👍

Hi just a quick question is the Rovex big boss 3 6000 is good to pair with the bluefish 14ft

@untraceablefishing Does the Penn Slammer 3 power handles fit on the Penn Spinfisher vi reels? I see a lot of guys with the gold slammer handles on the spinfishers.

Sad that the price of the Spinfisher Vi's are not on sale for Billmoria's birthday

Awesome vid man. How would you compare the penn battle dx to the salina 3 ?

Waiting for my Penn Battle 4 DX. Will be interesting. Thanks for your videos. Werry informative 👍🐟

Do not buy the high speed they have inherent problems and penn themselves dont want to bring them in anymore because of it

After my recent experience with Penn aftersales i won't buy anymore again

Massive size difference. Penn equivalents probably a 6500. I would go saragosa for edibles and maybe slammer for non eds

Thanks for demonstrating the differences in the reels. And thanks for the AMAZING video. 🤙🏻👌🏻

Penn slammer. 10000 or shimano saragosa 10000

What i like about penn reels is that the colours (black gold and black red) makes the reel look tough 💪🏻

The blue penn wrath looks BIG

Was literally looking at getting a Penn Reel next. You guys are sitting on my temporal lobe

Here's a few fact correction points that need to be addressed: - Bearings from the Penn Pursuit IV and above are sealed stainless steel bearings. Sealed bearings better protect the bearing from water intrusion, these bearing will last longer than a standard shielded bearing. - The rotor on the Penn Battle III is plastic. - The Penn Battle III has an aluminum main gear up until the 5000 size, 6000 and above comes with a brass main gear. The DX model of the Penn Battle III comes with a brass main gear throughout the range. Brass gears will last longer than aluminum. - The new Penn Battle IV will be coming with physical seals around the main shaft, dust cap cover and handle entry point. - Penn Slammer IV DX comes with a stainless steel main gear, which is the best main gear you can buy in a spinning reel. With spinning reels, the best gears are stainless steel and brass. Aluminum and zinc gears wear down faster, leaving your reel feeling rough after a while. Stainless steel and brass gears maintain their smoothness for longer, they will also wear better and become smoother the more you use it.

Spinfisher has the exact same sealing as Slammer apart from at the line roller, the gears are also basically the same.