Herbs73 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Evening gents ive got a pair of original penn 525 mag mk1’s that i used during my beech fishing days. Havnt used them in yonks. I have been toying with getting some Penn fathom 15 lever drags but Are these any good for fishing from the boat ? How would they compare to the fathoms ? They always seemed pretty robust to me. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbs73 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 29 minutes ago, JonC said: I would think that they would be ok for lighter uptide/ boat casting. I have the 535s and they are very good reels. I think the penn 525s were a bit bigger than the Abu 6500 that were the other main rival in their day. That’s what I was thinking, maybe use them for bass and hounds in shallower water ? they are a bit sturdier than the Abu 6500’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Nice reels, built using same parts as 535. Good hearing on American made models. Be good on a 12-20lb boat rod and likely handle a lot of fish no problem 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbs73 Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 On 6/15/2023 at 5:14 PM, JonC said: Yeah I wouldn’t go on a tope hunt but for summer bass fishing they will be fine. I used one of the penn fathoms on Sunday, very smooth but it seemed really wide and the handle seemed to be a long way round. Guess it’s just different to what I’m used to. Which fathom was it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 1 hour ago, JonC said: Dunno? It was black with a round bit in the middle Couldn't fathom it out? Geoff.😉 suzook12 and Andy135 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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