PENN Spinfisher VI Spinning Reel, Sea Fishing Spinning Reel, Black / Gold

I usually use Penn Pursuit reels for lure fishing but decided to try the Spinfisher due to the IPX 5 sealing. The reel is very smooth with a good drag system but the painted metal body chips very easily. I was fishing from a rock mark and had to carefully sit the rod / reel down while unhooking fish and it has significant chips after 1 day of use. My Penn Pursuit reels are well used and still look like new.

Great reel for sea fishing on my sib fantastic quality well worth the money was able to buy it on a pay monthly basis which helps so a big thumbs up 👍🏻

Well,As a mechanical engineer, I liked the reel overall. Well built , like a tank. The seals are thick and do the job for splash.Not for dunking in the water, but more than enough for surf fishing. It is smooth. The baitrunner mechanism is really good. Much more stable and simple than Shimano.Goods:- Dimensional precision- Smoothness- Baitrunner mechanism- All metal, like a tankBad:- The ball bearings and the anti-reverse bearings are not standard and difficult to source. I wanted to upgrade them in the UK, but no chance. I just changed the grease inside the ball bearings which are chrome steel. Ant-reverse has plastic springs. Good for corrosion resistance, but not my type. The only bearing you can find standard is the line roller bearing. I guess this is an important point for servicing.- The blue grease inside is horrible. It is sticky and its viscosity is high. It is OK, but with a better grease (SKF), the reel is much more smoother. Also, the factory over greased the reel and some irrelevant parts.- The spool skirt thickness is so thin, It is OK, but would be better if it is thicker.- The black paint is horrible, but on the other side, is is easy to repaint.- The back-up anti-reverse system is so fragile and week, Its spring is so thin. As this is a back up system, it doesn't matter.For the price point, it is an excellent reel. The only reason for taking away one star is the non-standard ball bearings and the anti-reverse bearing used in this reel. If you are looking for a baitrunner for surf and salt water, this is the one. As a mechanical engineer I service my reels regularly so I prefer standard sized bearings in a reel. Overall 4 stars.

Maybe whale fishing to big for normal fishing

So far working great, light and waterproof

Brilliant product fast service

Very good reel and super smooth casting with braid love it

Nice reel lovely quality but no spare spool and they are really expensive so I would not recommend because there is so much competition out there who will include a spare spool