High Speed or 2 Speed Spinning reel?

[Raskal311]

I was told from a few people who owns them that they wouldn't hold up to one season but I don't have first hand experience.

[dpricenator]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

I was told from a few people who owns them that they wouldn't hold up to one season but I don't have first hand experience.

Thank you! That's exactly what I needed someone to tell me. I'm thinking the PENN BATTLE II 6000 will do the trick and save money. It is 4 oz heavier, still has 41 inches line retrieve, and 25 lbs of drag. The 5000 series is a bit lighter, just as much drag, and does 36 inches of line per crank.

Is that going to be fast enough to make these lures effective?

[Raskal311]

Originally Posted by dpricenator

Thank you! That's exactly what I needed someone to tell me. I'm thinking the PENN BATTLE II 6000 will do the trick and save money. It is 4 oz heavier, still has 41 inches line retrieve, and 25 lbs of drag. The 5000 series is a bit lighter, just as much drag, and does 36 inches of line per crank.

Is that going to be fast enough to make these lures effective?

I have battle ii in 4000, 6000, and 8000. The 6000 is probably the best overall size, I have no doubt that it can handle 95% of the fish we see in SoCal. And just to throw it out there I also own a Stella and I probably fish the battle more often. The Stella is often more real than is necessary.

[dpricenator]

Thank you. I'll keep looking for a bit, but the reviews on the Battle series seem to say it's a work horse. I appreciate you guys for the comments.

[Rav3n805]

Im getting a battle III 6500 soon too, seems like a very robust reel for the $