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JohnnyD · 09-21-2008, 12:35 PM

I found myself in this exact situation 6 months ago. I ended up buying a Penn 560. And it's treated me well all year. It's a great boat and beach-plugging reel. It is a bit undergunned for the canal, but I've managed fish to almost 30# pretty well out of there.

I been fishing mostly the canal lately so I re-spooled with 50# PP and something like 15 yards of mono backing.

I tested a couple baitrunners out and did find them to be a bit heavier. The biggest question is: Are you really going to do that much live bait fishing? I decided not enough (as in, not once this year) to warrant the extra weight.

09-21-2008, 12:35 PM	#2
JohnnyD Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mansfield, MA Posts: 5,238	I found myself in this exact situation 6 months ago. I ended up buying a Penn 560. And it's treated me well all year. It's a great boat and beach-plugging reel. It is a bit undergunned for the canal, but I've managed fish to almost 30# pretty well out of there. I been fishing mostly the canal lately so I re-spooled with 50# PP and something like 15 yards of mono backing. I tested a couple baitrunners out and did find them to be a bit heavier. The biggest question is: Are you really going to do that much live bait fishing? I decided not enough (as in, not once this year) to warrant the extra weight.