Cabela's Ripcord, Cortland Spectron, and a Penn reel survey.

[Patrick]

Looking through Cabela's catalog. They now have 3 versions of Ripcord. My question is, what's the difference?! One is plain old Ripcord, the other is Ripcord SI, and now this new one is Ripcord Si[sub]x[/sub]. I looked at the specs of each of them. Nothing different really. Same stuff. What is their angle? Looking for better behavior?

While we are on the subject of braids. Tell me about the Cortland Spectron. Diameters and stuff. Plus, how is it behaved to the Super braids like Whiplash and compared to fused lines like Fireline? What class does it fall into?

Now the final topic. Penn conventional reels. For bait fishing, which would you rather have? The new flashy Penn 525 mag or the old Squidder? Secret option C is a Squidder with magnets in it.