Penn International VI Conventional Fishing Reels (All Models & Sizes)

Omg! I’m in love…I bought the 16 in gold. I was sooo impressed, I just bought a silver one. I never had a lever drag. I have two Penn Squall ii 50 lever wind and two of the Squall ii 30’s level wind. Nice reels. BUT…once you put the Penn International VISX Extreme in your hand, your like, “Damnnn…this is sweet!” Yeah it’s a little spendy but the quality is there. I’ve always been a fan of Penn. Now it’s time to hook some lip! Fish on, boys;)

What a great reel for big, powerful fish! If you target fish that measure in the hundreds of pounds, and you want the best tool for the job, this is your reel. In my case, it's the reel I use when we go deep for big halibut here in Alaska. This reel holds plenty of line to get to those shelves 400 feet down where the barndoors lie, with plenty of line left over to allow for long runs that those big fish make. If you hang up and break off, losing several hundred feet of line (it happens), you don't have to hang it up because the reel holds enough line to let you keep fishing. I like the high-speed retrieve for pulling up from the deep when you need to check your bait or try something else. When you latch into a fish, though, a quick push of the button on the hub of the handle engages the more powerful lower gears, so you can really torque into the fish. That new handle design is nice, too. It comfortably fits my hand, has a nice rubbery, no-slip texture, and helps spread the stress across the meaty part of my hand so long battles are just a little bit easier. The open design of the "X" series frame (with no crossbars across the front of the spool) is helpful when there's a backlash to deal with (yeah, it still happens once in a while). These reels aren't cheap, but they're the best you can buy. Solid, reliable, and made in USA. No regrets here! Let me know if you don't anything in my review helpful.

The reel is very nice and came quickly but only bad thing is the handling the box had a hole and a indent but did not effect anything so not a problem.

Penn makes one of thd best fishing reels on the market. The Penn International series are heavy duty reels with heavy drag to slay the big fish. The reel is made of strong anodized aluminum and if taken proper care of will last for generations. I still fish a Senator 4.0 my Grandfather gave me!

The price was excellent, the reel even better. Used on a bottom fishing trip, I knew it was going to overkill but I took anyway, reel was unbelievably smooth, excellent power, Flawless operation. I would buy again but a smaller model.

Compré este producto y no sirve llegó defectuoso de fabrica

Worked great for me, have caught several fish

Great reel

Ideal for a bit of shark fish and a bottom fishing well impressed

reçus avec une semaine d'avance et un cadeau !! ce moulinet est magique et il ne va montrer son efficacité sur les black marlins, espadons, thons et requins de l'océan indien ! qualité exceptionnelle ! les prochains à bord seront le 80 et le 130 ;)

The handle on the reel is not as shown in the photo. I am very disappointed with the product presentation.

hablo del International 12 que aunque un poco agresivo para la pesca en kayak que realizo y pareado con una caña Carnage es un excelente equipo, tuna de 20 kilos sin problema y hasta un buen marlin de 80-100k.. mucha potencia en un paquete tan pequeño, facil llene con linea sufix 832 calibre 80 lbs

If you are looking at this reel than you already know it's reputation.