Penn is been able to offer high-speed reels that perform very well for an incredible price point that at the time of this writing (6/17) was a retail of $199-$249 for the lever drag and $249-$299 for the 2-speed lever drag. The lever drag gives you the ability to see just how much drag you have applied as compared to having to guess with a typical star drag system. The Penn Fathom Lever Drag 2-Speed reels come in 5 models as well, starting with the Model FTH15LD2, FTH25NLD2, FTH30LD2, FTH40NLD2 and finishing up with the FTH60LD2 which can pack a whopping 995 yards of 65 lb braid onto the tall spools that is perfect for your larger pelagics like kingfish and sailfish that just love to run as soon as you have them hooked.īoth the lever drag and 2-speed lever drag offer full stainless steel gear trains and a stainless steel pinion gear along with Penns Dura-Drag system that until now has only been available in the high-end Penn International reels. Next are the models FTH25NLD, FTH30LD, FTH40NLD and finally, the high-speed FTH40NLDHS which boasts a 7.1:1 gear ratio with a whopping 60″ retrieve rate of its maximum capacity 785 yards of 50 lb test braid while still weighing in at only 24.7 oz. The Penn Fathom single speed reels are available in 5 models starting out with the Model FTH15LD which weighs in at only 15.1 oz. The Penn Fathom series of lever drag reels is the next step up from the Squall in that the Fathom has a full metal body and sideplates as compared to the Squalls graphite body and sideplates.
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