I Have used the lever drag Fathom 2 speed for Large ling cod and rock fish in BC The second gear really shines in this fishery Reeling in Jigs and bait rigs of up to 2lbs. year one update, reel has been a workhorse boat sturgeon reel I do not cast with it from shore as I have the fathom 2 star drag now that casts more reliable with casting control. Three of took turns on the rod as we tired and subdued this monster in about 1 hour, after 3 water clearing jumps/somersaults.I tried the lower gear which worked well I also used this lower gear to spool it under heavy drag This reel worked flawlessly during the fight against a true giant.I have also cast this reel from shore and it free spools nicely To get out to where the sturgeon live. The reel was set to Sunset and hang on 2 Friends and I were very impressed with the smooth amazingly strong drag.
This fish demanded all the drag this reel could produce. It was loaded with about 285 yards of 100lb braid which was about 15-20 yards short of the proclaimed yardage First trip out I caught a 111" fork length White Sturgeon from the wild Fraser River in Chilliwack, British Columbia Canada,minutes from my house. Penn 25 N Fathom 2 Speed lever drag is a Giant Slayer.
You know that these do not have levelwind and you have to guide the line manually to spool it level.
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Know how to cast a bait caster style reel, but keep in mind these spools are much larger and spin more freely. Now I just need to break that new reel curse and catch something on it.This reel is very smooth reeling, love the 2 speeds of it and how well it fits on my rod.I did use the back mounting plate from my Penn Rival instead of the included one, only because the one from the Rival has a hook holder built into it.Be sure that if you purchase this reel, that you 1. Love the casting and reeling with it, I wish they had level wind but oh well I’ll get adjusted to it quickly.
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Put some mono backing and 65 lb Power Pro braid on, went out and tested it. So glad I took his advice, the day I received it, I removed my Penn Rival 20 from its Rival 7’ rod and put this reel on it. But I couldn’t really find a good lever drag reel that I was happy with as I prefer LH retrieves, then a buddy on the Tampa Bay Fishing Club recommended this beauty to me. I was looking for a lever drag reel that was left hand retrieve, I have an older Penn 330Gti and a grouper I caught recently actually was peeling line off of that reel with the drag cranked all the way down. This has to be the best purchase I’ve made in a while since my purchase of my Shimano Baitrunner reel.