Penn slammer III

[SkunkBoat]

My brother just bought a big daiwa BG for popping tuna. It was a rod/reel combo that was half the price of the Penn slammer combo. Both solid metal housings, both no longer click the bail back for you when you wind (I guess thats the new thing), same test line and capacity, both anti reverse bearings, both smooth as butter, both made in china not usa or japan.
Have not caught anything yet...

I have a Shimano 8000 Baitrunner (one size smaller than what he bought) and I think its great. Love the baitrunner feature when using circle hooks. Its a perfect striper/live bunker setup and its great for chunking dolphin on pots. It has caught a 40 pound bass and an 18 pound dolphin. It will probably get crushed by a 100 pound tuna someday.