PENNFathom® Lever Drag 2 Speed

Good reel quality

I've purchased several of these Fathoms to upgrade my tackle from older Penns and Newells. All have been great except one, a 15 which wasn't shifting consistently into low gear. Initially I thought this particular reel needed to be "broken-in". Thus I used this particular 15 on one trip with 25# mono topshot. Other than the shifting which sometimes needed coaxing into low range, the reel worked very well easily handling several yellowtail and larger grade 15# bonito. Of course one could argue the need for a two speed reel with 25# line because it is almost like cheating to winch in the fish when it's at 'color'. While I was quite pleased with this particular reel overall, however after the trip I considered having this reel sent in for warranty or having it replaced under warranty. I opted for the easier option to replace it. The replacement Fathom 15 shifts flawlessly like all the others I have. Now I've noticed the price has gone down considerably for the original version "15" so get one while you still can. I intend to fish my 15s with 20# and 25# due to their limited line capacity. I should mention I use a 25N with 30# mono.

Haven’t used it yet but I know this is going to be a perfect tuna light tackle set up

From Alaska to Japan, I've used these reels trolling and vertical jigging. No mechanical issues. I probably don't know any better, but no complaints. Own 2.

I have many Penn reels and rods, like all others, this one is very solid and strong, I will use it for Sea bass and Black fish later this year.

I’m fishing 20 lb line on the 15 size reel with spectra backing and it’s awesome. 2-speed might be overkill for that line class, but for the price and quality... why not!?!? I also have 25, 30, and 40 size reels and they are all great! Killed a lot of yellowfin and bluefin tunas with these. All the engineering of the Penn Torque reels at half the price.

Great real - doesn’t break like the other expensive brands