FULL FAT FATHOM

PENN FATHOM 400 LP RRP: £270

I’D NEVER CONSIDERED USING A BAITCASTING reel for sea fishing, that was until a friend of mine loaned me one for a boat trip targeting black bream in East Devon. I spent the day lowering flapping rigs off the side of the boat, it was easy fishing and I didn’t exactly put the reel through its paces.

This was a smaller low-profile baitcasting reel, it was really nice to fish with and handled everything that particular day threw at me. Upon returning the reel to my friend, he asked me what I thought and we went on to discuss the full potential of low-profile reels, with regards to sea