Penn Conflict II Spinning Fishing Reel

This is a solid reel and seems like it will last a long time. The reel is very smooth and I have no problem with casting distance running braid. Almost all of my reels are Penn and I upgraded from the Fierce to this recently on my go to medium setup. I’m still running the fierce reels on other rods and those reels are exceptional for 90% of applications, so if you’re on the fence and money is a concern or you don’t fish in demanding situations, go with the fierce.Two things this reel does better than any reels I’ve ever owned (this is the highest quality freshwater reel I have ever bought, so I expected benefits out of it):1. The anti reverse handle stops dead in its tracks, it doesn’t have any reverse give that a lot of other reels have before the lock engages. This gives it a more solid and confident feel.2. The drag is extremely smooth and very adjustable so you can adjust drag mid fight and fine tune it. With other reels there are times where I’ll have to fiddle with the drag as they have a steeper adjustment band.One thing that was really appealing to me before I bought the reel was the claim that the reel is designed for braid and it spools line tighter to compensate for smaller line diameter. To be honest, after fishing with this reel for hours, I don’t think this is much of a factor at all. The difference is hardly noticeable between this and the fierce when it comes to castability.I have had problems with wind knots but I don’t want to blame the reel exclusively since the jury is still out on this. There are a lot of factors that cause wind knots (new line, amount of line on the spool, lure weight and of course, wind). It was also first time using the braid I spoiled this rod with. I will say that after reducing the amount of line on the spool things got better. When you’re spooling this reel, I recommend leaving a little more of a spool lip than normal, which shouldn’t be an issue if spooling with braid – you’ll get plenty of line on there.

The spool and internals seem really good. The spool is metal. But unfortunately, the body and reel seat are poor quality injection molded plastic. I had the reel attached to my rod in the back of my truck after a day of fishing. When I got home, the reel seat was just straight up broken off. It was not a very rough ride and I’ve had cheap-o spinning reels on rods in the back of my truck that lasted years. This one broke the first time it rolled around in the back of my truck.Stay FAR AWAY from this reel if you intend on throwing it around and abusing it. It’s not really a workhorse in any way. The reel seat should be far stronger than it is.

I have used this reel a few times now and I can truly say that I love it! It has the Penn quality you’d expect in a much lighter platform. I will say that I purchased this reel for kind of a dual purpose. I planned to use it for both fresh and salt water. I have only used it in fresh water so far, but for those wondering … it does make a good bass reel. I got the 2500 model and loaded it with Power Pro 15 lb. test Super Slick V2 (Moonshine color) and it casts a country mile. I currently have it on an old Ugly Stik 2 piece (6’6″) rod and it works perfectly fine, but I will eventually get a high quality 1 piece rod for it.

I was lucky enough to hold one of these reels in the local fishing store. What really sold me on this reel was the weight and construction as I plan to use it softbaiting for snapper from my kayak around the coast of New Zealand. It feels a bit more solid and resistant to rust than my Daiwa BG but I would recommend opening it up and giving it a good grease and oil on the metalwork as the factory job is light. Great little reel.

Die penn ist einfach unglaublich.Unzerstörbar