Penn Squall II Lever Drag 2 Speed Conventional Fishing Reel

I’ve been really impressed with Reaction Tackle braided line. It offers excellent strength and durability, holding up well even in heavy cover and around structure. The sensitivity is outstanding—you can feel even the slightest bites, which has definitely helped improve my hook-up ratio. Casting is smooth and consistent, with minimal fraying or color fading over time compared to other brands I’ve tried. Overall, it’s a high-quality braid at a great value, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to both beginners and experienced anglers.

Love it

I took this out to florida for some land-based shark fishing and worked like a dream. Spooled it up with about 750yds of 150lb braid and was bringing in 5-6 footers with ease. The lever system is so smooth it felt like I was playing a video game unlike the penn senators I used previously. Wish I could have hooked into some bigger boys because I’m sure this thing would be able to bring in anything up to maybe 10-11ft paired with a suitable rod.

Great product

So, I bought this reel 3 years ago and I am by no means a fishing expert. I fish off of Okinawa, Japan for Mahi, Wahoo, and Marlin. Until a few weeks ago, I'd only caught MahiMahi with this reel, but it's true test came around two weeks ago, whenI caught the 10 ft 350 lb Pacific Blue Marlin in the associated pictures. This reel performed admirably, and if I had more experience, I would have set the drag a little tighter, but that is on me. Solid reel at an okay price that will get the job done provided your line, swivels, knots, and lures don't fail you first.

I bought this for land based shark fishing. I wanted a reel that could handle that once in a lifetime 12ft hammer or tiger. The largest I've landed so far was a 6ft lemon shark. This reel paired with an 80lb rod made short work of the lemon. The low speed setting turns this thing into a winch. It wasn't necessary on a 6 footer, but hauling up a massive goliath grouper or shark it may come in useful. The drag is smooth and consistent (even with heavy drag under load) with no surging seen in some cheaper reels. The only downside is you'll spend just as much spooling this reel with braid as you will on the reel itself.

I'm using this reel out of San Diego to fish for deep rockfish. The high speed is great for winding up from the deep, while the low speed is helpful when your line is full of fish. This doesn't have as much drag as a other reels in it's size or even a Penn fathom, so don't expect to use this reel for large fighting fish. Huge line capacity is a plus. I have mine with about 500 yds of 100# spectra and then topped with mono.

Love this reel. I'm updating my whole fishing setup with 5 of these reels. Super loud clicker and the graphite makes it really light compared to the all metal internationals. Some other reviews say that the graphite wont hold up to larger fish like Marlin or Tuna but we catch those on the single speed large senators with less drag, and they are primarily graphite so I have no doubts at all that this reel can handle large predators. **Update** I have just caught my largest fish ever on this reel. This reel stood up to the challenge of bringing up this marlin. I'm 6' 210lbs and this marlin is bigger/heavier than I am. My guess 250 at least. 100% satisfied.

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This reel is an absolute beast and it should be able to manage any big uk species. The reel holds masses of line giving you the option of letting those big fish run for that little bit longer if needed. The drag force once set correctly, makes you have full confidence on the lever drag. The lever drag works incredibly well and you can go from minimal drag to max when needed in just a simple push. The 2 speed works great too, giving you the ability to switch between high and low retrieval ratio. A well spooled reel on high will gain ground on any fish after those big runs. The slower speed works well when you want to keep progress with the stubborn monsters. The rachet works good with a decent click. With the stainless guts of the international range, for the price well worth it.

I fish Marlin with lots of big game reels and this reel is excellent for the price

I bought 2 of these and can't say enough about them. I use them strictly for halibut in southeast Alaska. I have them filled with 80lb Sufix 832 Braid over Sufix Superior 80lb mono backing. Love the loud clicker for the halibut on circle hooks. Set the drag light and they take the bait/hook and swim away... you can hear the clicker from anywhere in the boat, simply load up the lever drag and set the hook. The lever drag is knew to me and I love it... I'll never own another star drag... EVER. The two speed is a nice feature. When into a solid fish (largest I have handled on these reels was only 85lb), kicking it into low gear really allows you winch on the fish once you've played them out a little. I have them paired with Amundson Savvy Halibut Jigging Rods. Bought these in May of 2017. Used on 2 trips in 2017 and 1 in 2018. During the 2018 trip the gear button stuck in one one of the reels. Its stuck in low speed. Meant to look into warranty that fall but forgot. Just did the first trip this spring and although it work, the low gear sucks for bait checks and smaller fish. To be honest this reel likley had 10 halibut caught on it before the button jammed. Looked into warranty, and was surprised to see PENN reels only have a 1 year warranty. SHIMANO offers 2 year and OKHUMA offers 3. Could of had Visa cover it if i would have acted in the fall of 2018 but my own fault there. I'll be looking to fix it on my own with Mike's Reel Repair as a parts source. Bottom line, nice reel and they have come down substantially in price since 2017. Great bang for your buck. But ensure you use a credit card that offers additional extended warranty as the one year offered by PENN is about as weak as it gets.