Advice NEW Penn Longcast XT

[meirion658]

Any one had their hands on one of these ? Just seen them start to come into stock with a few retailers

Tidal XT Long Cast

For those who rise early and retire late, chasing the stalkers of the surf, you need fishing tackle that you can rely on. For surfcasting anglers, that means an impressively strong and improbably lightweight big pit-style reel that is designed with long distance casting at the centre of its...

penn-fishing.co.uk

From the description they do look like a fantasic bit of kit.

 

[Tomthewelshie]

They do look lovely,

 

[Trampster]

Looks good to me, but a bit out of my price range. Just looked on eBay - £189.99 for the 7000, and £199.99 for the 8000.

 

[Valleyboy]

Looks good but then looks can be deceptive. Whether it delivers on what it promises only time will tell. It will be interesting to see how it's new linelay system stack up against a variable oscillating one. A minimum requirement when it comes to decent FS reels.