Re: Shimano Bait Runner 3500 vs Penn LiveLiners
Scott
The Penn "Slammer" version LiveLiner is a little pricey. I just snagged a Penn Captiva Liveliner CLL5000 on eBay for $44. It appears pretty solid. I filled it with 20lb PowerPro line. I am strickly using it for live bait catching, replacing my old Penn #710. I have not had much time testing it yet. It has 10 ball bearings vs Shimanos 3. The retrieve ratio is 5.2 to 1 vs Shimanos 4.6 to 1. It does weigh 4 oz more than shimano but the #4000 weighs the same. I like the appearance and smoothness better. It appears to have a better drag assembly on the LiveLine feature than does the Baitrunner. The cost was also a big factor in my purchase [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
Come on down and I'll let you test it out on some dolphin [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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