[JohnB]

Penn is yet another US company that the product and service have tanked [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]. IMHO, they are the worst supported product in the world.
I am in the process of replacing all my personal and charter gear with shimano toriums and 4500-6500 baitrunners.
The Shimano products are great, and the service is even better. This is after 15 years of using nothing but Penns.
Some of their ultra high end Penn stuff is good, but the rest is useless (IMHO). I try to use US made goods, but I didn't feel I had a choice. I heard a rumor that most of the lower-mid level Penn stuff was made in China, and alot of the Shimano reels actually are made in Indonesia, go figure...