And sometimes it can be down right funny

Things not to do when fishing, casting into tree branches, climbing tree to get back your lure and having branch give way and dropping you into water. Leaning forward to pull lure out of brush from a boat and having the crap scared out of you when an animal jumps out from under bush or a fish splashes water in your face.

Trying to explain to your wife or girl friend how you got wet.
What ever you do don’t put the fish in old newspaper and leave it in the back seat for a few days P. U. Don’t tell your friend that the water is not very deep and he needs to wade out to a certain rock to catch anything. As he disappears from site when he steps into deep water be sure your not laughing so hard you cant run away when he comes back.

Don’t ever stand close (with in 30’) of a fly fisherman or you may lose your hat, glasses or worse get hooked in the arse, just try to explain that one! If fishing from a rubber boat be careful not to hook it and if you do pray for divine help, because your friends may be laughing to hard.

When your launching your boat be sure your brakes work before you see if your truck floats. Make sure your engine is running before you push away from dock into traffic oh and have plenty of gas.
Bring a flare just in case your boat has trouble or worse yet it starts to take on water because your buddy forgot to put back the plug in bottom of boat, or the prop just falls off.


When in a river obey the no wake law especially when passing by smaller boats you don’t want to be ducking bullets. Going fast on a river may seem like fun just be sure to stay in the channel or you may rip out your bottom. Also watch out for others around the bend you don’t want to ram into a police boat.

Be aware of what’s around you, if you see a lot of seagulls diving at bait in the water do not use a top water bait. If your on a boat deep sea fishing and it’s a wood boat watch out for bees nests they can ruin your whole day.

You may think its not your day when you finally hook into a nice bass only to lose it to a Bald Eagle. Or at the end of a no fish day you find your car or truck has a flat tire and the spare is in the garage!

Worse still is the day when you and 3 friends decide to take the boat to a sand spit and enjoy a day drinking and surf fishing. 1st you have forgotten to put the anchor out as you had dragged boat on shore you thought you wouldn’t need it, but you forgot the incoming tide.
2nd everybody decides to go for a swim leaving their pants by their cooler after their swim they cant find their pants and only their underwear is left.

Along about this time a police boat shows up with their boat in tow. How so ever you cant prove the boat is yours because your wallet is gone along with your pants. Well the cops help you search for your pants but its getting dark now, after half an hour they call it quits and bring the guys with their boat in tow back to the town pier.

The pier is lit up like a Christmas tree seems someone brought in a big fish a 750lb Mako shark and the local news is covering it. Well you guessed it he saw the police boat with the three guys in their underwear and the boat in tow and was waiting when they tied up. Their story made the front page!

The moral to this story is never piss off your girl friend or wife or better yet don't tell them about your outing or they may steal your pants Lmao.
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Penn International Big Game Reels Review

The unmistakable gleaming, corrosion-resistant anodized gold of Penn International reels sets you apart as an angler who fishes with the best. The forged-aluminum spools are machined for precise alignment, and the 1-piece machined-aluminum frames provide the utmost in strength and rigidity. Powerful lever drag system features super-smooth and durable HT100 drag material, adjustable drag control knob, and frees pool, strike and full drag settings. The adjustable drag clicker on the 80STW model lets you set just the right amount of tension for your fishing style. High-strength, machine-cut stainless steel gears; ultra-smooth shielded stainless steel ball bearings. All 2-speed models have the Penn exclusive Two-Speed system that lets you instantly choose between fast retrieve speed or low power speed with the push of a button. Made in USA!

30VSW 30lb/900yards 2 speed
70VS 80lb/600yards 2 speed
50VSW 50lb/850yards 2 speed
16VS 16lb/1000yards 2 speed
80VSW 180lb/950yards 2 speed

The Penn International series is known throughout the world as the leader in big game fishing reels. Its outstanding performance and unique features ranks it high above the rest of the reels in the market with 200 world records! If you run a fishing charter service and are not using Penn International Reels most serious fishermen wont go out with you. The 16VS is built for light-line pursuits, inshore and offshore. The 16VSX utilizes super-braid lines with heavier drag settings.

Penn International Big Game Reels are the best reels you can get for fighting really big fish like marlin, tuna or sharks if you ask any charter boat captain he will give you a colorful reason why it is the best and why it’s the only reels they use.
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Penn Senator Reels Revies

Penn Senator Reels are great for heavier saltwater applications, these powerful, high-performance reels feature a classic design with tough molded side-plates and 2 chrome-plated brass rings with chrome-plated frame posts. Equipped with precision machined stainless steel gears and spool spindles, Penn star drag, a comfortable torpedo handle and quality HT100 drag washers

6/0 114 ratio 2.1:1, 48 oz 50 lb/475 yards

9/0 115L ratio 2.5:1 55 oz 50 lb/675 yards

This Penn Senator series of reels is among the strongest of big-game reels available it’s a tough guy reel no doubt about it. This is the best and longest lasting reel you could ever have you can find more expensive reels just not better.

Some whom have bought this Penn Senator reel are complaining about getting a different handle then the torpedo grip its supposed to have, I say bring it back get another but have them open the box to be sure it has the right one. I called Penn MFG. Company about this they said it was probably just a mistake, someone on the assembly line just put the wrong one on.

Most people that buy this Penn Senator reel use it to go for some pretty hefty fish I read a repot of 1 guy that brought in a 800 pound tiger shark whoa.
This is a great reel the drag can handle anything and everything, this is a very impressive reel.

Penn Senator Reels have a special reputation among saltwater fishermen. Quite a few record fish have been caught on Penn Senator Reels and anglers who own the reel are quick to claim that a better reel for the money simply does not exist.

Penn GT Series Lever Drag Reels Review

The Penn GT Lever Drag conventional reels have an all graphite body that’s going to make this reel a lot lighter and better for jigging either from a boat or a pier or for what ever type fishing you plan to do.

A popular choice for trollers and live-bait anglers alike due to their incredible toughness. Lever drag allows precise control during the fight, allowing you to boat more fish. Graphite frame, anodized aluminum spool, stainless pinion, manganese-bronze main gear, 4 aircraft-grade sealed stainless ball bearings.
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From all the reviews I have seen on the Penn GT Lever Drag it sure looks like a winner 5 out of 5 say they have caught some really awesome fish with this series of Penn Reels. I am still looking to see if there’s anything bad reported on them.

I found a few whom don’t think it as good as the 309 howsoever they don’t go into any real detail as to why its not very good, I have both and have had no trouble with either and I am not very gentle with my Penn Reels.

The last time I used my Penn GT Lever Drag was when I was fishing from 4th cliff beach by the North River for stripers and blues. There were people in a boat just offshore to one side of my friends and I. One in the boat caught a blue and tried to kiss it like it was a freshwater bass, it bit the tip of his nose off well it was pretty funny to those on the beach loll.

Penn Levelwind Reels Review

The Penn Levelwind reels can be used for lots of different types of fishing like a casting reel for surf fishing, deep sea fishing, bottom fishing, trolling in fresh or salt water, jigging or even pier fishing this is a very versatile Penn fishing reel.
You will need a stout fishing rod when using these reels, they come with a nice torpedo grip handle for easy cranking.

Penn level wind reels 9M, 209 and 309 are probably the best known and most popular of all reels any other reel is an Intimation a wanna be you simply cant buy a better reel you can buy more expensive reels. Penn has set the standard of excellence for nearly 80 years now they are like the energizer bunny it keeps on going and going.

These reels have precision machined stainless steel pinion gears with high-strength bronze alloy main gears. Each reel has an anodized aluminum spool. Composite side plates and a warning clicker. These reels also feature a free spool lever. Penn Levelwind Reels are made to take abuse from mother nature as well as careless fisher men.

If your looking for a dependable reel that isn’t going to break the bank then get a Penn Levelwind Reel it will give you years of pleasure, high quality, great value, at reasonable price. Of all the reviews I looked at there were only a few who had problems with this series mostly from their clickers malfunctioning.
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Penn Slammer Spinning Reels Review

This is a tough guy Penn Spinning Reel this baby is fully loaded it has all the features of the Spinfisher plus its braid ready. This penn slammer is what you need when hunting that trophy fish. This is what the pros and inshore guides use they need a tough reel that’s going to stand a lot of abuse and heavy usage.

If you’re a Penn fishing reel enthusiast like I am there are several in this series that you will want to get. I highly recommend this Penn Spinning Reel especially if your surf fishing it will easily cast a long distance and will bring in anything you hook into. If you read the reviews as I have you will find few if any negative comments about this Penn Slammer Spinning Reel Series.

Penn Sargus Spinning Reels Review

Penn Sargus Spinning Reels

Penn Sargus is another of Penn’s tough guys , it comes with a corrosion aluminum body five stainless steel ball bearings as well as all the best stuff inside. This Penn Sargus Spinning Reel is a great deal you can use this for light to heavy freshwater fishing as well as light to heavy saltwater fishing.

This penn spinning reel is geared for fast retrieves and tough fights, its casts really smooth the drag is smooth no jarring or snags its just a fantastic all around Penn spinning reel.
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