Great reel for sharks.. the drag is awesome!! Great job Penn!

The Slammer is a beast. Dunked twice on accident in the Atlantic with no issues. Bought the 5500 with 30lb braid and 40lb shock leader. Handles whatever ocean creature that comes it's way. Very satisfied

I grew up fishing with Penn reels, then I moved away from the coast for about 12 years. Now I'm back and I thought I'd restock on the gear that I knew and loved back then. I bought this Penn reel about a year ago now and have been fishing with it that entire time. I have to say that the quality of this reel is not anywhere close to the Penn I remember back in the day. They look the same but there is something different here. The spool has a lot of play (maybe even a quarter inch up and down) after the drag adjustment has been screwed down. The drag adjustment is amazingly bad. It is nothing like the old Penns. It is not anywhere near sensitive enough. You tighten or loosen the drag several turns and it seems to do nothing until you get to a very sensitive area. And then in just a few clicks one way or the other the drag is too loose or too tight. And I still can't figure out what the heck this "live liner" switch is on the bottom. No instructions came with the reel to explain its operation. I keep this as a back up reel but have since purchased a Pflueger reel and I am much happier with it, as well as it being slightly over half the cost of this Penn. I used to be a big Penn fan, but I'm sad to say this will be my last Penn purchase. The price is just too high and the quality isn't there anymore. I'll keep my eyes open for vintage Penn gear, but I'm done with the new stuff.

Love the reel so far. I purchased the 2500 and mounted it on a 7ft Lew’s Speed Stick rod and boy do they make a great combo. It cast unbelievably far and it operates smoothly. I’ve owned the Conflict 1 for about 3 years and so far it’s still operating perfect. I’ve also owned the Clash a few years and it’s still running strong. To me this Conflict 2 is giving the Clash a run for its money when it comes to how everything is operating so far. I have not owned the Conflict 2 that long so I can’t give an opinion on the longevity yet. By the way Ive only used it for freshwater fishing, mainly bass and cats. But I think it’s one of the best reels for the money out there at what I paid for it on pennoutlet.com. I know you can get some nice Shimanos for around the same price but this to me is just as good if not better. I love the looks by the way. Of course pennoutlet.com was super quick and wonderful with the purchase.

PE3号入れて、ワラサジギングへ。スラマー3とはやはり別物。使い倒すぜ〜！！