I bought 2 of these poles and both of them broke when I was fishing. A small 1 1/2 fish broke these poles. Expected better from Penn. I will never buy another fishing pole from them.

Awesome rod for what I need it for! Using out cod jigging 👌👌

If you’re looking to get into conventional surf casting and don’t want to break the bank, this is the best option for you

Update: I've owned this reel for over a year now and use it for off shore in Southern California using 25lb floracarbon and 30lb braid tied using the FG knot. My fishing buddy just ordered one after using mine this past weekend. I put 15 on board before he landed using his old rig. These were big Bonita and put up great fights. I have no fear of hooking up a big yellowtail with this little guy. I also have two other Penn Squalls including the 25N which I also love. The Squall 15 is a great caster using live bait and no weights. The magnetic cast control is wonderful. The 25N is good when throwing iron and takes a little while to get the hang of without the cast control. I highly recommend these reels for boat fishing and so do my buddies who have used mine. After getting spanked, they've ordered Penn Squall as well!

Very nice light reel. The cast controls insure that backlash is a thing of the past. I loaded the reel with braid and boat cast with live bait looking for yellowtail in Southern California. I recommend the SQL15 to my friends and am a happy user. In fact, I like the Squall series so much that I now own 3 Penn SQL reels, the 15, 25n and the 30! Great value too!

Penn makes one of thd best fishing reels on the market. The Penn International series are heavy duty reels with heavy drag to slay the big fish. The reel is made of strong anodized aluminum and if taken proper care of will last for generations. I still fish a Senator 4.0 my Grandfather gave me!