Penn Fishing Reel Reviews – Penn 320 GTi Saltwater Conventional Reel

Bother Free Light-weight Fighter…Penn 320 GTi
 

Whole Rating: 8.16

Introduction:  Constructed by Penn, so anglers can take into consideration the place the
fish are as a substitute of sustaining their sort out, the 320GTi is a strong trolling,
casting, and backside fishing reel.
 

Impressions: I
bass fish 80% of the time, however for the chance to check the Penn 320GTi I used to be
excited to get on the open water of the Pacific Ocean to see how nicely this reel
would sort out rockfish 2 to three hundred ft down!

Once I first obtained this reel I first seen how clean it was. I used to be very
stunned that this reel solely homes 2BB, and but appears very fluid even when
cranking at very excessive pace. The

320GTi makes a really good clicking sound when in use, and when tackling massive recreation
anglers can interact the clicker.

To essentially take a look at this reel it
made sense to constitution a ship to do some deep sea rock fishing. So I grabbed
MP and we headed out for a day of testing on the
Sea Stag III,
run by the well-known Stagnaros household of Santa Cruz.  

Actual World Check: Paired up with a Shakespeare Ugly Stick I spooled the

320GTi with 20lb braided Fireline. I usually saltwater fish with heavy mono or
fluorocarbon however for rockfish my choice by far is to make use of braided line. The
tremendous sensitivity of the braided line permits me to detect the slightest bites
at 200ft+ depths! As well as as a result of I tie mono line on the finish if I ever get
snagged I can pull proper out.

Everybody is aware of that Saltwater gear takes an actual beating from the weather. On
this journey the climate was good, however the reel nonetheless was soaked with Saltwater. To
maximize safety towards corrosion Penn designed the 320GTi with steel
parts supporting a one piece graphite body. One good instance of that is the
extraordinarily thick chrome steel degree wind, which did not flex in any respect, even below
excessive stress.

Penn’s “constructive degree wind” system is ideal for anglers who’re new to deep
sea fishing as a result of all it is advisable do is crank the reel because you need not
feather the road on retrieve. The extent wind did a wonderful job of even line
spooling making backlashes resulting from line overlap nonexistent.

Inside the first hour each MP and I had already landed 6 good sized rock cod. I
felt that the 320GTi was a powerhouse reel, and matched with the Ugly Stick
may deal with a number of fish on the Jorgenson Shrimp flies I used to be utilizing. MP on the
different hand was conducting his personal checks on a GLoomis/Calcutta combo which was
rather more fitted to finessing diamond jigs on the ocean’s flooring. The 320GTi is
a light-weight fighter that may be a bit cumbersome for finesse lure fishing however completely
fitted to muscling massive fish off the ocean flooring.
 

The 320GTi will get all its muscle from precision machined stainless
metal pinion gears and bronze alloy fundamental gears. This mixture of gears is
engaged to supply a strong gear ratio of 4.3-1.

Through the checks the reel carried out common by way of casting, however wonderful
by way of excessive pace dropping to the ocean flooring. Participating the free spool is
as simple as clicking a small lever on the suitable aspect of the reel. Retrieves have been
made a lot simpler with a properly designed barrel grip deal with paired to a thick
begin drag wheel.

There have been 3 events throughout this journey that I hooked a number of
rock cod on the shrimp flies. In these cases I needed to tighten the drag to
most to forestall the spool from slipping whereas pulling on a lot weight from
to date down. Fortunately on the tightest drag setting there was completely no give
in any respect.