The Penn Captiva™
Series of Spinning and Live Liner® reels contain features and
components found on reels often twice the price. Anglers will be
amazed at its smoothness and preformance due to the 11 ball bearings
and balanced rotor. This is Penn’s fastest growing line of
reels in America.
Tough All Metal Ultra Premium Machine Cut Heat Treated Stainless Steel Main and Pinion Gears
Serious penn reel targeting trophy fish. Full metal body over-sized, sealed drag located under-the-spool ensures consistent and smooth performance.
Date caught... 11-9-03
Location... Delaware Bay near Cape May N.J.
Boat/Captain... Irish Rose/Michael Sigmund
Angler... Russell Sigmund
Bait... Bunker Chunk
Line... 17lb test mono
Reel... Penn 965
Fish... Striped Bass 54lb.4oz 49" long
Bill Thaxton with his second place 2004 Tounament 16 lb yellowtail
Several years ago Bill tried another reel manufacturer and learned his lesson when the drag froze as he was fighting a fish, he has been a loyal Penn customer ever since.
Boardfishing, a sport that combines surfing, paddleboarding, and open ocean fishing, has been around in La Jolla since the 60’s, but only in the last two decades has it begun to enjoy the popularity seen on Sunday. Bill Thaxton, a man widely regarded as the grandfather of the sport remembers, “Back in the 60’s it was just me and Skip Frye that were doing it.” Today, at age 56 Decker was the oldest of nearly 170 contestants who partook in the event. Article from surfermag.com by Alex Wilson
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