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I bought this Penn Pursuit II, about 3 months ago, mainly for surf fishing.  It's a bit smaller than the Penn Pursuit, and Penn Fierce, which I also use.  I wanted it to be a little lighter, so my 11 year old son could use it for surf fishing. I have it on a Tidewater 10ft pole.  So far we have used it on about a dozen fishing trips.  Overall I am very pleased with this reel.  It has a very smooth and tight feel.  It's very light and is actually very well balanced on this 10ft tidewater pole.  My 11 year old has no trouble handling it, and has caught many bluefish with it.  I've been using it a lot and really like it.  Line retrieval is very fast and smooth.  The crank is a very comfortable size for me and my son.  I would definitely recommend this reel and I do plan to purchase another one.  So far the reel still looks like new, I'll report back in about a year or so with an update on wear and rust.  I expect it will be like my other Penn spinning reels, which have little to no rust after 3 plus years of weekly use in the surf.  My overall assessment is that this is an excellent reel for surf fishing and I think it's an excellent value.

This time of year (fall and winter) finger mullet are usually plentiful in the surf.  The mullet can usually be found in fairly shallow water, depending on tide and surf conditions.  As you can see in the above picture, the mullet can sometimes be found in water less than ankle deep.  The mullet are all heading south down the coast.  Sometimes when the tide is high or lots of predatory fish are about, the schools of mullet will be visible out in the surf, but too far out to reach with the cast net.  But even on these occasions, some schools get washed in by the waves, to within reach.  In the picture above, I was standing in ankle deep water, watching just below the surface for for schools of mullet.  I guess I was seeing about one large school of mullet every fine minutes on average.  I was standing with my cast net ready, and when I spotted the school  of mullet, I tossed it in their direction.  We caught more than enough for bait, and I put a few quart bags away in the freezer, for later use.  It really is as easy as it looks.  I learned to throw the cast net by watching Youtube videos and practicing throwing the cast net in the back yard. I use a net with a 12ft diameter.  {module Amazon Cast Net}

I was out in the surf trying to catch some bait with my cast net, when I noticed something much heavier than finger mullet in the net.  I gently dragged the net on shore and discovered a large horseshoe crab.  It's not too unusuall to see horseshoe crab shells that have washed up on the beach, but this is the first time I've seen a live one since I was out scalloping as a kid.  I never realize how spinny the shell of these crabs are, until I tried to get this one out of the cast net.  

This horeshoe crab seemed perfectly healthy and after a few pictures from beachgoers and some close inspections from curious children, I released him back into the surf, and he slowly disappeared.  

It's very easy to put up finger mullet for future use.  During the late summer, fall and early winter, when mullet are plentiful in the surf, I typically put a few dozen bags of mullet in the freezer.  When I return home from fishing at the beach, I simply dump out my left over mullet in the grass, rinse off the sand, and put them in pint and quart bags.  I put these in the freezer, and during the rest of the year, I just grab a bag or two and head to beach.  They thaw very quickly at the beach and are usally good for a couople more days if put them in the fridge between fishing trips.  Mind you I have an old fridge in the garage that is used mostly for bait (and a few beers) as it tends to smell a bit fishy.  {module Amazon Automatic}

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