The 6500LL combo works great, have used it for freshwater cats to pier and surf on the coast. The reel is bulletproof, easy to maintain and the drag is crazy tough. The rod 7'MH worked great too, for about a couple of years.....but a couple of months ago I noticed an insert had popped out of an eye that had cracked. I know the rod is not the expensive part of this combo, probably a throwaway item to Penn. I purchased an ugly stik tiger elite 7' H to replace this rod, but will still spend the $10 or so to get the eye fixed and use the rod as a spare. The blank is good, but just cheap eyes are something to watch out for.

This is a great reel. I have fished numerous times from the shore and have completely dunked this reel several times in the ocean inadvertently. I simply soaked the reel in soapy water to rinse off and this reel has shown no signs of water penetrating. It still works like the day I bought it.

I have the 4500,6500,&7500 you can’t go wrong with the Spin Fisher. Smooth action and easy to use

Shark, stripes, blues everything is fun on this rod!!!!

Performer, All around use dropping trolling casting

The price was right and it was a gift for my son. I was not sure he would take care of it or care about it at all. I did not want to get junk but I was not going to get him a Lami , let alone a a Mojo and VS. This is wonderful. I'm buying one for myself

This is an awesome combo. Smooth, reliable, and made to last. Love offshore fishing with combo. Caught Mahi and Snapper on my first trip with combo. Cant wait to use it again

Purchased for live lining bunker for Striped Bass from boat. Perfect application to be able to.both cast to snag and free spool to catch.

Best fluke setup I own. Also good for schoolie fish. Handles them nicely and is powerful enough for a bigger fish. Reel is smooth and has a nice drag.

This is my second 3500. I surf fish the NC coast and this combo is perfect for everything in the surf.

Paired with 20# power pro. Handles snook just fine

I decided to purchase this combo pack after reading other people's review. But I will say this combo is ok if you are only on the small game. I caught a 25" blue and a 22" striper takes forever to get them in. Reel is not smooth and hard to turn for heavy fishes.

Very good reel, used for inshore fishing for snook and tarpon.

I use this rod and reel combo for rockfishing... It does pretty well with 30" and under but def have to work to get a fish bigger than that. It is a very smooth reel has great action. I loaded it up with 30lb braid and haven't had a problem at all.

I decided to spool the reel with 50lbs braid almost 600 yards of line give me an amazing advance for my saltwater fishing trips.