
Penn Reels has a sweet-feeling 965 International that can take a licking. It features a forged machined-aluminum one-piece frame, aluminum spool machined from solid bar stock, stainless-steel pinion and bronze drive gears, dual grip handle, audible clicker, continuous anti-reverse, two ball bearings, and the same carbon drag washer material found on its renowned big-game reels. (Price: $190.)