baitcasting penn reel Fathom Low Profile Black Gold 13.9 oz : Sports & Outdoors Synchronized drag and level PENN Warfare 30 Level Wind

Spinning reels are notoriously difficult to control when fishing with heavier baits and lures

On the second day of use, landed a trophy smallmouth (at least for me!) (20 inch, 4.5lb)

While gear ratios in the 6:1 and 7:1 range will handle most applications, and some anglers are comfortable with their entire arsenal being the same speed, sometimes faster or slower provides an advantage

In the first picture you can see the new spool (5.8g), and the new magnetic braking system

My 5000C serial number research continues to point to January 1968 as the date when all frames changed, however, it is the 6000 model that may have been the first to use the "new" 3-screw frame by at least November 1967