fine fishing hook Bass Advantage Drop Shot by Dohitomi & Co. Ltd., of Japan 1-6 pack in loose packs of 8 to 10 hooks or bulk packs of 100 hooks Partridge Fine Dry Barbless Hooks

With the Mg12 Elite baitcaster, you can make it possible to cast further than other casting reels

The reel foot of the reel allows this reel to be ideally mounted on a 24 mm diameter reel seat, or a #2 (50-80 LB Class), or a #6 (80-130 LB Class) aluminum butt, depending on the fishing application

Ergonomics is also a critical aspect of Shimanos design philosophy

You can fish some of the smaller jerkbaits on spinning rods, but this technique works best on a baitcasting combo thats 7 feet long or less

As to the expense of getting the IPX rating, as you note, it costs money for a manufacturer to get that, and in my experience companies dont spend money for no reason, so Im inclined to believe there is some additional protection built into the Penn reels to warrant that investment