Penn US Senator reels - new models, aluminum frames and stainless gears

[sundaytrucka]

Nice line of reels.

I am assuming the narrow US Senator will be replacing the Baja Special model.

[sundaytrucka]

I have never fished the Baja, but have opened a few.  Personally I was never impressed with what I've seen on that reel, but that's just me . Still, very nice for Penn to come out with those, there are a bunch that really like them.

Don't worry Sal, they will never be the Tank...like comparing a classic muscle car to one of the modern re-issues, both are nice, both get you from point A to point B, one may be nicer getting there, but there is something about the original that just feels right and genuine; even more special if you built it yourself.

[conchydong]

For live bait fishing and/or casting, I'd take a Baja over the Tank. The free spool for a small baitfish to swim is just better. For digging a Grouper up and away from the rocks, nothing wrong with a customized tank.

[Ron Jones]

How is the freespool of one any better than the other for bait? I can see haw the 113HNs disengaging spool spins better for casting but it would have to be a tiny tiny pinhead of a chovie that could spin a Baja and not a YTS.
Ron

[basto]

I hope they smoothed off the edges of the inside of those crossbars on the frame.

[skrilla]

So we have a Senator, Special Senator, Baja Special, and now a US Senator... but still no Baby Baja?  

So far it sounds promising. Hope they kept the trusty spring loaded dogs. A little too much silver for my taste but I guess it pays homage to the old Penns with chrome spools. Can't wait to see one torn apart.

[Newell Nut]

Looks like they are learning from us. One thing that really stood out for me in the ad was the Wet HT-100 system. I just rebuilt two 113s and installed the Wet HT 100 system that was learned here.

[alantani]

they are 20 years late.......   

[Porthos]

May consider the US113N as a replacement for my modified Okuma Catalina CT-55N whenever it blows up and cannot be repaired.

[floating doc]

Looks like they are learning from us. One thing that really stood out for me in the ad was the Wet HT-100 system. I just rebuilt two 113s and installed the Wet HT 100 system that was learned here.

I agree. Penn is paying attention.

[ChileRelleno]

So far it sounds promising. Hope they kept the trusty spring loaded dogs.

I'm wondering if they're double dogged like the Baja's?
The Baja's specs list it, these don't. 

[floating doc]

So far it sounds promising. Hope they kept the trusty spring loaded dogs.

I'm wondering if they're double dogged like the Baja's?
The Baja's specs list it, these don't. 

That would be surprising. Double dogs aren't exactly an exotic modification.

[broadway]

Looks to me like they took a page out of Tiburon's book... there seems to be no inside trim rings.
It's tough finding info about this reel because when I type in "Penn US Senator" I get Pennsylvania's United States Senators. Testing my google skills with this one
Thanks
Dom

[conchydong]

Somewhere, I remember Tunanorth saying that these reels were the same as the Baja just a different color scheme and widths. Not really any extra engineering involved for Penn to make these from the original Baja. The baby Baja would have to be engineered and machines retooled to manufacture them, hence, no baby Baja yet.

[Alto Mare]

Name  would have looked better on the side plate