SAYING HELLO

[mike155]

Just wanted to say hello.I found yalls site from searching about old penn reels.This place is a wealth of info and seems like some really nice folks.I have caught the bug for the old penns and working on reels.I also recently started building my on rods too.Thanks for having me.

Michael

[Shark Hunter]

Welcome Michael!
Glad to Have you!

[DaBigOno]

Aloha!     Welcome Mike

[MFB]

G'day Mike

Rgds

Mark

[jonnou]

Kia ora from New Zealand
Jon

[mike155]

Thanks everybody glad  to be here.

[foakes]

Welcome aboard, Mike --

Best,

Fred

[Aiala]

I have caught the bug for the old Penns and working on reels.

Join the club! And a virulent bug it is, too. 

~A~

[mike155]

I have caught the bug for the old Penns and working on reels.

Join the club! And a virulent bug it is, too. 

~A~

I know i went into the shop last night to work one reel.I ended up bieng in there for 2 hours and took another reel apart after i got the first one back togther.

[Keta]

Hi.

[Aiala]

I know, I went into the shop last night to work one reel. I ended up being in there for 2 hours and took another reel apart after I got the first one back togther.

Hoo boy, you've got it bad. Fun, right?? Hold on to your wallet, LOL 

~A~

[Keta]

I know i went into the shop last night to work one reel.I ended up bieng in there for 2 hours and took another reel apart after i got the first one back togther.

I had a rewiring job on lighting in a commercial unit to do yesterday (better $ per hour than making parts but boring) and stopped by my shop to get my electrical tools on the way to the "job".  UNFORTUNATLY I looked at my work bench and saw the beater 113H I put a PRO Challenger 4:1 gear set in last week, I am much happier with them than the Newell set in my 113H "Tank".  Well....I saw the reels and decided to tinker with a maroon side plate I picked up for the "Tank".  After 2 hours or so of work on getting the double dog cut out done, fitting the dog and stripping down the 2 113H side plates the person that I was "working for" called and asked about his job....oh well, I owe, I owe so it's off to work I go.  

BTW, I also took apart one of my 349's to see if I can make a new Penn reel clamp work on them and checked the retrieve rate between a 113H and 349H, the 3.25:1 349H has close to the same inches per crank of line retrieve as the 4:1 113H.  A 4:1 gear set for the 349 would be nice.

Now I have 3 MORE reels apart in boxes on my bench.

[alantani]

welcome!!!!!!!

[Bill B]

Welcome from the Sacramento Delta...

[mike155]

Thats funny.I have found this to be really enjoyable so far.I took a part my 155 last night and upgraded it with ht-100 and give it a good cleaning.Also took apart my china made jigmaster500.I added a stanless gear sleave and carbontex drag washers and gave it a good cleaning.I also magged it.I am a river fisherman for big flathead cats and blues.After magging the reel i am getting 65yard cast with 6oz of wieght with no use of the thumb and no backlash.