9/0 New Life

[sharkman]

One man's junk is another man's treasure. Picked up two very crusty 9/0. After a long soak in white vinegar, scrubbing, and a good servicing. Life is back in the reels. I was surprised to find that both reels had one piece spools.  They are not beauty queens. A wise man once said the fish don't know how pretty the reel is they just know they are caught.  Thank everyone for such a wonderful site.

[sharkman]

Additional pics.

[sdlehr]

Wow, looks like they cleaned up nice; your files are a little small, it's hard to see details. Post up pics of what you catch with them.

Sid

[foakes]

IMO,

The 9/0 has always been one of the most versatile and effective Penn reels for most offshore use.

Only weak links would be the factory stand and posts -- factory drag washers need to be tossed, and replaced with greased CFs -- plus it needs an aluminum spool.

There are many upgrades costing many dollars -- but IMO, just a solid  frame & aluminum spool & proper drags will make these nearly bulletproof.

No frame twist, and no damage to the spool from HD drag settings or braid -- smooth at all drag settings from lightest to full lock-down.

Nice job!

Best,

Fred

[Shark Hunter]

Great Work!
One of my Favorites.

[Marcq]

Nice job  Was actually looking for one on ebay today, did a quick stop at Scott's Bait and Tackle to check what was the parts availability for that reel and was surprise  to find only 3 parts not manufactured any longer, parts that can be found very easy elsewhere

I love Penn's 

Marc..

[Alto Mare]

Good job sharkman, now go put it to the test.

Sal

[sharkman]

Water is warming up here in Florida won't be long and will try out on sharks

[sharkman]

Thanks everyone for comments.