Penn International spool damage

FatTuna · February 07, 2017, 02:55:16 AM

I have a friend of a friend that sent me a couple of Penn International 130STs to be worked on. Inside they were fine. Seemed to be well maintained. On the outside, they look a bit beat up. Chrome loss, pitting, etc. After removing the old line, I noticed that the spool had damage. There were large salt deposits. On one reel, the salt ate into the side of the spool and created a cavity. I will post pics tomorrow.

The crater doesn't feel sharp but it is reasonably deep. Is there a way to repair it? Should I just spool it as is? I'd hate to give someone a reel back only to have them lose a fish and destroy their new line.

Thoughts?

RowdyW · February 07, 2017, 01:33:07 PM

Sean, clean the cavity out good starting with vinegar & then thinners. Fill the cavity with a metal filler & smooth out by sanding or filing when it's set up. Painting not neccesary & optional. Rudy

thorhammer · February 07, 2017, 02:18:54 PM

yup. a little JB, tape off and sand flush.

FatTuna · February 07, 2017, 04:42:17 PM

Thanks guys. By JB are you referring to JB weld?

thorhammer · February 07, 2017, 05:00:00 PM

Yessir if it's that deep. I'd clear coat as well with poly sealer. Main thing is you want to seal the open aluminum against any saltwater getting back in it. I just did a 12/0

FatTuna · February 07, 2017, 06:06:43 PM

Here is a picture of the damage. It's really ugly.

Goes to show that you never know what you are buying when you purchase a used reel that still has line on it. After seeing this, I'm going to start pulling the line off my reels in the off season and storing the backing on those spools Keta sent me.

Thought this was a cool shot of the different generations of 130s next to each other.

coastal_dan · February 08, 2017, 02:39:28 AM

Was that monofilament or spectra that you removed?

bill19803 · February 08, 2017, 02:58:45 AM

Just pulled all the 130 spectra off 80stw and atd 80 w to check line and then check and wax spool.. Its something that really needs to be done every year. Got lucky atd was great 80stw had small blem from salt. Slobbered wax on it and reloaded line under tension. Damm them things hold a lot of line gotta be like 1400 yds on each one. Still got to reload the atd80w but shoulder and wrist and gal pal say thats enough for one day. 50w s and 30 s tomorrow or next day. I hate doing it but its a necessary evil in the salt. after deep dropping for sword ya never know what is hiding down deep in the reels used. this time i found 2 rubber band markers about 200yds down. glad to get them out of the spool. and of course found the mandatory nick in the line. would have been catastrophy had there been a fish fight going on but cut it out and spliced everything back together just as good as new. Im just about ready even though wont be on salt water till july maybe.

Tightlines667 · February 08, 2017, 04:05:19 AM

How do you like that atd80w?

We have a few guys out here that are starting to fish them.

FatTuna · February 08, 2017, 04:12:32 AM

Quote from: coastal_dan on February 08, 2017, 02:39:28 AM
Was that monofilament or spectra that you removed?

It had some well used 200lb dacron and about 150 yards of 200lb mono on top.

Judging by the way the reels looked on the outside, I don't think the previous owner took the time to clean them with freshwater after he used them. I think what happens is the reels get wet from sitting in the rod holders on the way in. As the boat moves and the wind blows, the reels get sprayed. I got all new neoprene covers for my reels to help prevent this kind of thing.

bill19803 · February 10, 2017, 02:32:16 AM

Tightlines- I love the atd 80w The one i have is an old one sn 70. But it was just used as a kite rod on a long range trip so only got a few hours of use a year and the owner took marvelous care of it. Looks like it was 2 years old not 6 times that or more. It my go to for swords from a rod rigger- a bit heavy to hold. But when ya crank in low with that winch something is going to happen.either the fish moves or the fisherman moves or something comes unbuttoned. It has the highest cranking power on scale test of my arsenal and its a pretty big arsenal.I have no clue how much drag it can put out, I dont want to know as it definitely is way more then i can hang onto. I have put the brakes on a couple of good big eyes with it (150+) and it stopped them big time. Line capacity is almost exactly equal to 80 stw and a couple hundred yards less then a-12.
Id never ante up for a new one(2000 + -) (i cant fish it more then 6 days a year) but a good used one is worth the bucks for someone who targets big fish and needs a heavy duty winch Clicker is strong enough to hold 48 ozs of lead and 2 lb squid with out unspooling. And if there is not enough line on there then you need a bigger boat. Im guessing in the area of 1500-1800 yards of 130 cortland c-16 spectra.