Making a wiiide Penn #65 Long Beach

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Alto Mare

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November 30, 2015, 10:23:03 PM
Quote from: Max Doubt on November 30, 2015, 06:03:23 PM
Quote from: Alto Mare on November 29, 2015, 06:54:59 PM
We talked about this a year or two ago, it's here somewhere in black & white.
The 66-67 & 68 spool will give you a narrow- a standard and a wide 4/0.


Sal, I looked at that thread and that particular narrowed 4/0 is done with aftermarket frame. I didn't see your narrowed 4/0 using only penn seat and frame posts.

  I am using penn factory parts to narrow these. Seat, posts, etc. My guess is there must be a bit of interest on this subject by looking at the huge number of hits this thread has in just a few days.
And you are absolutely correct! Sorry buddy, I'm a slow learner, it takes me a while ::).
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coastal_dan

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December 07, 2015, 06:08:59 PM
Holy cow, good read.  Enjoying this 'Stock Franken-modding'.
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sharkman

#62
February 01, 2016, 04:56:57 PM
So to narrow a 3/0 use longbeach spool and 99 base.  Are there any other bases that will work?

Maxed Out

#63
February 01, 2016, 05:40:18 PM
Quote from: sharkman on February 01, 2016, 04:56:57 PM
So to narrow a 3/0 use longbeach spool and 99 base.  Are there any other bases that will work?


  Sharkman, yes a long beach 65 spool and posts. The 65 posts are a very common part and are also found on a 66, 209, 309, 160, 165

  The 99 seat is the only one that fits the narrowed 3/0, or widened 2/0 senators.

   99 seats are a tough find, but they still pop up now and then. Another option is a donor 99 reel.

  Ted
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Ron Jones

#64
February 02, 2016, 05:00:51 AM
Quote from: sharkman on February 01, 2016, 04:56:57 PM
So to narrow a 3/0 use longbeach spool and 99 base.  Are there any other bases that will work?
Please correct me if I am wrong, but that would basically be a 65, which uses a 66 base that has a clamp. I don't think I'd narrow a relatively rare 3/0 Senator to make a 65. If you had a bunch of 99 stands around and a bunch of 3/0s then maybe, but I don't think there are that many around.

Then again, the 3/0 uses the 66 main gear and so you can make a 65 sized reel with enough drag to pull down the Empire State Building. That would be a winch.

To each his own I guess.
Ron
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Maxed Out

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February 02, 2016, 05:57:44 AM Last Edit: February 08, 2016, 06:50:40 PM by Max Doubt
Don't know if that's a compliment or an insult......or maybe both ?
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Ron Jones

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February 02, 2016, 06:11:47 AM
I don't know that I've ever insulted anyone here. Alan has worked to hard to make this such a cool place. Besides, he wouldn't invite me to Cedros in 2018, and my wife wants Yellowtail.
Ron
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Decker

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January 08, 2018, 08:01:49 PM
Yet another great franken-reel thread rediscovered by a relative newbie ;D
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