Penn 707 Greenie

[rickyb62]

Guys
I picked up this Penn 707 Greenie to add to my collection the other day
Not a lot of info around on this Reel
Any information or feedback on the rarity/availability/Manufacture dates etc on this Reel would be greatly appreciated

Cheers Rick

[Midway Tommy]

Penn's largest reel at the time. 1970ish. The PUM is standard on this model. They'll hold about 300 yds of 20lb test. A little tough to come by, but not terribly rare.  The 707Z came out in '76.

[xjchad]

It's a right side crank too, are they more uncommon Tommy?

[Midway Tommy]

It's a right side crank too, are they more uncommon Tommy?

Yes, somewhat. Left hand reels are always a little more scarce.

[1badf350]

They were introduced in 1976 catalog 37. Lefty bailess reels are scarce to begin with . I think what makes the 707 especially hard to find is that by the time it hit the market, the green Spinfisher series was coming to an end and the black "Z" series was introduced.

[Alto Mare]

You did very good, those are extremely hard to find, especially the ones with the 707 emblem.
Somehow the black are even thought to find, even though they came later.

I've been hunting down a 707 black for a while, it is the only one missing from my collection.

I finally gave up on them.

I heard of some miss match parts from the 705 to make a buck, I was after the original with box.

Nice find!

Sal

[Midway Tommy]

They were introduced in 1976 catalog 37. Lefty bailess reels are scarce to begin with . I think what makes the 707 especially hard to find is that by the time it hit the market, the green Spinfisher series was coming to an end and the black "Z" series was introduced.

The 706/707 was introduced quite a bit prior to 1976. Their adds called them "new" for a few years. It's my understanding that they were actually introduced in the early 1970s. Here's a Feb 1974 Field & Stream ad mentioning the "New no-bail manual 706" under the 704. Reels were often made and introduced long before they were advertised.

[1badf350]

Wow that's interesting Tommy. Well I suppose I should say that of the catalogs I have, the first catalog they appear in is number 37A.
I have every catalog from 1936 to number 37A, with the exception of number 34. Were they in 34?
Do the catalogs at that time not correspond to sequential years?

[Alto Mare]

Wow that's interesting Tommy. Well I suppose I should say that of the catalogs I have, the first catalog they appear in is number 37A.
I have every catalog from 1936 to number 37A, with the exception of number 34. Were they in 34?
Do the catalogs at that time not correspond to sequential years?

Yup! That's where I saw it 37A :


Sal

[Midway Tommy]

Wow that's interesting Tommy. Well I suppose I should say that of the catalogs I have, the first catalog they appear in is number 37A.
I have every catalog from 1936 to number 37A, with the exception of number 34. Were they in 34?
Do the catalogs at that time not correspond to sequential years?

I have no idea, I don't have any Penn catalogs. According to information received from Penn by Ben Wright, he says Penn came out with the 704/705 in 1969. They came out with a manual pickup conversion kit for them for a short time, too. Ben also states that the 706/707, which was strictly a manual pickup, came out in 1970. He doesn't indicate whether it was early or late 1970 but I would venture to guess it was more than likely late in the year. Apparently it was well before 1976 since it is referenced in the Feb 1974 F&S advertisement. 

[1badf350]

Thats great info! I stand corrected fellas. Thanks Tommy

[oc1]

Sorry to stray from Ricky's thread, but when was the 700 introduced?  Wasn't that late 1960's? Thanks guys.
-steve

[foakes]

Sorry to stray from Ricky's thread, but when was the 700 introduced?  Wasn't that late 1960's? Thanks guys.
-steve

According to Ben Wright — April of 1961.

Best,

Fred

[oc1]

Much earlier than I thought.  Thank you Fred.
-steve

[Midway Tommy]

Sorry to stray from Ricky's thread, but when was the 700 introduced?  Wasn't that late 1960's? Thanks guys.
-steve

According to Ben Wright — April of 1961.

Best,

Fred

Here's what the first version with the one piece handle looks like.