Penn 350 Leveline

[gt2003]

Thanks gentlemen.  Just glad it works the way it should!  Now to find a way to get it out on some water.  Living i. The middle of Oklahoma that may end up being catfishing.  Who knows???  I do want to fish and catch with this and the Ocean City Bay City 112 to pay tribute to my late Dad. 

[gt2003]

Thanks gentlemen.  Just glad it works the way it should!  Now to find a way to get it out on some water.  Living i. The middle of Oklahoma that may end up being catfishing.  Who knows???  I do want to fish and catch with this and the Ocean City Bay City 112 to pay tribute to my late Dad. 

My wife and I just returned from Florida.  We were able to take both the Penn Leveline and the Ocean City Bay City on a party boat.  Both performed flawlessly.  The Bay City did seem to be more smooth and easier to retrieve but both worked great.  It's likely
Both will be cleaned and lubed one more time and possibly shelved as memorabilia.  But, who knows, duty may call again.  I feel I've paid homage to my Dad who passed away over 50 years ago.  His reels spoke well of him!

[Gfish]

In the Penn manual, I remember they said something about a 30" distance between the 350's levelwinder bar and the stripper(first) rod guide, for the best line retrieve.
I had a problem with the reel's drag system not torquing enough with this guy. My thumb was definitely needed. Notice where the first guide is located( I moved it up). It seemed to wind more evenly that way. 2-of these guy's hooked at once, on this rod trolling with a double lure set-up, the other one hooked on the back lure broke-off. Probably pulling against each other.