Finally built my 20/0

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1badf350

#15
March 30, 2022, 03:35:03 PM
Thank you everyone!
-Chris

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."
John Wayne as J.B. Books in "The Shootist"

jgp12000

#16
March 30, 2022, 04:55:55 PM
That's too purty to fish with, I hear the jaws theme in my head though... 20/0 WOW ! It's a work of art !

JasonGotaProblem

#17
March 30, 2022, 07:01:15 PM
I really wanna know how much line you end up putting on there.
Any machine is a smoke machine if you use it wrong enough.

Gfish

#18
March 30, 2022, 07:13:06 PM
Wow! Great graphics. That one is worth double pictures. "We're gonna need a bigger boat!, but not a bigger reel!"
Fishing tackle is an art form and all fish caught on the right tackle are"Gfish"!

Bill B

#19
March 30, 2022, 07:15:09 PM
Incredible.  The tail plate graphics are spot on.  Keeping the original Penn graphics really makes that reel something special.  Bill
It may not be very productive,
but it's sure going to be interesting!

Penn Chronology

#20
March 31, 2022, 01:34:24 AM
I keep going back to look at the pictures. I am finding hard to believe. This will become the center piece of of the 20/0's. I have no words.

Swami805

#21
March 31, 2022, 11:49:51 AM
Those graphite so spot on.  You hit that one out of the park
Do what you can with that you have where you are

mo65

#22
March 31, 2022, 12:36:35 PM
  A fitting tribute to Penn...great work Chris! 8)
~YOU CAN TUNA GEETAR...BUT YOU CAN'T TUNA FEESH~

mhc

#23
March 31, 2022, 12:57:48 PM
Thanks Chris - Is that the first set of after market plates of any size with the Penn graphics engraved? Certainly the first set I've seen. Spectacular!
Mike
It can't be too difficult - a lot of people do it.

handi2

#24
March 31, 2022, 01:15:06 PM
Absolutely beautiful..!!

I stayed with the same color scheme too.

Keith
OCD Reel Service & Repair
Gulf Breeze, FL

1badf350

#25
March 31, 2022, 01:29:45 PM
Thanks again everyone!
-Chris

"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them."
John Wayne as J.B. Books in "The Shootist"

Squidder Bidder

#26
March 31, 2022, 11:26:16 PM
WANT! Where did you get the engraving done? You're giving me lots of (expensive) ideas!

milne

#27
May 05, 2022, 06:37:44 AM
My apologies for missing this thread Chris...

What a master piece !!  A truly special looking reel.
Congratulations, this will be a true centre piece in your collection..

Col

RowdyW

#28
May 05, 2022, 12:02:02 PM
Quote from: foakes on March 30, 2022, 06:58:21 AMReally well done, Chris!

I need to build mine out.

My sideplates, frame & spool are all silver.

I wonder how the engraving would work on that?

Best, Fred
Fred you could probably get the engraving inlayed in black, gold, or any color.

foakes

#29
May 05, 2022, 03:40:25 PM
That is a great idea, Rudy!

Already selected an engraving shop down in Clovis with the latest computer laser systems.  Took 16/0 plates to them to complete a pattern and proof.  I have both seen their work and talked to the guy in person.

Was between doing black, red, Penn green, or Penn blue —- but the gold is an idea that I had not considered.  Whatever color I choose for the inlay —- the crank knob & eccentric lever will match it.

Thanks!

Best, Fred
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