max drag on Penn 550ss & 850SS

[Hankzudd]

can't find those #'s; had a bunch, but sold all except those two
thanks

[JasonGotaProblem]

850SS gets about 11# stock. If you swap the teflon disk for a 3rd carbon you can get that up to 15# if you purchase bryan's kit you get 25#

[Hankzudd]

sorry to be such a noob, but what's Brians Kit?

[JasonGotaProblem]

Don't ever apologize for what you don't know yet.

https://www.mysticparts.com/CustomParts/UltimateUpgrades/UU-PENN700Z/800Z.aspx

[thorhammer]

Note, some parts for these reels are getting hard to fund, so take a little care amping the drag up way past their intended drag limits without seeing if you need to upgrade anything else. That said, they are tanks and will handle a whole dang lot as-is. I have several Gen 5 and 6 versions NIB, and the VII is now out, but my SS's from the 90's will simply not quit. Bail spring here or there and grease every decade or two. I don't know I'd put 25 lbs of drag on a 30 year old aluminum gear. The bronze gears? Yeah, I use those grouper fishing with 80 braid. 


Needed an AR dog for 550SS rebuild for a buddy- it was Unobtanium, but Fred had it