Penn 710z

[Ruffy]

Woohoo, I'm back baby! For the last four years I've been doing med school, part-time employment and growing the family to three kids with no room to wiggle fishing in there. One of my outs was swinging by the local second hand shop/scouring ebay and tinkering with reels in-between assignments and studying, but I am finally at a point where I can take some time and fish. Got out yesterday and did a bit of live-baiting at my local creek for a barramundi and a jack. Unfortunately the barra wasn't legal, and it wasn't worth a million bucks*. But it's my first in 5 years and I am keen for more! My 710Z worked flawlessly!

Cheers,
Andrew

*They have a tagged fishing comp here in the Northern Territory of Australia, they release 101 tagged barra a year across the entirety of the NT, one of those 101 is worth $1,000,000, the other 100 are worth $10,000. 12 have been caught this season, all worth $10,000. https://www.milliondollarfish.com.au/

[wfjord]

Ruffy --Great photos and nice fish!  I love seeing that 710Z next to a fish.  I've recently taken to photographing some of my 714 and 714Zs next to the fish they caught.

[stbird]

Thanks for this tutorial. I have this exact same reel I found on the bottom of the ocean in 1984. Bail wasn't flipping. Turns out the bail springs had disengaged. Works great now. On the inside of the side oanel it had model number 45-710r. Is this the correct model number?
Thanks, Steve

[foakes]

Thanks for this tutorial. I have this exact same reel I found on the bottom of the ocean in 1984. Bail wasn't flipping. Turns out the bail springs had disengaged. Works great now. On the inside of the side oanel it had model number 45-710r. Is this the correct model number?
Thanks, Steve

It is the correct PART# for the sideplate in a Penn 710 reel.

Welcome aboard!

Best Regards, Fred