PENN 16VSX

[GT]

I'm about to buy this reel and i noticed on ebay some at a very good price.

My question is: are there two different versions of the penn 16 VSX an old one ?

On the ebay specs I see 28lb of max drag, while on pennreels.com it is stated 30/42 Lb of max drag.

Thanks,

Lorenzo

[GT]

I'm talking about the Penn VSX not the VS.

And was wondering if a new version of the reel came out and there is a good pricing on the older version.

[conchydong]

Supposedly, Penn is coming out with a new Torque 2 speed lever drag. It is possible that the larger lever drag Torques will replace the smaller Internationals (12 and 16 size). That is just a guess on my part but if true, the prices should drop on the smaller Internationals.

[GT]

Thanks!

But is the real max drag of this reel 28lb or 42lb?

Seems there is a big difference from the two...

L.

[kamuwela]

from what i read the drag maxs out at 28 lbs. they have an early model and a late model. both models carry the same line capacity. i dont see any differnce in the schematic from what i can tell.

[conchydong]

From Penn's website:
               Strike        Maximum
16VSX         30              42

16 VS          11              28

[GT]

At the end I bought it..

So I will let you know the real max drag as soon as It arrives

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

will stay tuned....

[offshore6]

I just got mine and, loaded with 80 lb spectra (700 yards), I get 35 lbs of drag at Strike with complete freespool and 45 lbs at full - right out of the box.

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

I just got mine and, loaded with 80 lb spectra (700 yards), I get 35 lbs of drag at Strike with complete freespool and 45 lbs at full - right out of the box.

is this without binding?

[GT]

The reel has arrived and I noticed a strange thing: the switch button for the two speed option is in metal while in all the pictures I found on the internet it is in plastic.

Serial number is: 1110084

What about yours?

[kamuwela]

i recently heard they replaced the plastic button. im glad they did the plastic ones always wound up cracking from the spline on the shaft.

[alantani]

all the new ones have metal push buttons instead of plastic. 

[falconer]

Cool.  I just bought one from some outfit in North Dakota on Fleabay, and it has the metal shift button also.  I plan to run 100# hollow on it, with a rail rod.  Seems like plenty of drag and I'm sending it to Cal Sheets for the granny low gear.