PENN 114HL WITH A NARROW TIB KIT

[Alto Mare]

I just picked up this 114 HL Narrow.
The reel was in a rough shape, but as you can see from the pictures, it cleaned up really nice.


The cost of the reel was $60
New SS Sleeve              $26
New drag kit                 $14
New SS dogs (2)           $10
New SS handle              $40
My custom rod brace      $15
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Total of                      $165

Not a bad Tuna reel for $165. I'm sure on the long run, this baby will outfish those new fancy reels you guys like so much....sorry I had to put that in there .
Enjoy. Sal

[Cone]

Great looking reel Sal. I know its top notch inside too. I know who did the work. Bob

[TomT]

Wow!!  You continue to amaze me.  It sure doesn't look rough now. 

[alantani]

looks nice!  i think i have one of those kits left!

[redsetta]

Great work Sal - as always.
And well done getting the kitted reel for $60!
It's a 'brute on a budget' 
Cheers, Justin

[saltydog]

Very nice,now go catch some tuna.Great work as always.
William

[Irish Jigger]

Lovely job Sal, are those lock nuts on the Rod Clamp?

[dobrobill]

NICE!!!!!!!!!!

[Keta]

Another nice reel!

[Bryan Young]

Sal, I'm amazed at the deals you find.

[john2244]

Sal,
Great deal on the reel and it looks great too.  I have narrow 6/0 but don't use it much, maybe I should.   What size tuna will you target with that reel Will you be trolling or using live bait ??

John

[Alto Mare]

John, you hear so many different views. All I'm going to tell you is that this reel, the way I have it set up, won't have any issues handling a cow .
If we could only get 3.25:1 ss gears, this reel would be very hard to beat for the value, well, mine  already is. I do have ss gears in it , but they're 2.8:1 .

[George4741]

Not a bad Tuna reel for $165. I'm sure on the long run, this baby will outfish those new fancy reels you guys like so much....sorry I had to put that in there .
Enjoy. Sal

Sal, I don't know about the others, but no need to apologize to me   I like old-school Penns

It's a great thing, how we often find these complete Tib/Accurate framed reels for less than the cost of a new frame/spool.  Nice score!
  George

[wallacewt]

they look great sal,now for some lever drags

[Keta]

John, you hear so many different views. All I'm going to tell you is that this reel, the way I have it set up, won't have any issues handling a cow .
If we could only get 3.25:1 ss gears, this reel would be very hard to beat for the value, well, mine  already is. I do have ss gears in it , but they're 2.8:1 .

The problem I see is not strength but line capacity, not a factor when fishing over the continental shelf and shallow but when a big fish can dive and not hit bottom for 1200' or more I'd rather have a bigger reel.  I guess you can always snap on a second rig and toss the first rod over the side if you are close to getting spooled.

Having said the above, I don't think I'd feel handycaped using a 114HN for large YFT but I prefer my modified 2 speed reels, there are times 1:1 is a good gear ratio....especialy when you are a busted up old guy.