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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Penn Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: Stoneyfisher on July 24, 2017, 02:50:20 AM

Title: Penn fierce 2 live liner
Post by: Stoneyfisher on July 24, 2017, 02:50:20 AM
what parts would be recommend to upgrade. And is there any way to upgrade the live liner drag.  I'm planning on upgrading the spool drag soon
Title: Re: Penn fierce 2 live liner
Post by: oc1 on July 24, 2017, 06:35:00 AM
I never pass up an opportunity to bash the Penn Fierce.  It may not be worth upgrading because they do not last for long..
-steve
Title: Re: Penn fierce 2 live liner
Post by: Stoneyfisher on July 24, 2017, 02:45:35 PM
Sorry I can't afford a $200 penn >:(
Title: Re: Penn fierce 2 live liner
Post by: handi2 on July 24, 2017, 04:45:58 PM
Their LL function is at its best as it is. The problem is it wont last very long. 2 years is very good. The reel will last longer. New Carbontex drags for the spool.
Title: Re: Penn fierce 2 live liner
Post by: Tiddlerbasher on July 25, 2017, 09:57:58 AM
At the cheap end of the market I have for some time favoured Okuma spinners. I Have a couple of live liner/bait feeder reels - A Trio and Ceymar. If I want a large - say 65/80 size baitfeeder I use one of the baitfeeder drag knobs on a standard reel. Like the one on this page, it will work for all of the large Okuma spinners :):

https://www.fishingmegastore.com/baitfeeder--big-pit-reels_2462.html?&filter_brand=OKUMA

Servicing a baitfeeder reel is a reel PITA - I try to avoid it. If the baitfeeder goes wrong and the reel is unusable - I either bin it or strip for parts. Its replacement is cheap enough.
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