Well, my membership here at alantani.com started because I wanted to repair an old Penn 209 MF my grandfather had given to me in his last visit to California in 1983. He had purchased the reel back in 1973. I had used it a few times, but the drag was not operating right.
I had put off repair for many years and was not comfortable with the cost of having someone repair the reel. I was familiar with this site through the fishing club I belong to. The fishing club had its annual Lingcod charter coming up and I really wanted to get my Penn 209 up and running to use for the trip. After registering as a member here I did some research and ordered parts with the upmost confidence I could rebuild the drag from the tutorials posted here.
After receiving my drag parts I completed the drag rebuild on the reel with little difficulty, added new braid.
Got some baits together.
I put the reel to the test on Saturday (06-20-15) at the Farallon Islands. It was a bit bumpy in the morning, but the afternoon was much better as the fog burned off and the swell eased.
I landed a nice ling and slayed the rock fish for the day, about 35+. Had to help fill the sacks of others who were sick or just not connecting
My Ling.
My ling with one of my rock fish.
Coming back under the gate.
A great day and the Penn preformed.
Nice, thanks for the photos.
Nice fish! The 209 is a good little reel.
Very nice! Thanks for the report.
Nice area, I'm from Pa and three years ago I was fishing under that bridge. This fellow fisherman had two rods and I asked if I could use one. It didn't last long though, the wife made it down from the bridge and I had to give it up ::).
I'm glad you're enjoying those older treasures. If you have a son, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets to enjoy it and so would his son.
Sal