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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Penn University => Topic started by: Tunanorth on July 16, 2022, 07:18:27 PM

Title: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: Tunanorth on July 16, 2022, 07:18:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRBS56QQzgk&t=2s
Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: nelz on July 17, 2022, 04:58:27 AM
Nice reel, alot of great features. I don't get how adding a bearing to the pinion does what he claims though.
Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: Tunanorth on July 21, 2022, 02:07:53 AM
Congrats to the PENN reel development team [incluidng Ben in the video].
The Authority spinning reel just won "Best New Saltwater Reel" at the ICAST Show!

Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: thorhammer on July 25, 2022, 06:59:11 PM
Hi gents! I saw some pics of the Fathom; nice! Will they come in a DCS model?


John
Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: Tunanorth on October 19, 2022, 07:35:15 PM
Nice wahoo [first ever for this angler] caught aboard the American Angler, using the Authority 6500 spinning reel.


Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: Gfish on October 19, 2022, 10:07:42 PM
Whoa! $500+. Gettin up there towards Stella territory. Is it just me, or does it outwardly resemble a Daiwa BG.
Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: Tunanorth on October 20, 2022, 01:24:42 AM
Quote from: Gfish on October 19, 2022, 10:07:42 PMWhoa! $500+. Gettin up there towards Stella territory. Is it just me, or does it outwardly resemble a Daiwa BG.


Stella SW models start at $900, and go well over $1,300.
These are more in the price category of the Twin Power.

Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: sabaman1 on October 20, 2022, 01:44:01 AM
Nice Wahoo! Thanks for sharing picture.
Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: foakes on October 20, 2022, 01:44:24 AM
It is an excellent reel at a good price point —- assuming parts support is 20-25 years —- not 3-5 years like Shimano Stellas.

Is this reel US made, or Asian?

Best, Fred
Title: Re: New at ICAST 2022: PENN Authority spinning reel
Post by: Gfish on October 20, 2022, 04:05:48 PM
Quote from: Tunanorth on October 20, 2022, 01:24:42 AM
Quote from: Gfish on October 19, 2022, 10:07:42 PMWhoa! $500+. Gettin up there towards Stella territory. Is it just me, or does it outwardly resemble a Daiwa BG.


Stella SW models start at $900, and go well over $1,300.
These are more in the price category of the Twin Power.


Ok. Ignorant comment on my part. Given what I've HEARD about the Stella, if I could buy a new one at a massive discount for that $500+ price point,  or a comparable Penn Authority, I'd fer sure get the Penn. Shimano has some great designs, but sometimes the material quality is lacking. Penn has the parts/service and tuff-build advantage, IMO.
They do outwardly resemble a BG, but it's materials, innovations and design that really count, not finish colors or shape.
Winning an award means something, but perhaps not that much to me. And exactly WHAT does it mean......? i.e. time, use and testing is what I look for, but maybe I'm fooling myself...?
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