LINE CAPACITY : Penn 114 HLW vs. Penn 114H with CHROME / BRASS Spool . . .
I have a 114 HLW and a 114 H ( chrome over brass spool ) and I was curious one day.
The 114 H was empty and I was going to change the line on the HLW, so I used the 114H to strip the line off the HLW.
To my surprise, the 114 H held ALL of the line off the HLW, perfectly.
The HLW had been completely filled with 50 lb-test Trilene Big Game monofilament.
This leads me to believe that Penn created the HLW, once they discovered that the Aluminum Spool reduced line capacity, significantly. I was astonished !
This is true for the 114 HLW and, I suspect that it may also be true for the 113 HLW ( 4/0 ).
Tight Lines !
Dave F.
Sounds logical. I looked it up on Mystic Parts. If I'm lookin at the right reels they have the HLW with a 1/2 frame at 560 yds. Of 50 lb. mono. and the HL with posts at 450 yds. of 50 lb. mono...?
Quote from: Gfish on September 20, 2019, 09:04:52 PM
Sounds logical. I looked it up on Mystic Parts. If I'm lookin at the right reels they have the HLW with a 1/2 frame at 560 yds. Of 50 lb. mono. and the HL with posts at 450 yds. of 50 lb. mono...?
These are the to reel models in question . . .
NOTE : The Arbor of the Chrome / Brass spool is much smaller in diameter than the Aluminum spool. Also, the contour of the walls of the spools are different ( wider on the Chrome / Brass vs Aluminum ).
SPOOL DIFFERENCES :
114H(https://www.mysticparts.com/Assets/images/pennparts/parts/29m_114.jpg)
114HLW(https://www.mysticparts.com/Assets/images/pennparts/parts/29l_114hlw.jpg)
Internet pics first ( 2 ), then my reels.
114H(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/223530973561-0-1/s-l1000.jpg)
114HLW with Aluminum Frame(https://www.thehulltruth.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=364212&stc=1&d=1380229416)
My Reels . . .
Tight Lines !
Dave F.