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Title: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: scharebear on August 23, 2018, 03:09:42 AM

I am recovering from back surgery and have too much time on my hands if you are wondering why I am posting so much.

Thoughts on this reels age?

Thanks

Title: Re: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: Gfish on August 23, 2018, 03:20:40 AM

Post away baby! I got 4 days off cause of the Hawaiian Hurricane threat and I watch very little tv. Someone with good Penn historical knowledge can probably get it dated. It's kinda a fun thing to do with reels.

Title: Re: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: RowdyW on August 23, 2018, 03:40:30 AM

It looks like mid 60's with the outside accessable drags, & steel main gear. Nothing scarce or rare about it It's a fisher. Rudy

Title: Re: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: Reel 224 on August 23, 2018, 03:53:53 AM

Looks in great shape, If your not going to use it to fish, that it doesn't look like it would be hard to polish up and show it off.

Joe

Title: Re: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: Shark Hunter on August 23, 2018, 03:56:39 AM

If you are going to fish it, I would upgrade the drag to a 5 stack of carbon fiber.
It still has the old asbestos three stack.
It looks great by the way. ;)

Title: Re: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: scharebear on August 23, 2018, 01:35:14 PM

Thanks for the thoughts and info. It was my wife's grandfathers, not sure if he would be more honored by it on my shelf or if was it was catching fish, he was a very practical man from what I knew. Think I will leave on the shelf since I don't really need it.

Title: Re: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: thorhammer on August 23, 2018, 02:02:51 PM

Agree with Rudy, likely mid-60's. I hunt those because they generally have steel main gears and will handle a drag upgrade as Daron mentions...you may to play around with the new stack a bit or change spacer bushingbecause they can stack up differently and you will still need the tophat washer. still a fish-catcher.

Title: Re: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: happyhooker on August 23, 2018, 02:58:57 PM

Quote from: Gfish on August 23, 2018, 03:20:40 AM
Post away baby! I got 4 days off cause of the Hawaiian Hurricane threat and I watch very little tv. Someone with good Penn historical knowledge can probably get it dated. It's kinda a fun thing to do with reels.

Buckle down, pardner; that blow sounds like a big one.

Frank

Title: Re: How old is this reel? Old enough to keep on shelf? Or should I fish it?
Post by: steelfish on August 23, 2018, 07:59:49 PM

Quote from: scharebear on August 23, 2018, 01:35:14 PM
Thanks for the thoughts and info. It was my wife's grandfathers, not sure if he would be more honored by it on my shelf or if was it was catching fish, he was a very practical man from what I knew. Think I will leave on the shelf since I don't really need it.

to each his own but I think he would be more honored with some of his belongings still catching fish that covering in dust.

I would upgrade some the internal parts and fish it.

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