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Title: Penn 146 Squidder or 100 Surfmaster swapping Newell C220-5 spool
Post by: mikeferdinands on June 07, 2016, 11:59:36 AM

Hi All,

I have a Newell C220-5 which, to be blunt, I dislike a lot. I hate the loud anti reverse, the spool seat is too narrow to sit properly on the butt of my surf rod and I'm turned off by the whole plasticky appearance of it. I know there will be thousands of you out there who love them, of course.

I do like the spool however. Will this fit a 146 Squidder or 100 Surfmaster?

I'm UK based, so it can be difficult to get one's hands on an older Penn.

Interested to hear your opinions!

Cheers, Mike F

Title: Re: Penn 146 Squidder or 100 Surfmaster swapping Newell C220-5 spool
Post by: Bryan Young on June 07, 2016, 12:51:59 PM

Cheers Mike,

I have never tried to fit the spool in a squidder. Sorry. Seems like a great idea though.

Bryan

Title: Re: Penn 146 Squidder or 100 Surfmaster swapping Newell C220-5 spool
Post by: Frank on June 07, 2016, 10:18:56 PM

Hi Mike,

It won't fit. The Squidder and Surfmaster spools are a larger diameter than the Newell spool.

Frank

Title: Re: Penn 146 Squidder or 100 Surfmaster swapping Newell C220-5 spool
Post by: mikeferdinands on June 08, 2016, 05:56:07 AM

Cheers Frank, you've saved me a lot of time!
I still like the idea of a Squidder project, will put it on the back burner...

ta, Mike

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