Scored this 109 last week on the side of the road. Just a quick wipe down, I may replace a chrome piece or two. These greenies are some of my favorites; second pic with my 9. One to go.
Holy Cannoli...15 bucks??? Wanna double yer money? :D
Naw. ;D ;D ;D
I've only ever seen one and I'm all over yard sales, flea mkts, and pawn shops.
;D Rite time ,Rite place = score . And a good one at that. joe
Nice Score John.
Hey wait...that looks like a 209. ??? Maybe it's just the handle throwing me off.
Nope, 209 is the "one to go" lol. It's possibly not the original handle; as you know the later ones had the straight knob. I may replace with an amber to match 9 if I confirm not original.
Sweet find!
Quote from: thorhammer on June 26, 2017, 03:39:34 PM
Nope, 209 is the "one to go" lol. It's possibly not the original handle; as you know the later ones had the straight knob. I may replace with an amber to match 9 if I confirm not original.
Yep, the 109 used the small double paddle handle. I've seen many with the larger counterbalanced handle added...but I'd have to think it would be hard not loosing a finger when that spun during a cast...remember these 109s had no free spool! Some early ones used a small counterbalanced single paddle like this one. 8)
Yes....hence why my four nines are on a shelf and not a rod lol
Good job,,,it looks to be in very good shape ;D
Score!
Nice!
Very nice!
Aside from online I haven't seen green.
Anything green is worth a lot more then fifteen bucks.... at least to me. Fred said some time back that he has seen Penn 9's with straight knobs like a 109. I cut my teeth with a #9 and we always looked down on the 109.
-steve
I have two dozen 9's and Mag 10's and another six-seven in parts I will build. My go-to for freshwater striper livebaiting for 20 years. Great little reels. But agree, not a lot of love for the knuckle-buster unless its green! :)