Hi guys
Any Penn Fathom tutorials or reviews coming up?
Me and my friend just bought two Fathom 20LW, and my other friend bought a Fathom 40LW. We want be testing them until late June... I did choose between the Fathom LW and the Saltist LW. The reason I choose the Fathom was because it is a brand new model, and the Saltist has been on the market some years now. Hopefully the Fathom has somewhat better design and parts.
The Fathom reels are nothing else but workhorses.I studied the schematic and the right side spool shaft bearing can be a bit of a problem to service because the crosspin need to be taken out. This problem can be solved with a punch, a small hammer and a stable vice equiped with soft jaws or with 2 pieces of wood. I recommend that the shields on the bearings to be taken out because it will make servicing and cleaning a whole lot easier especially on the right side spool shaft bearing.