I am a new member and finally got around to joining. For many years i have read posts and learned so much from this site. I collect and hot rod reels mostly Penn but others as well. It almost feels like I know many of the guys in the Penn section even though this is my first post ever. Thought i would finally say hello and thank you for everything i have learned from everyone over the years.
Hello and welcome to the site .
Welcome from Salem virginia,,,, ;D
Welcome Dunk from the SoCal Inland Empire! We all love using our vintage reels, what kind of fishing do you do? - john
Welcome aboard, Dunk!
Best, Fred
Quote from: Brewcrafter on March 10, 2026, 04:27:09 AMWelcome Dunk from the SoCal Inland Empire! We all love using our vintage reels, what kind of fishing do you do? - john
Thank you everyone. I grew up trout fishing in the mountains of West Virginia. All my family on dad's side fished. Dad was more of a cat fisherman. We took trips to the beach every summer. Each year i fished from piers, party boats, and the surf. I take my 2 daughters now to our uncle's beach house. I also like to LBSF. Penn reels were a big part of growing up and even though I've bought modern gear, I still have and fish with all the reels of my youth.
Welcome from west Michigan
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Welcome
Welcome aboard. Or, I guess, congrats on transitioning from stowaway to crew member.
It all sounds about right. I think you'll do just fine around here.
So. Have you started eyeballing aftermarket upgrades yet? Or does that take a bit longer for those effects to set in?
Howdy!!
Hello
Greetings, Dunk, from Minnesota USA.
Frank
Hi Dunk!
Let's see; you can dunk a basketball? You fall in the water while fishing sometimes...? What?
welcome!!!
Dunk huh! Apt name for a fisherman, though I would stay away from you if we fished together. ;D Welcome. Dominick
Welcome Dunk, from sunny Western Australia, and any other new members that I have mist, cheers Don.
Welcome, Dunk!
Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on March 10, 2026, 03:53:52 PMWelcome aboard. Or, I guess, congrats on transitioning from stowaway to crew member.
It all sounds about right. I think you'll do just fine around here.
So. Have you started eyeballing aftermarket upgrades yet? Or does that take a bit longer for those effects to set in?
Thanks for the warm welcomes. Yeah this spring I finally got around to building the Cortez Conversion Squidder I've always wanted. I ordered the frame and side plates from Tom. I didn't have a 146 donor reel so i bought all the parts individually. New steel gears, ss sleeve, Newell aluminum spool, Bryan's ultimate drag upgrade. It casts great and performs better than anticipated. I've only used it catfishing so far and it easily handled a 42 lb flathead on a Penn Mariner rod. This summer I'm gonna take it down to my uncles beach house in Delaware along with my 9/0 and 14/0 Senators.
Quote from: Gfish on March 10, 2026, 08:01:46 PMHi Dunk!
Let's see; you can dunk a basketball? You fall in the water while fishing sometimes...? What?
Lol i have fell off my boat a few times. I grew up and live beside Dunkard creek the best musky fishing water in West Virginia and my friends nicknamed me Dunk for short as I'm frequently seen fishing there.
Love to see the Squidder.
(https://imgur.com/a/cc-squidder-build-bYh7KWn#6v8hkU3)