Penn 110 1/0 (The Mini Tank)

[fIsHsTiiCkS]

Hey guys

I have been messing around with the old senators lately and decided to bring some life back into the old Penn 1/0. It started out as something small and now I think I have built me a mini tank!

Here is what I did. Started out with a Stock 1/0 I got off Ebay.



First thing I set out to do was double dog this little guy. The reel comes with a 15-60 dog and I spoke to Keta and all he had where 112h ss dogs. So I got to 112h and dremeled them down to fit. I set them up as alternating.


The reel came with a brass bridge and I think the steel ones just look so much nicer. So I swapped the bridges and placed SS sleeve. Also, I took one of the spacing sleeves Black Pearl offers and added that to. The spacer helped with flexing and any tilt might get from having the dogs alternating.


Then I threw in one of Bryan's 5+1 stacks in. Very nice and smooth! Also, I put a new and cleaner 5-60 main gear in.


Then when I was going through Scott's Bait and Tackle site I notices they had a different ss pinion gear (#13-140) that had replaced the old ones in some of the reels that carried the 5-60 gears. I ordered it up and swapped it out. However I had to dremel the inside of the pinion slight where it fits into the bushing on the side plate. Working GREAT and smooth now. Note that the new pinion gear does not fit on the brass spool so I swapped it for an aluminum 501 spool.


Slammed it all back together with a nice Tiburon 501 Spool and Frame. Then a nice handle. Here it is!




All said and done pushing 15lbs of drag, however I wouldn't push over 10lb as of right now but plan to really push this guy to its limits. With that all said The Jigmaster 501 has bigger gears and drag however just something about this little Mini Tank carrying the Senator name.

[Alto Mare]

Beautiful job fisHsTiiCkS, I love it!

[fIsHsTiiCkS]

Beautiful job fisHsTiiCkS, I love it!

Thanks! Its now my favorite reel! But it was all possible because of the work you did and all the members on this great site!

[George4741]

Certainly the most upgraded 1/0 extant. Very nice!

[Shark Hunter]

Good Job Fishsticks. Looks Great!

[fIsHsTiiCkS]

Certainly the most upgraded 1/0 extant. Very nice!

Yeah i got pretty carried away with the upgrades but its a sweet reel!

Good Job Fishsticks. Looks Great!

Thanks guys!!

[bluefish69]

I did a 1/0 & kept it original except for the SS Bars & 501 Aluminum Spool. It's on a Plinth in front of me.

Your reel is really sharp looking.

Mike

[fIsHsTiiCkS]

I did a 1/0 & kept it original except for the SS Bars & 501 Aluminum Spool. It's on a Plinth in front of me.

Your reel is really sharp looking.

Mike

They are great little reels arent they! Sporting that senator name! Can't wait to get out on the water with this bad boy.

[Ron Jones]

Way more torque than a 501. And with your upgrades will do the same drag as a built 501. Perfect live bait reel, lots of 40-50# braid and nice slow retrieve. Medium retrieve I guess because a Surfmaster would be slower.

My kind of reel for sure.
Ron

[Marcq]

That's nice   What's the gear ratio on it"

Marc..

[Bryan Young]

Nice.  Looks just like my narrowed long beach 259 minus the double dog and aluminum frame.

[BMITCH]

Beautiful little reel. Almost toooooo nice to fish! Good work.
Bob

[fIsHsTiiCkS]

Way more torque than a 501. And with your upgrades will do the same drag as a built 501. Perfect live bait reel, lots of 40-50# braid and nice slow retrieve. Medium retrieve I guess because a Surfmaster would be slower.

My kind of reel for sure.
Ron

Live baiting is exactly what I plan using it for!

That's nice  What's the gear ratio on it"

Marc..

With the new pinion gear the gear ratio is 3.3:1 I think.

[foakes]

Just a perfect reel --

Both for the parts that obviously show -- and more importantly, what doesn't show under the hood.

Colors are pretty -- but my vote always goes to a silver frame -- it matches the metal on the reel already -- and after 100 fishing trips -- will still look like new.

Great thought went into this tough little tank.

Thanks for sharing!

Best,

Fred

[bluefish69]

Did you put SS screws in the reel?

Mike