Penn Reels - just as you find them

[Crow]

Yeah, both of these are clean, and smooth....so I have NO plans to crack them open ! I am going to fish both of them (I fish every reel I have, at least once...that's what they are made for, after all!), but it will be in fresh water. The 2000 looks like just the ticket to throw buzz baits , in the lily pads, on the Mississippi backwaters...IF they ever let us put our boats in !! And the 1000 looks to be a good small mouth reel, here in the river....a leadhead with a twister tail, maybe ?!

[nelz]

Is that a two speed reel?

[Swami805]

Yes, 2 speed.
Interested to see how you like fishing them

[Penn Chronology]

The Penn 1000 & 2000 was made in 1990.

[Penn Chronology]

These reel were made in 1990.

[festus]

Landed these two very clean reels over the weekend, a Surfmaster 200 and a 710Z.  Both felt fishable as they arrived.  Looks like the Surfmaster was serviced recently.  The 710Z is very smooth and freewheeling, but needs a lube change.  It has a golden colored grease that hasn't hardened but will be cleaned, nevertheless.

[Lingwendil]

Traded a 209 for this no.9 on saturday, and just finished cleaning it up yesterday afternoon. It absolutely reeked of cigarettes. I don't think I dig the handle, preferring the older torpedo style, but it's a nice little reel to help get me closer to the whole lineup of Penn levelwinds



Started a thread for it too, nice wekkend project-
https://alantani.com/index.php?topic=30901.0


Next up I want to source a 109, 309, and 350

[Crow]

Thanks for the info on the 1000 / 2000 !

Looks like you did good, Festus !

I'm not a real fan of the "flat" knobs, either. At least as far as "looks", goes. When did they make the switch from the "torpedoes' ?

[Rancanfish]

I'm going to try out my Penn 2000 on shallow rockfish if we ever get the chance to fish again.

[milne]

Nothing to show........... Kinda,,,,, Yet,,,, Hopefully but....
Decided to pull the trigger on a couple of boxed beauties from the late 30's,,,, cost me a years salary  , only to get a wee note on my tracking to say,,
Due to corona virus, your item is on hold and we can not confirm a delivery date   .

Gulp !!.
Now I may have used up all my pixie points with the postal service, I mean, my last postal effort, sending a package from Aussie to somewhere state side, with out putting the full address on the package, amazingly found it's correct destination, Mo's letter box  ( phew), with much relief to be had on both sides

So fingers crossed, don't mind waiting,  will loose a few kilo's in stress,    Damn this tricked up flu thing......

Rant over, glad I got that off me chest,   I mean, after all, health and safety is far more important than a mere mint first year 39 reel and box..............

                                 
It's a bit akin to waiting for your divorce papers to finalise   

Col

[broadway]

Col,
    I look forward to seeing your finds... especially a mint '39 reel and it's buddies.
I keep having things cancelled off eBay as either they don't want to go to PO or it takes three times the amount of time to get our packages. Not an easy time for shipping to say the least.
Thanks
Dom

[mo65]

   I've got my fingers crossed for you too Col.

[Crow]

I've had a couple of those same notices, Col.......anything coming by "air', is liable to be held up....so many "needed" things (masks, etc.) are being shipped , that most "non-essential " things are just sitting !

[Lingwendil]

Finally pulled the trigger on a Leveline 350 on the "Bay of E", so here's the pics from the listing for now. Spy that big handle? Someone had high hopes to hook into some lunkers with this reel 



Can't wait to get my hands on it. Time to start looking for an aluminum or plastic spool

[Crow]

    Those are pretty neat reels !  It's amazing how well that "level line" bar works !