Penn Reels - just as you find them

[Cuttyhunker]

Darin,
your 4/0 may be earlier than 57 (or not) with the logo under the eccentric, I believe I've read here that it migrated up under the lug in the "mid fifties".  I'll defer this comment to anyone here with any real knowledge beyond the one comment I recall having read on the dating of the switch.

[Darin Crofton]

Darin,
your 4/0 may be earlier than 57 (or not) with the logo under the eccentric, I believe I've read here that it migrated up under the lug in the "mid fifties".  I'll defer this comment to anyone here with any real knowledge beyond the one comment I recall having read on the dating of the switch.

Thanks for the reply, Cutty!

[1badf350]

I think the logo move is later. Into the 60s when they started with the 113 logo

[Darin Crofton]

Picked up a 10/0 this past weekend for another steal, I love the narrow width compared to the 12/0. Going to clean it up this weekend when I get my new reel work desk, so excited to finally get a work area! Pics to follow . . .

[sdlehr]

With that three piece spool will it be OK to spool half full with braid and they fill with mono ??

Yeah, that should be OK. The braid should compress and prevent the mono from blowing the spool out. The standard recommendation I've read is to fill the spool 1/3 full with dacron line and then the rest with mono. I doubt dacron is much more or less compressible than braid line.

[milne]

Darin,  That's a great buy  ! well done.
I don't have a 10/0 and wondered where it fits, with regards to size.
So, is it the same diameter as the 12/0 but narrower ?


Col

[1badf350]

Darin i like your anniversary box. I have one too but its the surf fisherman. The 6/0 anniversary box is the boat fisherman like yours. I never realized or I just don't remember mine being different??

[milne]

...And Chris,
      Those 1st generation Senators are beautiful !!!!

  Wow


Col

[Darin Crofton]

Darin i like your anniversary box. I have one too but its the surf fisherman. The 6/0 anniversary box is the boat fisherman like yours. I never realized or I just don't remember mine being different??

That's really cool to know about the boxes being different, does your 4/0 box have a reel in it? 

[Darin Crofton]

Darin,  That's a great buy  ! well done.
I don't have a 10/0 and wondered where it fits, with regards to size.
So, is it the same diameter as the 12/0 but narrower ?


Col

Col,
From what I've learned here, the 10/0 is just a narrowed version on the 12/0, I think that's why Sal likes the 10/0 so much.
Someone more knowledgable can chime in I hope?

[foakes]

Darin,  That's a great buy  ! well done.
I don't have a 10/0 and wondered where it fits, with regards to size.
So, is it the same diameter as the 12/0 but narrower ?


Col

Col,
From what I've learned here, the 10/0 is just a narrowed version on the 12/0, I think that's why Sal likes the 10/0 so much.
Someone more knowledgable can chime in I hope?

Darin is correct —

Of the (10) Senators —

14/0 is a narrow 16/0

10/0 is a narrow 12/0

2/0 is a narrow 3/0

The 9/0, 6/0, 4/0, & 1/0 are all "stand alone" diameters.

Best,

Fred

[Darin Crofton]

Thank you Fred for clearing that up, I appreciate the education

[milne]

Thanks Fred,  all clear now.
Some nice eye candy there !

Col

[Maxed Out]

1958 49M with original box, catalog, and original purchase receipt from June 26 1958.

The box says super mariner, but the reel has deep sea reel endplate. Penn simply melded the 2 together and even some modern day 49L "super mariner" reels have the deep sea side plate.

  Ted

[AC49]

In 1952 Penn introduced the Penn 49 new name of Super Mariner but as Penn is Penn there were plenty Deep Sea Reel sideplates in stock so they used them as they pleased I guess ...

Beautiful Reel there Ted She's a keeper  

AC49