Penn Reels - just as you find them

[1badf350]

Has anyone ever seen a Seagate with such a crooked mold stamp?

[Fishy247]

That's wild! Looks about 30 degrees off to me. Can't be too many of those around!

[Penn Chronology]

The Penn That shouldn't exist

The reason these were not released has nothing to do with bad feelings of any employee. They were not released because the cost of importing the parts was too expensive. so the entire production stopped. They were sold in Japan by the maker of the parts. Daiwa. The distribution of the remaining Penn stock was done in a few different ways resulting in some of these reels being renamed in the USA and some sold with the Penn designation. The entire process turned out to be very weird. I wrote and article in the Reel News about the history of this particular reel.

[Cuttyhunker]

Thanks Mike, I know closely held businesses, not being accountable to share holders, do some strange things so Dick's old explanation was plausible for this short lived anomaly.

[Penn Chronology]

Thanks Mike, I know closely held businesses, not being accountable to share holders, do some strange things so Dick's old explanation was plausible for this short lived anomaly.

Yes, The explanation offered by Dick Braunn was a rumor back then. New information changed all that. I did some inquiries with Herbert Henze and he ended that employee rumor. Funny how stories get passed on. Dick was a major contributor for the Reel News article.

[1badf350]

Flea market score today was a first generation 6/0. She ain't the prettiest girl at the dance but for $35 i couldnt say no.

[Penn Chronology]

lea market score today was a first generation 6/0. She ain't the prettiest girl at the dance but for $35 i couldnt say no.

$35.00

Worth three times that on a bad day. Great score!!!!

[Donnyboat]

Good Chris well done, after you get to it, we possibly wont reconize it, cheers Don.

[54bullseye]

I think he is done with it LOL !!!!    John Taylor

[Benni3]

Very nice 6/0,,,,,,

[Chuck]

18 bucks for this 501 newellized to a 99!! Excellent interior, some corrosion on exterior. Only issues, base doesn't fit my rod and doesn't have the bottom clamp part, and two small right plate screws for the spacer bars corroded and broke off inside so till have to get them out

[Fishy247]

If you go to the for sale section on this site, you can find a guy that's selling custom Newell trigger clamps that should work for that reel. Nice score!

[Crow]

Boy, all you guys are getting some great stuff ! I thought I could pick up some goodies whle we were "down south", but, all I saw were either way  out of my budget....or junk !

[1badf350]

I already had all three of the red "anniversary" Senators new in box. I couldnt resist another virgin 114HL 
Is the catalog 36B correct tho? I have catalogs 35A and 37A and I dont see these reels. The only catalog I have that shows them is the 50th anniversary catalog

[Benni3]

That's very nice,,,,,