Penn Reels - just as you find them

milne · July 09, 2021, 05:02:39 AM

That's an awesome Haul Bill.....
There's a few hours of tinkering and going thru that lot....
Great score..

Col

Cuttyhunker · July 14, 2021, 11:17:17 AM

Found a pair of old 9/0's that look like they've been together for a long time. One a very early gen 2, drilled arbor, no front lugs or numbers, the second a 51, 2, or 3, numbers and a 3 piece spool. At some point in the past the handles look to have been switched with the counter balanced crank on the newer of the two. The seller had them for 12 years and has no idea about any prior history. Now a question for the guru's, when did the front lugs appear on the Senators? I have a 37 12/0, first year, only year with no front lugs, so is 38 the year they appeared on the 9/0?

thorhammer · July 14, 2021, 12:21:24 PM

Billy, you should arrest yourself. I love 402's; as I recall lannie (Aiala) caught a nice YFT on hers. 808's are going for 30 or better in working shape.

Crow · July 14, 2021, 03:45:16 PM

Nice pair, there, Cuttyhunker !!

Bill B · July 17, 2021, 11:33:15 PM

John, I have an 808 and a 404 that has your name written all over them....yours if you want them N/C......Bill

oc1 · July 18, 2021, 06:24:14 AM

He said 402 Bill. You're going to insult the guy

Bill B · July 18, 2021, 11:41:33 PM

No insult intended.....thought he might want them.....Bill

Gfish · July 20, 2021, 12:14:39 AM

I'll take the sign in the background. Iszat a license plate?

Bill B · July 20, 2021, 01:27:13 AM

Gman it's just a novelty plate the wife bought.....I'd have to move in with you if that disappeared 😉

thorhammer · July 20, 2021, 01:48:00 AM

None intended and no slight taken; Bill, I'll take those, lemme know the damage. We started on them, and I know some folks that will put them to good use...three hard working little brothers down the street sharing one rod to fish the pond. Polite, professional, and out doing yard work around the neighborhood before 7:30 on Saturdays- including picking up trash cans and returning them, spotless, for $7. Ages 7 to 13. Gives me hope- the rest of the kids around aren't even up yet and then are thumbing it on video games. A soon as I figured out these industrious kids had only one rod, thirty yards from my shop, I wasn't having it- everyone had one. Now they'll have two. Thank you, my friend! I'll always take an 808 or 888; they make perfectly good catfish / bass reels to learn on.

Bill B · July 20, 2021, 03:50:43 AM

John, PM me your address again and I will get them out ASAP. Bill

Cuttyhunker · July 20, 2021, 07:59:09 PM

Is anyone smart about when the front lugs appeared on the 9/0?
Thanks

thorhammer · July 20, 2021, 08:17:25 PM

Ted, Mike, Dom or Chris will know. Stand by

broadway · July 21, 2021, 02:06:52 AM

Looking at my collection I'm gonna say, super early second gen., maybe '41-ish.
I have one without the two sets (only one skinny set) of lugs but all the rest (6) have two sets. All my first gens have one set of skinny lugs.
Also, I don't have my catalogs handy at the moment, so that's the best I can at the moment.
Hope that helps,
Dom

Benni3 · July 21, 2021, 04:42:44 AM

Quote from: Bill B (Tarfu) on July 17, 2021, 11:33:15 PM
John, I have an 808 and a 404 that has your name written all over them....yours if you want them N/C......Bill

The 404 me and marlo had as a kid and we didn't like it,,,,,

but the 808 is from the 70's and it is a fantastic reel,, very collectible in the zebco world and still use for catfish today that's what there looking for,,,,,,,,,,,