Newell spool

[Vintage Offshore Tackle]

John, the Penn plastic 500 spool weighs 2.8 oz, which is almost as light as the Newell graphite, but the Penn plastic spools are notorious for spreading and locking up the reel when tightly loaded with monofilament line (typically when hooked up to the fish of a lifetime) due to their two-piece construction.  People used them because it was very difficult to cast an anchovy or other small live bait with the Penn metal spool and this was one of the reasons that Newell began making parts (and in particular, aluminum spools) for Penn reels.  This began in the 1960's around the same time as Carroll Shelby was working his magic on Fords.  I always thought that it was interesting that Shelby and Newell had so much in common.  They were in the same place at the same time doing basically the same thing, and there was even a slight physical resemblance between them.

[Bryan Young]

Hi Randy, do you have any of these spools for sale?

[Aiala]

Wondering, is the Newell 100 spool interchangeable with the Penn 29L-100 spool?   

~A~

[Vintage Offshore Tackle]

Hi Randy, do you have any of these spools for sale?

Bryan, I'm sorry to say that I sold all three that I had to alantani.com family members a few months ago.  If you like, I can go back and see who bought them if you want to try to see if they want to sell one.

Thanks,

Randy

[Vintage Offshore Tackle]

Wondering, is the Newell 100 spool interchangeable with the Penn 29L-100 spool?   

~A~

Aiala, the Newell 100 spool is interchangeable with any of the stock Penn 100 spools.  It also works in the 27, 160, 180, and probably a few more models that I am not remembering.

Randy

[Alto Mare]

Randy is correct Aiala. Every once in a while the Newell spool shaft will be too thick for penn pinion, but most will work.
I had to sand down the shaft on one for my 100, not a big deal, it doesn't take much.

[Bryan Young]

Hi Randy, do you have any of these spools for sale?

Bryan, I'm sorry to say that I sold all three that I had to alantani.com family members a few months ago.  If you like, I can go back and see who bought them if you want to try to see if they want to sell one.

Thanks,

Randy

Thanks Randy.  I know who has them.  I was wondering if you had any more.  Not a problem.

Bryan