My first Penn 349 Master Mariner Build

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Darin Crofton

December 01, 2018, 07:48:34 AM Last Edit: December 01, 2018, 07:50:18 AM by Darin Crofton
Put together a 349 Master Mariner tonight and love the looks/feel of it! Thank you, Lee, for the ss dog, lug blanks, ss washers and technical advice.
I put a frame kit from Tom @Cortez Conversions, ss cross bar and offset handle arm from Pro Challenger, knob from the Boss, HT-100 drag washer
kit and AT ss sleeve from Mystic. Sheridan hooked me up with a spool he got from Randy at Vintage Offshore. I love how a reel comes together
from so many amazing people in here, it's what makes it that much more fun, Ohana, Darin
God, Family and Fishing, what else is there?

Shark Hunter

#1
December 01, 2018, 10:54:47 AM
Looks Great My Man.
Well Done. ;)
Life is Good!

mhc

#2
December 01, 2018, 11:23:25 AM
Nice work Darin, that's a very tidy looking 349 - I agree about all the great aftermarket parts available here and you found the right person for advice, Lee is the resident expert on Master Mariners.

Mike
It can't be too difficult - a lot of people do it.

Alto Mare

#3
December 01, 2018, 11:37:55 AM
Darin, you learn quickly, it didn't take you long at all to be a reel nut like the rest of us.
Good job!... it looks great!

Sal
Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.

Dominick

#4
December 01, 2018, 01:09:59 PM
Yep!  It's a beauty.  Good Job.  Dominick
Leave the gun.  Take the cannolis.

There are two things I don't like about fishing.  Getting up early in the morning and boats.  The rest of it is fun.

Bryan Young

#5
December 01, 2018, 01:36:45 PM
That's a beautiful beast.
:D I talk with every part I send out and each reel I repair so that they perform at the top of their game. :D

Keta

#6
December 01, 2018, 02:12:15 PM
Looks nice!
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

STRIPER LOU

#7
December 01, 2018, 02:29:31 PM
Great reel Daron! Very clean look.

............Lou

Captain64-200

#8
December 01, 2018, 03:55:24 PM
That's beautiful Darin !  Excuse my ignorance but do you still use your left thumb   ? or the mono reels  correctly on the spool by itself ?   

I don't know much about those narrow reels  :-\
Fred from Biarritz ,

foakes

#9
December 01, 2018, 04:05:11 PM
Well done, Darin!

A great example and result of using many of the custom parts available to us on Alan's site.

With your skill and chosen materials — it is a reel to be used over multiple generations.

Best,

Fred
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mo65

#10
December 01, 2018, 04:10:16 PM
Mighty fine bruva...mighty fine! 8)
~YOU CAN TUNA GEETAR...BUT YOU CAN'T TUNA FEESH~

Swami805

#11
December 01, 2018, 04:20:58 PM
Nice job Darin,super clean!
Do what you can with that you have where you are

Darin Crofton

#12
December 01, 2018, 05:26:47 PM
Thanks everybody, I appreciate the kind words, grateful to be here! Darin
God, Family and Fishing, what else is there?

Keta

#13
December 01, 2018, 05:32:15 PM
Quote from: Captain64-200 on December 01, 2018, 03:55:24 PM
Excuse my ignorance but do you still use your left thumb   ? or the mono reels  correctly on the spool by itself ?   

I don't know much about those narrow reels  :-\

You do but not nearly as much as on a standard or wide width reel.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain

Captain64-200

#14
December 18, 2018, 02:39:23 PM
Quote from: Keta on December 01, 2018, 05:32:15 PM
Quote from: Captain64-200 on December 01, 2018, 03:55:24 PM
Excuse my ignorance but do you still use your left thumb   ? or the mono reels  correctly on the spool by itself ?   

I don't know much about those narrow reels  :-\

You do but not nearly as much as on a standard or wide width reel.

OK , thanks Keta .
Fred from Biarritz ,
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