an early neglected 180

[milne]

My mother always told me I should listen more often  

Yes, I agree, That pinion is sure stuck so well, I probably would end up ruining the spool in the end, thank you Sal.
With my shelfies, I have been just cleaning them all up, not worrying about replacing drags or the like. But this 180, even the under gear washer was just a crumbling mess and the old drags came out in pieces.
So I will cut this old pinion off, and even tho I wont be ever using it, I'll put a new under gear washer and drag system in her, along with a new pinion and at least give this old charmer a new breath of life as it deserves.
It must have have been fished hard and then stored, and just left to corrode up for quite some time, shame really.
I have a few other different projects I'm doing along with these reels, where a dremel would come in so useful, been meaning to get one for some time. I like Fred's idea of using it to cut into the pinion, then with vice grips, to remove it.
Thank you Gentlemen, I have heard you loud and clear.....

Col

[Ron Jones]

This is my favorite size Penn. You might be surprised if you do decide to fish it. It is small enough to be fished anywhere.
Ron Jones

[milne]

Hi Ron,  Yes, I too luv these smaller reels as well.
I wont fish with this particular one, as it looks like a first "ish" year, and it's got that special reel handle that I would hate to wreck.

BUT,  I'm currently beefing up one of my 113h's which I'm waiting for the double dog and S/S sleeve to arrive, I will trick up one more 113h and then do a 114h, which will cover me for heavier fishing.
Then, I want to trick up some Penn smaller reels, with the aim to solely fish with them in our two local bays out of the boat. I'm starting with a Squidder, which I have ordered a Tiburon frame from Randy, then I will try and pick 3 or 4 other smaller Penn's, not needing to go to extreme lengths in tricking them out, for all my other fishing needs. I previously fished with 5000 Shimano Stradics, which I find to be a nice small egg beater that performs well and can handle anything the bay can throw at them.   I occasionally fish with a bloke, that fair gives it to me when I use the senators, he for the life of him, recons I'm fishing in the archives, ( but they have never let me down), So tricking up some smaller Penn's, could quite possibly send this bloke over the edge !   He ONLY uses Stella's, and now has every size they ever made,  I think there a great reel, albeit far to expensive, but because it fair irate's him, I feel the need to go the whole hog !. A 180 is on my list.

Col