Penn 114H second AR dog

[redsetta]

Nice work Sal - that reel sure is purdy. 
Gonna have to get one of my own...
Cheers, Justin

[wallacewt]

hi sal,
would that dog spring stay in place under fishing conditions
jarring and bumping around.
is it just for show?
i maybe wrong but it looks a bit suss.
cheers buddy

[Alto Mare]

I can assure you that the dog spring isn't going anywhere Wallace. Once you set the bidge you won't be able to pull it off even if you wanted to. It is for show though, it will show us that it can handle 30lb . Later buddy.



Thanks Justin!

[wallacewt]

okey dokey

[Robert Janssen]

Anecdote about all this double dogging and sideplate carving going on....

Many years ago, one of the old tool-and-die guys from Penn posted that he tried to have that second pocket made in all the Senator sideplates, but frustratingly, they wouldn't let him for some reason.

It had nothing to do with a second dog, but he had realized that this would have allowed lefty-righty reversibility in the same part.

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[Alto Mare]

Many years ago, one of the old tool-and-die guys from Penn posted that he tried to have that second pocket made in all the Senator sideplates, but frustratingly, they wouldn't let him for some reason.

It had nothing to do with a second dog, but he had realized that this would have allowed lefty-righty reversibility in the same part.

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You had to hear that from someone, your hands look too young
About that second pocket, it is great for left to right handed reels, but not so good for the double dogs options... for me anyway.

[Robert Janssen]

You had to hear that from someone, your hands look too young

Naw, my hands are getting used to it...
Well, lemmesee... say he wrote that post seven years ago. He was retired then, and this was something he'd done long before... Average term of employment at Penn is like twenty years.. I don't know how often Penn retooled their molds... Maybe in the seventies? Dunno.

Anecdote, as said...

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[Alto Mare]

I had a couple of buddys that worked at Penn; hunting partners up in the Poconos. There is only one left now and he's pushing 80, he doesn't come out with us anymore.
Would you believe that they used to assemble reels and both didn't enjoy fishing? Serious hunters though.

[alantani]

Would you believe that they used to assemble reels and both didn't enjoy fishing?

i thought that was a requirement for the job.   

[Alto Mare]

Yea, me too. They both did have Penn reels though . About 10 years ago one of the guys asked me if I wanted to go over his house and take wathever I wanted, but I never did go.

[Irish Jigger]

Have you his address Sal?

[Bryan Young]

I'd fly out to pick up all of their old new stock. As long as I can sell it to recoup my flight cost for the parts that I don't need.

[john2244]

Bryan,

I want to go too. !!!!

John

[Alto Mare]

Unfortunately the buddy that made me that offer is no longer with us

[Bryan Young]

Sorry to hear of your friend.  No matter how long ago, I'm sure he is missed.