Penn Peerless 9.....

[Duffman]

Thoughts?

Was given 4 by a non-fishing buddy of mine. Have never been a Penn guy but intrigued by these reels.

2 in ok shape 2 beat up. Threw one on a scale and came in at 12.9 oz.

Gonna clean em up and see what's what. Tips on servicing and replacing stuff much appreciated.

[Mark215]

Nice little fluke reels. I know a guy that loves fishing one of those. Not sure if you going to like them since your not a penn guy but give it a try.

[Duffman]

Started pulling them apart...cleaner than I thought they'd be.

[Duffman]

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[MrAC1980]

They are nice little fluke reels. If you've serviced other Penn's before then they are very similar. I know a private boat guy that fishes 3-4 times a week and that's all he uses on the boat. And parts are pretty readily available.

[NJ Dave]

The chrome shines up quick with a quick wash down with a brillo pad.
Clean em and grease em up.
These reels don't die as long as you give em a good greasing every year.

[Duffman]

Thanks for the input boys. Pulled 2 of the 4 apart and like I said, cleaner than I expected.....BUT saving the worst 2 condition-wise for last.

Ordered up drag washers and metals yesterday. Dry or lubed? Been reading everything I can and seems like its a 50-50 consensus.

Gonna work on making my own power handles as well. I'll post what that try produces!

[Mark215]

I like using Cal's grease on my drags.

[Duffman]

Got the first done. I know this must be elementary to you seasoned reel guys but this is my first rodeo pulling any reels apart. Always farmed it out.

Not a bad dis and re assembly. Very basic reel. The dog and the dog spring were a MF for my fat fingers! Put in HT-100's. Went the lube vs dry route with Cals.

Working on some mini power handles now.

[Duffman]

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