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AnthonyN · 01-12-2002, 02:37 PM

Penns are just to plain jane for me. They don't offer any of the features i want in a reel. They are clunky reels. I want a reel with technology packed inside. Something that fits my fishing applications not a good plain reel to use for everything. My shimanos and daiwas are just as reliable as penn reels. I give all my reels a 5 year life expectancy. Who cares if parts are easy to find. I don't plan on fixing any of my reels within 5 years after 5 years i buy new ones. If i do have to fix them shimano and daiwa have an authorized repair center in fall river so its no big deal. As for reasonably priced penn are not. For the features and the technology thats offered they are not worth the price. I own a few penn reels which are the 4500SS, 650SS (broke main gear is all stripped) and a 320GTI. My 4500ss is just an all prupose reel i use for flounder and other types of saltwater fish i rarely target. I have the 320GTI just in case i ever go out on a boat and I use it from the Barrington/Warren Bridges. The penn international 975 is worth the money but than again i would buy a calcutta first. Penn makes good conventionals but I don't care for thier spinning reels. They have the if its not broke don't fix it policy which i think should change they are to lazy to change designs because of the massive amounts of parts in inventory.

The only thing i like about penn is they are easy to fix, reliable, made in a America.

Oh and novelties wearing off? I am sorry to say the smoothness in my reels isn't going to wear off. The fact that I have instant hooksets with no back play isnt going to wear off. I get further casts off my long cast ABS spools is not going to wear off, the fact I have 50% less line twist will wear off??
I don't think so. Not novilties but practical things expected in new spinning reels.

01-12-2002, 02:37 PM	#9
AnthonyN Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Bristol, Rhode Island Posts: 438	Penns are just to plain jane for me. They don't offer any of the features i want in a reel. They are clunky reels. I want a reel with technology packed inside. Something that fits my fishing applications not a good plain reel to use for everything. My shimanos and daiwas are just as reliable as penn reels. I give all my reels a 5 year life expectancy. Who cares if parts are easy to find. I don't plan on fixing any of my reels within 5 years after 5 years i buy new ones. If i do have to fix them shimano and daiwa have an authorized repair center in fall river so its no big deal. As for reasonably priced penn are not. For the features and the technology thats offered they are not worth the price. I own a few penn reels which are the 4500SS, 650SS (broke main gear is all stripped) and a 320GTI. My 4500ss is just an all prupose reel i use for flounder and other types of saltwater fish i rarely target. I have the 320GTI just in case i ever go out on a boat and I use it from the Barrington/Warren Bridges. The penn international 975 is worth the money but than again i would buy a calcutta first. Penn makes good conventionals but I don't care for thier spinning reels. They have the if its not broke don't fix it policy which i think should change they are to lazy to change designs because of the massive amounts of parts in inventory. The only thing i like about penn is they are easy to fix, reliable, made in a America. Oh and novelties wearing off? I am sorry to say the smoothness in my reels isn't going to wear off. The fact that I have instant hooksets with no back play isnt going to wear off. I get further casts off my long cast ABS spools is not going to wear off, the fact I have 50% less line twist will wear off?? I don't think so. Not novilties but practical things expected in new spinning reels. Last edited by AnthonyN; 01-12-2002 at 08:33 PM..