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Originally Posted by mikecc
I am still a dealer .Just not a very happy one. 
BK Hope you dont mind keeping this in public I have nothing to hide.
I love Penn ,just wish they would take their heads out of their. 
I would never again use a penn spinning reel after past problems. I sell them to people who demand them which is fewer and fewer each year.After we are out of the US made spinning reels we will most likely drop all spinning reels by penn. There is to much out there better quality for the money.
Their Boat reels are now starting to take a hit, but they still remain on top |
TO address the Spinning Reel issue, the SPinfisher SS reels (graphite bodies) were addressed, reevalauated, and tweaked, and revisted, and so an and so forth. What happened was the new management was tired of the band-aids being applied, and even more tired of the headaches...we needed a Spinfisher SS that works; result, the SSg that features 5 bb + one-way roller (anything more in a spinning reel is marketing, not performance related). Unfortunately, things do not happen overnight; but it takes time to design, build, test, tweak, test again and manufacture.
THe SSg is balanced, smooth, and is genuinely a nice spinning reel. THat being said, its update was about 10 years overdo. The one thing I quickly learned when I first came aboard Penn two years ago, was how the past always haunts you. THe problems everyone is experiencing with their SS spinning reels are well known, and we have listened and adapted. THis was the new management acting when they improved upon the reel, not the old management.
If you want to sell your customers a great reel, try the Penn Slammer. The Slammers are one of the finest spinning reels on the market. Take a look at the drag (under the spool for those not familiar with the reel), and you will find that largest drag surface on just about any spinning reel. As far as being built, the Slammer is constructed for trophy fish; oversized main shaft to reduce the chance for a big cow to bend the shaft when the spool is extended, all metal construction (no body flex under severe loads), and 5+1 marine grade-stainless steel ball bearings. MikeCC, if you will never fish with a Penn spinning reel again, than I do feel bad for you as the Slammer is one of the nicest fishing reels around. And yes, I have fished with just about everything out there (Stella, Sustain, VS, Daiwa).
As far as where the reels are built, if the new SSg reels are able to stand on their own against foreign competitors, than why would the argument not to sell or buy Penn based on the fact that they are not made in the US be valid? Aren't our competitors all foreign companies?? There are no more US spinning reel companies left. Penn was the last to manufacture, or at least in any quantity, spinning reels in the US. If Penn is still a US company (don't worry, we still are) and you are arguing for made in the US, than why favor foreign competitors? I do not understand.
Best regards,
Brent