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fishbones · 06-27-2007, 08:36 AM

I would be very wary of any new Penn models. They have been living off their name for the last 10 years or so. The last 3 Penns (all SS models) I bought have all had problems within a year, and that is with much more care than I have given any of my other reels. They just don't make them well anymore in my opinion. I would wait until they have a track record of performing well before purchasing any reel, especially a Penn.

06-27-2007, 08:36 AM	#2
fishbones Registered User iTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Easton, MA Posts: 5,737	I would be very wary of any new Penn models. They have been living off their name for the last 10 years or so. The last 3 Penns (all SS models) I bought have all had problems within a year, and that is with much more care than I have given any of my other reels. They just don't make them well anymore in my opinion. I would wait until they have a track record of performing well before purchasing any reel, especially a Penn. Last edited by fishbones; 06-27-2007 at 08:52 PM..