Quote:
Originally Posted by maddog2020
Sorry - I'm gonna rain on your parade. 
Waste of time & $ IMHO. All those holes do is weaken the cast aluminum pot metal. I LMAO every time I see the "Van Penns". Drilling holes to save weight is an even BIGGER joke. To help get the sand out is a little more valid, but over kill...
Penn's drag isn't waterproof nor is anything else on the reel. Sorry - I just don't get it. 
Hey - some one has to speak some truth. I have no agenda and I'm not paid to promote any one's product. I just tell it like it is.
I like to use my older Penn spinfisher reels without any modifications and have MONO on the spools. I still like fiberglass rods even thought 90% of my rods are graphite or graphite blends. Bucktail jigs catch a lot of fish and STILL work once the paint is chipped off.  Live eels always seem to catch larger and more fish than any lures I have ever used... |
Hi Ray -
Very well said all the way around - I just didn't want to be the first grumpy old phart to say it, that's all...I'm trying to rehabilitate my reputation as a cantankerous coot...
Hey, good seeing ya around these parts - if ya get special dispensation from the boss and get a chance to get down this way, give me a shout - remember the place where the eels worked - well, they still work there last time I checked...
Quote:
Originally Posted by piemma
Hey Mike, that's a sweet setup. As an old B*&^TD who has fished 704's and 06's for 40 years I can honestly say I love them. I had a VS 250 for 3 years. Great reel. Sold it and when back to my old standby 704 and don't regret it. VS are nice but 704's get the job done and "airation" can only help. Plus I took the $550 I sold the VS for and bought a dandy color Garmin GPS for the boat.
|
I dunno, Paul...you're making too much sense...obviously another old guy...
Hey, Gunpowder - I don't think anyone's bustin' ya - that's a
real sweet looking job on the Penn...
704's and 706's are like old M-1's - simple, bullet-proof and you can field strip them with a pocket knife if you have to - and I have
I always like to see Penns tricked out, always reminds me of old custom Harleys, American classics - I've got a dozen or so of them but one of my favorites is still the chromed 704 that was given to me by Habs, I'm getting it re-chromed for this season - got my personal best on it from shore so it's got some mojo on it -
If I can find the pix, I'll post them
Enjoy your Penn, man...
Here's another tricked out 704 I thought was well done - looks like it was anodized