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Mike P · 06-10-2003, 03:02 PM

Uh---you have a 20 year old Penn reel that's served you without any problems for 10 years. So---why not a new Penn of the same model?

Bells and whistles are nice, but reels that have a gazillion bearings, smooth aluminum gears and all the other toys break more often than those older Penns.

I have 4 Penn 704s and 2 Penn 706s and I've never lost a minute's fishing due to problems with any of them. Once you get rid of the bails on the 704s and get used to using the manual pick-up, they're pretty bulletproof.

Anything else that you buy in the $60-$80 price range won't last you a full season.

06-10-2003, 03:02 PM	#2
Mike P Jiggin' Leper Lawyer iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E Posts: 8,158	Uh---you have a 20 year old Penn reel that's served you without any problems for 10 years. So---why not a new Penn of the same model? Bells and whistles are nice, but reels that have a gazillion bearings, smooth aluminum gears and all the other toys break more often than those older Penns. I have 4 Penn 704s and 2 Penn 706s and I've never lost a minute's fishing due to problems with any of them. Once you get rid of the bails on the 704s and get used to using the manual pick-up, they're pretty bulletproof. Anything else that you buy in the $60-$80 price range won't last you a full season.