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slow eddie · 12-19-2012, 11:45 AM

a friend of mine recently gave me a nice lami blank. when i took it over to my rod maker and told him i wanted to set it for braid, he said no problem.
i use the older penns. 550s and 6500 ss. when i told him i was going to use these reels on the new rod i was informed that their were some problems using braid on these reels. i tried braid about 4 years age, too many problems and went back to ande back country, which i never had a problem with.
my question is, has anyone ever had a problem using the older penns with a braid setup???

12-19-2012, 11:45 AM	#1
slow eddie slow eddie iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,494	REELS, RODS, AND BRAID a friend of mine recently gave me a nice lami blank. when i took it over to my rod maker and told him i wanted to set it for braid, he said no problem. i use the older penns. 550s and 6500 ss. when i told him i was going to use these reels on the new rod i was informed that their were some problems using braid on these reels. i tried braid about 4 years age, too many problems and went back to ande back country, which i never had a problem with. my question is, has anyone ever had a problem using the older penns with a braid setup???
	put them back alive. i do have grandkids. as your hair gets whiter, your gear gets lighter.