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06-27-2007, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Bridgewater
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Penn AF report?
Has anyone tried the Penn AF (Afinity) yet? Price wise it is around the Stradic range. Penn site reports a metal body. Looks like it would handle braid decently. Or is this just a cleaned up Captiva?
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20' Aquasport CC 115hp Johnson 'SiouxToo'
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06-27-2007, 08:36 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Easton, MA
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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..
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06-27-2007, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Martha's Vineyard, MA
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iv never had a problem with penn reels.... always work, and last forever
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06-28-2007, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, MA & Mashpee, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flyben24
iv never had a problem with penn reels.... always work, and last forever
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those were the old ones bennster  , the new ones arent made the same but are still nice in my opinion |
"There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart.....pursue those."
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06-29-2007, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Martha's Vineyard, MA
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iv got some newer models as well and never had a problem
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06-29-2007, 05:43 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Marshfield MA
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the word that i have gotten, is that they are not made by Penn. but contracted out to Ryobi. the tool people
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06-29-2007, 06:02 PM
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Location: Easton, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cardnial77
the word that i have gotten, is that they are not made by Penn. but contracted out to Ryobi. the tool people
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That explains the problems I had with my compound miter saw.
Seriously, I'm not familiar with the AF's, but as I mentioned before, I've had bad luck with the SS models. You might want google the AF's for reviews. I ask guys who run charters for bass & blues when buying reels because they use ones that will be reliable and work well with minimal maintenance. |
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