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04-13-2009, 12:17 PM
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OK I'll bite......how is this a completely water proof reel? I don't see how milling it to look like a VS makes it waterproof.
I would think you would be taking it apart for a teardown after it got dunked a couple of times.
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04-13-2009, 02:18 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
OK I'll bite......how is this a completely water proof reel? I don't see how milling it to look like a VS makes it waterproof.
I would think you would be taking it apart for a teardown after it got dunked a couple of times.
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Yeah I don think that reel can be dunked. I did the same to my Penn and I would never dunk it. |
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04-13-2009, 02:41 PM
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Fish Hound
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, MA & Mashpee, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bassballer
Yeah I don think that reel can be dunked. I did the same to my Penn and I would never dunk it.
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no i agree totally... i did mention water resistant. i dont plan on swimming with this thing, but if it got wet, i would not mind. i plan on packing it with a lot of grease and hopefully that will help some. it was an alternative to buying a VS right now so i grabbed this one. a lot of my friends have penn reels and dunk them all the time though with no issue. just have to rinse it out and take it apart every now and then to add some more grease. the plus side is that this thing is so easy to take a part, i figured what the heck and bought it. if anyone has a VS they would like to sell for $200, show me the way  |
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04-13-2009, 02:48 PM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
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I fish penns (bought them right before they stopped being made in the US)
although I don't dunk them regularly, they have been dunked on many occasions and I've never had an issue, I rinse them off and take them to surfland to be serviced maybe once every couple of years!
Those 704's are supposed to be bulletproof anyway, so drilling them probably makes them more so because the water just has more chances to escape before getting in there are screwing the reel up.
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04-13-2009, 02:53 PM
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Fish Hound
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shrewsbury, MA & Mashpee, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockport24
Those 704's are supposed to be bulletproof anyway, so drilling them probably makes them more so because the water just has more chances to escape before getting in there are screwing the reel up.
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that was my thinking exactly... i know this reel will not be completely "waterproof" but, the longer water sits in the spool area and around it, the greater the likelihood it will sneak into the lower unit and screw with the gears over time... and i think it look pretty sweet  |
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04-13-2009, 02:55 PM
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President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
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yeah it does look pretty cool and I think we'll be seeing more "penn stalls" in this economic environment!
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