Penn AF report?

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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.