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Found a Penn Greenie 714 ultra sport hiding in and antique/junk shop case. It had to follow me home. Build here in the good old US of A in the 50's. I didn't have to heart to leave it there in that dusty case. It is back on a rod, spooled with Viscous Hi vis mono and ready to go catch some fish again.
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Very nice clean up job, DSJ! The case looks brand new - love that color that was popular at the time. Goes with a 55 T-Bird! No doubt built like a tank!
Bob
That’s way cool.
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Very nice reel I like it. Good find Jack!
It is an eye catching color. Not much cleanup needed. Just a soft cloth and a little reel oil. Still had the original Penn grease inside. Thoug it kind of odd to find it in small town Tennessee.
some of the old Penn reels are tough as nails , that one is sure enough pretty , the aqua paint job is the bomb....totally 50 vintage colors , :highfive
congrats sir , nice find :cheers2
You beat Richard to that one... That is a nice find.
Richard who ? lost meQuote:
Originally Posted by longhunter
Hey is that a double touch rod it's on?
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That is a 10' B&M Duck Commander Double Touch rod. Used it last night . It worked great. That Penn reel is as tight as a vault door.
I believe he meant Richard Gene since he likes to use some of those old reelsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
The color is what grabbed my attention. I don't believe it has been used much. It is tight with no slop and the drag is awesome. What else would one expect from a Penn built in the 50'sQuote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
When we hit Alaska for Sockeye I carry a big salt water open faced Penn on a medium heavy 7 foot ugly stick , going after them fish up there is what the locals call combat fishing . The average rod and reel cannot handle the stupidity of a sockeye on the end of the line ,seen a many rods get SNAPPED and watched reels just literally blow up with a fish on .Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Never visit the sockeye run with anything less than real tough solid equipment , them fish you see getting 10 foot of air under them going past the bears are really hard to reel in on a fishing rod I promise .:highfive
I have a Penn 712 spinfisher I bought 20 years ago. It has fought a many of redfish on the Gulf Coast, flounder, and catfish in its later years.
It is a tough reel itself.
Sweet! If you ever desire to throw it back just PM me first my friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Mike
I will let you know. For now I will hang on to it. It has a good feel to it when fishing