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Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm. Thanks. I think. ??? :-[ I'm not sure how I feel about the "don't ask - don't tell" policy of the Society of Norton Snaggers.

I'm honored that Hizzoner Franco and Sargent-at-Arms RAP have chosen me for an honorary membership.
I will certainly give my best shot and live up to the rigors of such an illustrious group of snaggers.

MJ; maybe we do need to plan that trip we discussed for Mackerel and possibly some Cod.

MJ was trying to entice me into a fishing trip in the next few days as I forwarded a report to him of some decent Mackerel being caught in our area right now.
I told him that between chemo treatments, pain meds, and anti-nausea meds, I didn't think I'd be up to it right now. Stuffs been kicking the crap outta me. :-[ :-/

Maybe. Might need to post my entries in the spring though. ;)

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Chum, you still going to bed with that rod. ;D
You ever get a reel yet.
Been looking at a few other sites, whats the big deal with Penn Reels ?, good reel for big fish ??
Again, I know nothing to fishing. I just spear them. ;D

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Congrads on your Induction. ;D ;D ;D ;D

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I sleep with my rod in hand every night. :o Wish I could get Mrs chumbucket to take over that duty. ;D ::)
The money is tucked away right now. I think some other good friends are going to hook me up with a baitcaster for the St. Croix. If so, I'll be looking into a light spinning reel to replace the other reel that was stolen.

Penn reels were once a standard in the fishing world. They're loosing ground very quickly though. Other than the big conventionals, they're now being manufactured in the far east. Not that reels from the far east are bad. Some are better than others though. Penn let technology pass them by a long time ago and pretty much stuck with the status quo without incorporating many new features that fishermen desired. At the same time, they discontinued reels that fishermen wanted to remain in their offerings. A lot of people are now out of work in the PA area due to these moves made by Penn.
So, they've fallen out of favor in my eyes (for a while now actually) as there are many other reels that I consider better values and have better features for the money.

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No wonder I see so many for sale now. They must have belonged to the guys laid off and are disgusted in having them. :-/

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Penn sold so many reels over the years, there will probably never be a shortage of them. There are a certain few models that are somewhat rare and coveted when someone can get their hands on one.
Two reels that were discontinued that really pissed people off are the Penn Squidder (140 and several variants of it) and the Penn Z series Spinfisher reels such as the 704z, 706z.
The Z series Spinning reels are favored among surfcasters for being able to take a lot of abuse when exposed to dunking in the salt as well as sand, rocks, etc. Most of the time, they only required minor maintenance like flushing with fresh water, oil, and lube and you're good to go. very simple to work on too and parts were easy to come by.
The Penn Squidder enjoyed one of the longest production runs with very few changes other than spool material, handle changes and a few other variants lie a narrow frame model. Otherwise unchanged from the '30's up until about a year ago. Again, although many people shy away from working on conventional reels, I found them very easy to tear down and maintain. Old technology that still performs like a workhorse. One of MJ's favorite reels. I recently passed on to him a narrow frame model that I reconditioned. The narrow frame models are harder to come by. The narrow frames are nice because the weight of the reel is centered above the rod, whereas the standard wide frame has a tendency to roll to the side giving your wrists a workout. We all know that MJ is a fragile delicate flower and his wrists can't handle it. You would think they could with all the porn surfing he does, I'm sure they get a good workout. ;) ;D

So, I guess that's more information than you ever wanted to know about fishing reels. Eh hammer? ;D
You did ask though. ;D

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Thanks for the low down. My dad passed away and several rods were passed on to me. All I know about them is that they are big and wide and gold in color with blue fishing line. He used them for pier fishing in Pauly's Island SC. Decided to keep them there for family to use or whenever I come down. Whenever the family is fishing on the pier, they always keep his reel out as if he was still there. ;)

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That's a good tradition to keep up. 8)

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Picture of Lisa at Pauly's Island. Wish she would have closed her legs though. I had to cut and crop the Picture. Seen REEL out in the surf snorkling around like a shark in heat. *;D ;D ;D ;D

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...r/DSC01858.jpg

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LOL!!!!!

REEL SHOWS UP EVERYWHERE WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT HIM!!!! ;D

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Hammer, nice wifey ;D

CB, I have a Squidder 140 that I bought on eBay. Its an oldie that didn't see much use until I got it. I think its a great reel. The only thing I could possible complain about is the slow retrieve.

What about the jigmaster models? Know anything about em? I've thought about buying one.

Thanks,
Blue

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Yeah. The slow retrieve can be a detriment in some cases. 3.3:1 is pretty slow. But, because of that, it's like a winch. Capable of pulling up some big fish.
The Jigmaster is another fine reel. Not as castable as the Squidder, but again, a true workhorse of a reel. I know a couple of guys that put casting magnets in them to surf cast with, but they have heavy spools and can still be prone to overruns. The Jigmaster is an excellent reel for light trolling situations. Because of the metal reel, they can even be loaded up for wire line trolling or jigging. Excellent reel for way under $100. 8)

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Hey Blue. What type of spool does your old Squidder have? For casting the preferred spool is the plastic with air brake fins. They were discontinued long ago. The other favored spool is aluminum (should be flat gray in color), then the chromed metal. The nice feature on these is the quick spool change with just the turn of a thumb screw. Pop the spool out, and drop in another. 8)

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Plastic - I've surf casted it before with good results. * :D

I gave about $23 for it on eBay - including shipping! *Near mint condition. *I got a gooooood deal!

Its maroon with maroon spool and the old green swirly knob on the handle. *Vintage. *;)

Exactly like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/pristine-shape-p...QQcmdZViewItem
http://i5.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/7c/8e/c1d2_1.JPG

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$23 :o Good find. 8)

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Thanks, I thought so too. I can't remember exactly, but either it didn't have a picture at all, or the pictures of it sucked.

Sometimes those are the best deals if you are willing to take a little chance. 8)

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I find the Zebco closed-faced reels to keep the pancake syrup outta the spool when knockin' back those last few link-sausages...a must when surf-casting in the cold... ;D ...


Welcome to da NSFT, CB...we did need some reliable representation in the N.E. 8) ...

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As CB said I am a Penn man, But I am looking to move off them when I start needing stuff.

I have a bunch of different ones, spinning & Conventional

!46 which is the narrow version of the 140 IMO is the best dam reel you will ever use for heavy Fluke fishing!!

I have caught over 2000 pounds of Fluke in a season with noting more then a quick rinse in fresh water after each trip.
The thing has been dunked, dropped, banged you name its seen it!!
With the one CB gave me I now have 4, well 2 are 140 conversions, They are the same reel except for the width.

I also have 2 Jigmaster 500, they are also work horses and make a great reel for bass fishing!!
They are a bit heavy but work well!

I bought new reel a couple of years ago a Penn 535 to replace the Jigmaster, Its a great reel and made of graphite. Its a great reel for eeling as it has a 6:1 and when that bass takes the ell give her a 3 count and BAM, you turn her around fast with that 6:1

So yes I am a Penn man for years now!! One of the reasons it that you can go into almost any Good tackle shop and they are going to have parts right there for you!!

And they take a licking and keep on ticking!!

Here are a few pic's of the man cave!!

Just a few rods most made by me http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/12_G.sized.jpg

Peen 114 on a Electric set up for Cod fishing.
http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/11_G.sized.jpg

A few home made jigs
http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/10_G.sized.jpg

The wall
http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/9_G.sized.jpg

Cleaned Reels
http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/8_G.sized.jpg

Waiting to be cleaned reels
http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/6_G_001.sized.jpg

One being cleaned
http://syncboard.com/albums/Fishing/7_G_001.sized.jpg

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Here's the Squidder I gave to MJ. I was actually a 140, but I converted it to a 146 narrow spool. This one has a Newell aluminum spool that I installed one casting magnet into. The "coffee grinder" handle is from an old Garcia Mitchell 623 conventional. Everything was stripped, cleaned, painted, lubed, etc.
That reel will throw a plug crazy distances. 8)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/bospa/146_3.jpg

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Reels have magnets in them ???

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people shoot fish with spears ???

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Some do for casting control. Some have brake blocks which are small cylindrical tubes the slide on one or more rods attached to the end of the spool. Centrifical force pushes the to the outside ring applying very slight pressure. These help with baitcasters to prevent overruns, birds nests, wind knots. Whatever you want to call them. these reels are generally more forgiving for casting plugs any distance. Makes the learning curve a lot easier, and you can tune the reel to any way you like by adding or removing blocks, magnets, or whatever.
We'll make a fisherman out of you yet hammer. ;)

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I have all mine adjusted pretty good, I have not had a bird nest in a long time years!!
But IMO Penn doesn't make a good casting reel unless you do some Mod's.

If I were a surf guy or did a lot of casting from the boat, Penn would not be a consideration, I would have to look into something else.

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shimano is my brand ;D

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Shimano makes some very good reels indeed. I like many of them too. ;)

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I have Penn, shimano, Okuma, Abu Garcia, and maybe the odd Mitchel laying around. They each have +'s and -'s. They all serve their purpose, and thats how I explain to my wife that I need them. She understands now. I suppose she's OK with my fishing addiciton in both reels and tackle,...and boats. After all, I only have one woman and thats whats most important to her.

Airslot

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I've got an old 140 (chrome spool) too, was my Grandad's. Needs s good cleaning but seems to be working fine. Gonna be my bucktailing for fluke rig next season.

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I just went through a box of old reels. I have an old Green Penn Spinner, thought it was 704 but it is a 700.

Also found a Spinner named DAM, made in West Berlin, ever hear of it?

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Here is a great site for parts for any Penn Reel! You can even download the schematic for most of the reels.

http://www.scottsbt.com/catalog/stor...3848C5850.aspx

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Heres # 2

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...t/DSC01108.jpg

Only one more and I am the newest member of the Norton snaggers ;D

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TD, did you screw up on the picture? Thats the same fish as the first one!

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Nope. Just wondering if the existing Norton Snaggers were able to pick up on this. ;D


The first one was a past fish also. ::)

Looks like I have to start from scratch. ;D

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Good try! At least you the fish lies down pat, a dedicated member!!! I like that!

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Here's 1st half of my slam ...back in '46 when I got in the snaggers...yeah '53 that's when it was ...'61 ...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90...ore4-20019.jpg

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Alright now Fishbonejr :D ::) :P

We all know why RAP had to be inducted automatically..... ;D

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Is because he SO ugly ??? ... ;D ...

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Nah, I was thinking along the lines of how in the world could he possibly catch that many species ;D

Just yankin your chain man! I know you are fish hungry bastad.

Blue

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man, talk about hijacking a thread :-X

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Aw SKRU IT, oh Great One ... that's what I like about this place ...SPONTANEITY!! ... they go where they go ;) ... lots of times the hijacks are mo-better than the original thread ;D ;D ;D ... I know you know what I'm talkin' about ;D ;D ;D ...