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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