Penn. Any Good?

[plugga]

Hey All,

Has any one ever used the brand Penn? is it any good?

THX

PLUGGa

[dhess]

Can't comment on their reels, but their higher end ones i.e. spinfisher, international game reels are meant to be very good.

I use some penn sport splus rods for offshore trolling and bottom bashing and have found them to be very good for the money.

[wallyfly]

plugga, I've used Penn reels sinse 1948 and have found them to be excellent value for money. My current spinreels are AFFINITY 8 bearing models in 1000 ,2000,3000,4000 sizes.

all of these are coupled to pfleuger rods andall have braid lines. as far as I'mm concerned, they are the greatest.:cheer:

[wesfish]

yeah i got the penn applause 2000 for lure fishing and cant fault it , great value for money!!!

[Davo_Dinkum]

dad got some penn gear it's as old as me and still going.he is a guy that really uses his gear but looks after it too.

[dhess]

Its interesting to note that people seem to still be having good experiences with all the newer penn gear which is no longer produced in the USA.

Like Davo stated, I have heard heaps of stories of the older penn gear being near indestructible.

[Davo_Dinkum]

my bro a few days ago was tossing up between a penn and a abu gracia the price of the abu was better.he was about to buy the penn on name reputation.i have had 2 abu for over 2 months now and they are not looked after and still going good .so for the price he is giving the abu a try.

it's like everything these days u can buy the cheap or deer version with the same name .

i'm trying some rovex a deer brand of Jarvis walker,but i had some jarvis gear go for years before it pooped.

[Slyhawke]

ive got a 320 gti overhead, with star drag. I dont rate the star drag on these reels. Thumb feed alot more precise. In saying that, there are a good reel though.

[noname]

there would be very few on here that have not owned a penn something at 1 time or another

[Gazza]

Penn and ABU where rated in the higher quality of old

but the newer versions well I know a abu 7000 made in asia somewhere is crap and the lower end of penn is made by jarvis walker which used to be a good brand but IMO has slipped into the crap end of the market

penn senators /internationals are great reels the new reels ????? made by JW cheap asian copies

same with ABU get a ABU from sweden cant't fault em get a cheapie from asia look the same but they are crap

saying that I will confess I have not used the top end penn internationals for a long time but the lower end Kmart ones look like crap

I still have a penn jigmaster 30 odd years old and still going strong

Gaz

[TomW]

Penn is a very good brand, just wouldn't touch Jarvis Walker - There other products. I also like Rovex. If you ask me the general brand Penn is right up there with Shimano and Daiwa. Just different products and materials used. OH and totally agree with Gazza, there older reels such as the Senators are brilliant it's just that they've started making Jarvis Walker that people don't class them as highly as a decade or so ago!

Tom

[tugger]

iff you service them yearly they will last a life time for the penn reels in the spinn fisher and overheads

[TomW]

Yeah my Senator is getting serviced right now . Top reels.

[fishinking]

yes i have a penn spinfisher and its never let me down, smoothest drag, smooth bearings and it holds a heap of line.

cheers

[roobs]

my bream rod is a penn powerstick and has handled much bigger fish, including big rays, with aplomb. i would reccomend the brand.

[TomW]

fishinking wrote:

yes i have a penn spinfisher and its never let me down, smoothest drag, smooth bearings and it holds a heap of line.

cheers

Sweet, what do you use it on?

[fishinking]

I use it on snapper, cod, jewfish,mainly throwing lures like TN'60s etc. They are great reels and very versatile

[Rodman]

Mate The only problem with all Penn reels are that spare parts are very dear

I now steer clear of them due to this reason

I think the parts of other reels are cheaper and of the same quality.

Ken

Frazorodz

Rod & Reel Repairs

[kriso]

i have a few penn rods i bought when i started fishing just 2 glass jobs, and they have worked okay for me i could rest satisfied knowing i got what i paid for.

[hairyweasel]

My Bro bought a Penn rod, one of the many Ugly Stik knockoffs on the market these days.

After about 12 months the solid glass tip became really brittle and we could snap pieces off with our fingers. Dont think it was an expensive rod though.

[Feral]

Only had Penn rods, worked well until mr Barra came along, casting all day had loosened it up on the join (two piece) bang, smashed rod, ripped it apart at the join

[TomW]

hairyweasel wrote:

After about 12 months the solid glass tip became really brittle and we could snap pieces off with our fingers. Dont think it was an expensive rod though.

I'm guessing it would have only been a cheapie?

Tom

[plugga]

Iam trying to find a 1-3kg Penn Rod and reel combo for like $200, and i want to fill it up with 6lb Braid. I want it for lure any help would be great

[bmxdirtjumpa]

since this thread is already being hijacked by plugga... What sorta gear do u look for to be able to cast a basically light as air lure!!

[Tom B]

What sorta gear do u look for to be able to cast a basically light as air lure!!

expensive gear lol

[planetfonz]

well plugga started this thread a month ago so i spose its his to hijack ...

plugga: u can do better buying rod n reel separately and still have a worthy set-up costing 200. lotsa options if penn doesnt work out

bmxdude: light line

[plugga]

Has any one ever used Penn PinPoint Tounemt 6 foot 10 Graphite rod? 2-4kg

[bmxdirtjumpa]

woops didnt realise there was a first page...

[MoparKevUk]

How old are you, WallyFly??