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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
100 yards of 50 lb mono. Reel is solid as is expected...." Read more"...55 bucks.. You will crank up the line a lot faster too because the reel is huge...." Read more13 customers mention "Spin rate"0 positive13 negativeCustomers are unhappy with the fishing reel's spin rate. They mention issues like the drag star being hard to spin, internal gears spinning but the spool not spinning, and the level wind getting stuck. The crank turns but the reel doesn't spin the spool, making clicking noises. Some customers also report that the spool moves side-to-side and the line guide doesn't move reliably during retrieval. There is no free spool or drop mode."...to the correct amount, the bail would not let out, and the crank was almost seized up...." Read more"...time I put a little over half the line in the water the reel wouldn't even spin the spool. I checked the drag made sure everything was tight...." Read more"...it has broken down completely, the level wind is stuck, the spool moves side to side, make clicking noise when trying to operate handle...." Read more"...I was excepting MORE ball bearings for $65. There's a nice spin back after you lock reel, but the reel and drag works great...." Read more Images in this review Reviews with imagesGarbagelined each real and after I was done, I found a screw on the floor, look at reel and found 1 missing also another that was stripped out. The reel should not come from the factory like this. I wrote a comment about this happening and decided to disregard, only to have this happen to me. Save your money and buy a different reel. I will never buy another product from this company againThank you for your feedbackSorry, there was an errorSorry we couldn't load the review Top reviews from the United StatesThere was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. 5.0 out of 5 stars Built to last Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2016I bought this Penn 9M to put on a new rod I bought to replace an older rod that was stolen. That rod had an older Penn No. 9 on it. I caught some nice salmon on that setup, some in fresh water but mostly in salt water. Even with very little maintenance, that reel held up very well. This reel is brand new, but still almost identical.Penn General Purpose Reels will always be my favorite reels for trolling for salmon. I have a couple of newer reels and several that are 20-30 years old. It can be tough to tell the difference between the older reels and the newer reels because the design really has not
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