Good Demo of Used Penn International

Sometimes when you are out looking for a used penn international or any other reel for that matter you just don’t really know what to look for. One things for sure is that if you can get your hands on it you should check out all the major features that comes on the reel to see that they are all in working order. You don’t want to go out there and start giant south Florida tarpon fishing with something that’s not going to stand up to the job at hand. Trust me, these fish have been known and will always be known as reel and line breakers. Of course some of them are just going to look a little beat up and all but that’s ok as its a fishing reel and just won’t stay in a pristine state forever, besides you buy them to take them out and fish not to sit in your garage all pretty.

That being said you should make sure that by far and utmost that the reel will actually reel. When you turn the handle you want the spool to spin. But these penn internationals have a lot more to them than just the cranking of the handle. Check that the clicker and drags all work and the different settings of the drag and spool system are functioning properly. If I can find a smooth one that’s got some scratches in the gold but works quite well and I can pick it up cheap instead of paying the several hundred up to a thousand that some of these penn internationals bring, you know my money is going to be well spent.

Instead of listing them all out, I found this video out on youtube that does a pretty good job going thru each of the different key points to look for when deciding on a used penn international. Of course sometimes you can’t get your hands on one but when you can this is kind of the process to go thru to ensure that it is working properly.

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Penn International Torque Series

The Penn International Torque series of reels has to be some of the most impressive reels ever manufactured. Coming in two different styles, these reels will either have a star drag (TRQ series) or the new (“voted best saltwater reel of 2006″) lever drag (TRQ-LD series). Penn really broke the molds and patents for that matter with these reels. Big fish watch out as they are out to be handled and brought to the boat in a fashion never before seen. These reels will simply take the “game” out of “Big Game Fishing” making that unsuspecting sole that decided to pick up the bait and run with it question why they ever in their right mind choose to do so.

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TRQ Series Specs:

Model Line Capacity. #BB Gear Ratio Weight
 

YDS./LB.

    

OZ
TRQ 100 Mono 450/12
Braid 550/30		 5+1 6.2-1 23
TRQ
200		 Mono 450/16
Braid 450/50		 5+1 6.2-1 27
TRQ
300		 Mono 360/30
Braid 360/80		 5+1 6.4-1 33

TRQ-LD Series Specs:

Model Line Capacity. #BB Gear Ratio Weight
 

YDS./LB.

    

OZ
TRQ
300LD		 Mono 360/30
Braid 360/80		 4 6.4-1 44

For more information on the TRQ-LD Series you can visit the official penn site

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Penn International Baitcasters

Penn Internationals are the grand-daddy of all Penn fishing reels. If you are serious than these are the reels for you. These are the top of the line baitcasting reels put out by Penn. Built to last a lifetime and then some, I thouroughly love mine. But as with anything else in life you tend to get what you pay for and with the Penn International series of reels you will be expected to pay a nice sum for them that is unless you can find some used penn internationals. As far as the baitcasting series goes here are the specs:

Model Line Capacity. Gear Ratio Weight
 

YDS./LB.

  

OZ-GRAMS
955 210/12-190/0.35 4.7-1 11.6-330
965 240/15-225/0.40 4.7-1 12-340
975 340/15-310/0.40 4.5-1 15.8-450
975CS 340/15-310/0.40 4.5-1 15-425
975LD 300/15-275/0.40 4.4-1 17-480
975CSLD 300/15-275/0.40 4.4-1 16.2 oz

 
Sometimes you want to take a more light tackle approach and don’t need that lock down drag, this is where these Penn International baitcasting reels come into effect and fills that challenging void. These reels mean business and they’ve got the stainless machined gears to prove it. You won’t find many reels out there that utilize stainless parts and you can guarantee that it’s a Penn International just by the color of pure gold on the reels. You can expect to be paying well in excess of $200 when you go out to look for one of these reels straight from the store to you.

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For more information on these reels you can visit the official Penn site

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Used Penn Reels

Used Penn reels are probably the best buy you can get on the fishing market today. Just because they are used doesn’t mean they are broke and won’t catch fish anymore. Some of the best deals you can find on the market today are for quality used Penn reels. I personally have picked up my fair share of these reels time and again from various places. Garage sales, yard sales, estate sales. Sometimes all these reels need is a little tenderness and some well placed drops of oil and they are as good as they were coming out of the box. I have on occasion had to turn some into the local shops for a quick tune up and some new drag washers installed but thats pretty much the typical maintenance that I would do anyways for most of my reels from time to time.

I could probably open up a used Penn fishing reel and do what needs to be done to them to change these parts out but it’s not that expensive to send them off for a cleaning and drag replacement. I take most of mine to our local Academy store back in the fishing department where they work with this outside service for this type of reel maintenance. Been very happy and satisfied with the service and quality of the repairs.

Sometimes Penn reels can be a little hard on the pocket book and one way that I’ve combated this is by picking up the used penn reels whenever and wherever I can find them when the price is right.

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Even if you already have some used penn reels laying around the house or shed, now might be a good time to start digging them out and bringing them back to life with a good yearly cleaning, drag washer replacement and fresh spool of line. You may just be surprised at the amount of life that one of your used penn reels still has in it.

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Penn 950 SSM Specs and Review

The Penn 950 reels is probably one of the ultimate spinning reels on the market today. Holding 300 yards of 30 pound test line, the Penn 950 reels can take on some of the toughest competition. Sporting a complete metal body construction, the reels come loaded with a stainless steel main shaft and five stainless steel ball bearings.  (More a little further down the page)

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As an added bonus you also get an infinite anti-revers roller bearing for those troublesome fish when they decide they are too big to fit on your Penn 950 reels. As always the drags come with the standard and top of the line Penn HT100 drags and a sealed drag knob making the Penn 950 reels the big dogs of spincasting reels.

The Penn 950 Spinfisher SSM is one of the reels to have if you are looking at taking on some big fish. These reels are tough. Penn 950 reels are smooth thanks to the awesome drags that Penn installs, the HT100. Also adding to the smoothness of the Penn 950 reels are the outstanding quality of the Penn techno-balanced rotor which gives an ease in the retrieve. If you are looking to upgrade your current fishing equipment to a higher class and ones that will be able to handle those bigger fish, make the right choice and grab Penn 950 reels.

Manufacturer: Penn
Penn Model Number: 950 SSM

Price: New you’re looking at around $150.

Stature: One of the larger class of spinning reels, but is definitely in the “hold on tight” class. If you lose a fish it won’t be because of this reel.

What I like about the Penn 950 SSM Fishing Reels: Spool capacity makes this reel a must have. You can literaly take this one anywhere. Ability to use smaller test lines as well as hold quite a lot of the larger test lines. Still smooth eventhough it only has 5 ball bearings.

What I didn’t like about the Penn 950 SSM: It’s bigger than most spinning reels that I typically use but serves a wonderful purpose when fishing down the beach or a surf pier.

Summary for the Penn 950 SSM: It’s stout and sturdy and if the fish gets off, it won’t be due to this reel. This reel can withstand the torment and pressure from those schooling reds from the beaches and piers to those smoking Wahoo’s and Kingfish offshore.

Overall Rating for this Penn product: 9 outta 10 stars in my book

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