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 Check out these old Penn Reels...
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02/14/13 01:23 AM
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Coop402
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One is a Penn 309, the other a 209, both are levelwinds. My friend got these for me, just for fun. They seem like mechanical beasts. I bet I could pull my boat out of the lake with the 309. 
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Re: Check out these old Penn Reels...
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02/14/13 01:38 AM
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J Lowe
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Ive got a 209 and 9m. They are a workhorse. You just gotta learn to cast them!
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Re: Check out these old Penn Reels...
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02/14/13 01:41 AM
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Coop402
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The handles on the wrong side? Just kiddin.
I gotta learn to work with these.
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02/14/13 01:53 AM
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Anew
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02/14/13 02:15 AM
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Rick's85
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Cool...! I got one of each, I use em wen I go down to Galveston, but I bet they pull out a monster blue with no problem.
I wanna FISH! 
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Re: Check out these old Penn Reels...
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02/14/13 02:42 AM
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cuban
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How do you cast them I birdnest my 209 every time
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02/14/13 03:18 AM
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poolio
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How do you cast them I birdnest my 209 every time Pendulum cast. Don't load up the rod. Thumb the spool, not the line on the spool. -Poo
"Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more" George S. Patton Jr 
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Re: Check out these old Penn Reels...
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02/14/13 03:45 AM
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young cat
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Re: Check out these old Penn Reels...
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02/14/13 03:58 AM
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mjmetro0719
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I have a 309 on a 7ft master blackfinn rod that I bought from a fellow tffer a couple of months ago, nice solid reel, took some practice casts the other day in the yard and it casts real nice, I haven't used it yet but it seems like it would make a real good setup for flatheads and big blues.
Mike
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Re: Check out these old Penn Reels...
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02/14/13 09:04 AM
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Coop402
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On the point of rods for these? what would you recommend?
Keep in mind that I am clearly a millionaire, just learning to catfish
cuz my lear jet is in the shop, cannot make it our for weekend Marlin fishing trips.
Actually, you guys seem more fun then them, anyways.
I also think it would be a good idea, as mentioned above, to rig this for the bigger fish and hope like hell I catch one! Big hooks big bait. Ya buddy.
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02/14/13 09:27 AM
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Doug Bailey
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Those reels are not made for casting, you really need a boat for those, all my big reels like that i use for surf fishing and put them on free spool and kayak my baits out and paddle back and wait for the big one lol, they are pretty much small winches
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02/14/13 07:01 PM
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Stnkb8
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Takes alot of time i take the level wind off seem to get more distance i cast my 3/0 4/0 and 6/0 all on a 12 ft ulgy stick with a avarge of about 65 to 75 yrds with a 4 ounce weight just takes alot of thumb control and finding the right place for your spool tensioner to where it dosent back lash
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02/14/13 11:03 PM
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christian myrick
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Takes alot of time i take the level wind off seem to get more distance i cast my 3/0 4/0 and 6/0 all on a 12 ft ulgy stick with a avarge of about 65 to 75 yrds with a 4 ounce weight just takes alot of thumb control and finding the right place for your spool tensioner to where it dosent back lash You cast a 6/0 75 yds?!? WOW!
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Re: Check out these old Penn Reels...
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02/14/13 11:52 PM
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Stnkb8
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Yes sir head down to the piers in port a and those guys are castin a 6/0 with a whiting atleast a hundred they swear by there rods the guys i run into are using break away rod but at 350 for a rod ill pas and stay in close
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