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Post by moby on Nov 14, 2007 23:07:11 GMT
Less than a year old cost £200 and now its screwed, gears, drag and ratchet all goofed..... All the tackle shop talk of it will last years.... I used it for congers which is hard on your reels but surely this is what they are made for!!? Local tackle shop reckons it could be non cost affective to repair   |
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Post by phish on Nov 15, 2007 15:15:16 GMT
Hmm. Rather harsh treatment for a reel of this sort, more a bassing reel in my book.
If you wanta kill em and eat em reel that will cost about the same get a Daiwa Saltiga SA 30 or 40 Luurvely
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Post by moby on Nov 15, 2007 18:09:09 GMT
whoops only recognised that the 975LD is a baitcasting multi... as the above said its a bit harsh for congering... Cant see why its a bit harsh!!!  At the end of the day its a reel to catch fish and sold as a reel that can handle fish, cant see how loading it with 20lb braid and using only 4 oz of lead max on it and pulling in the odd conger on it can kill it?? Its not like a have done the drag up with pliers and rip the eels out the water............ |
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Post by solehunter on Nov 15, 2007 20:58:25 GMT
Hehe, good reply nick. If its shite, then its shite!
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Post by monkeynuts on Nov 15, 2007 21:24:32 GMT
a m8 of mine use a tiny penn iner (not sure on model, but its small) for wrecking and seems to have got away with it so far (its got to be 4-5 years old),
but i have been lead to believe penns are now doign what abu started doing few years back...........cutting cost on build quality
i beleive penn are now under shakespear ownership, i may be wrong, but it could explain a thing or two
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Post by moby on Nov 15, 2007 22:06:51 GMT
Cant see why its a bit harsh!!! At the end of the day its a reel to catch fish and sold as a reel that can handle fish, cant see how loading it with 20lb braid and using only 4 oz of lead max on it and pulling in the odd conger on it can kill it?? Its not like a have done the drag up with pliers and rip the eels out the water............ oh i thaught you ment like using big leads and fishing for 40-70lb congers... in that case then should be ok but im not too sure why its broke on you... Dan... No I am fishing small leads but targeting 40lb-70lb eels ;D but surely a reel with a lever drag is designed to get some stick and cope.... |
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Post by The Codfather of Sole on Nov 15, 2007 22:07:47 GMT
Got to agree with Nick here, I had the 975 Levelwind and the 975CS, nothing but trouble - the main problem was some of the components are not durable enough, a bit plasticky and some others prone to rusting, I found water finds its way in to these reels very easily. I did hear that they had a batch that went through some extreme temperatures during shipping and the lubricants added during assembly was evaporated or removed somehow, perhaps that has something to do with the stories you hear of these reels...
The quality is nothing like the Internationals used for BG fishing, I believe Penn used the name for a series of smaller reels but seriously comprimised the quality.
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Post by reelbargains on Apr 5, 2008 12:13:21 GMT
Really good post this - thanks - would probably have given one a go at some point...
Won't now!
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Post by eddy on Apr 5, 2008 12:50:53 GMT
try talking to the caulfield bros on wsf,they may well sort you out as they seem to boast about penn's reliability and build quality they may well do it for free m8 ;D
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Post by moby on Dec 5, 2008 19:02:10 GMT
Decided to send this heap of shiyte back to penn... Came back as good as new.... lasted one trip Sent it back, sorted for free.... Lasted another two trips... Sent it back, should get it next week, cant wait  These really are total toss.... |
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Post by greysfanboy on Dec 8, 2008 0:04:15 GMT
psml nick 13 months and it's still not resolved? |
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Post by skatenchips on Dec 8, 2008 17:52:30 GMT
as X employess I dont think the bruvvers will be sorting any reels out for anybody......that said they do keep saying that even after they left the co.....Penn were still being made on the same production line in USA rather than on some asian 2 bob workshed although you would find it hard to believe going to slipps horror story. Purefishing / Shakespeare Company (UK) Limited P.O. Box 1 Broad Ground Road Lakeside Redditch Worcs B98 8NQ Tel. No: 01527 510570 Fax. No: 01527 500007 Any URGENT problems arising in the time between 17th December and 15th January should be addressed to; Mick Simons 33 Farleigh Rd. Pershore Worcs WR10 1LF Tel. 01386 552 949 ********************************************** Maybe if you bend someones ear from the NEW contacts above they might assist you ........they are the new problem numbers. Gazza  |
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Post by moby on Dec 8, 2008 17:55:02 GMT
Got the reel back... Going to sell it on ebay... will never buy penn tackle again.. sorted!!
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Post by solehunter on Dec 8, 2008 18:37:25 GMT
Got the reel back... Going to sell it on ebay... will never buy penn tackle again.. sorted!! Got the link for anyone on here who wants to buy it hehehehe? ;D ;D |
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Post by moonstone on Mar 24, 2009 10:43:23 GMT
nick i had a couple of them and they are sh*t :bash:
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