penn 525 mag or abu garcia 6500

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#1 Post by **croppyboy** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:01 am

Hi lads
Anyone know were i can find a site for second hand or cheap penn 525 mag or abu garcia 6500 reels ive tried e-bay and no good
i need one as my abu garcia 6500 is having difficulty when i reel in doggies if i have to lift them the reel handle reels but line doesnt come in so i think its banjacksed
ive never used a penn525 but ive heard there the biz

thanks

croppy

#2 Post by **Lee337** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:14 am

The problem with your reel sonds like the drag has oil or grease in it.

Tighten the star drag fully and then try to pull line off the reel (without pushing the freespool button), if it is easy to do this then the drag is almost certainly contaminated. The good news is that this is easy sorted.

As for the 525, it is my favourite fishing reel, casts as well as an Abu with the winching power of a Daiwa SLosh 8). The problem that you have there is that there are not too many of them knocking about second hand cheap.

Lee

#3 Post by **croppyboy** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:17 am

Thanks a lot for info id hate for reel to be f***ed as it was a gift and im only starting to get used to using it (have it since christmas)

#4 Post by **croppyboy** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:30 am

Just found this but cant figure P&P
a penn 525 mag new
for 140.99 us dollars =111 euros but cant find out what p&p is or if ill be charged duty on it as i bought stuff before and the duty was more than the stuff was worth but this seems like a good deal

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Penn-fishing-ree ... dZViewItem

teacher · #5 Post by **teacher** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:56 am

Lee337 wrote:Tighten the star drag fully and then try to pull line off the reel (without pushing the freespool button), if it is easy to do this then the drag is almost certainly contaminated. The good news is that this is easy sorted.

I had the same problem with an old 7HT a while back. I replaced the clutch washers (spares from Daiwa) for a few euros. It's a fairly simple repair. Problem solved. :D

#6 Post by **IDPearl** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:26 pm

There are a few on ebay at the moment....

http://search.ebay.co.uk/525-mag_W0QQfk ... 9QQfromZR8

I bought mine from ebay in good condition for 54 sterling +p&p and it has been fantastic. I also bought a SL20SH, SL30SH, 7HT turbo, 6500 Sports Mag and two 6500 Mag Elites and all have been just as described by the seller.

#7 Post by **rab 525** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:22 pm

penn 525 mag best all round fishing reel for all venues

#8 Post by **petekd** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:29 pm

I second that, and easy to handle too. Just watch your line level and use your mags and you're laughing.

Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:11 am

525 supermag all the way, double dogs etc is no problem. You could winch in your mates great dane with it and it wouldn't flinch. :lol:

#10 Post by **Lee337** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:42 am

teacher wrote:
Lee337 wrote:Tighten the star drag fully and then try to pull line off the reel (without pushing the freespool button), if it is easy to do this then the drag is almost certainly contaminated. The good news is that this is easy sorted.

I had the same problem with an old 7HT a while back. I replaced the clutch washers (spares from Daiwa) for a few euros. It's a fairly simple repair. Problem solved. :D

The drag washers should not need to be replaced, simply wash them with lighter fluid and leave them to dry. Easy as that. 8)

Lee