Penn Surfmaster 750

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globulin77
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Penn Surfmaster 750

#1 Post by globulin77 »

Penn Surfmaster 750....
Used it in the fields, first outing to salt water managed to break the spindle, very iffy reel...........Beware.
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sea serpant
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Re: Penn Surfmaster 750

#2 Post by sea serpant »

There has been loads and loads of badc reports about these reels ....
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jacko1
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Re: Penn Surfmaster 750

#3 Post by jacko1 »

had the 850 first snag clutch broke, brought it back and got no joy from penn after a year and half of annoying the guy i bought it off he gave me a penn mag 525 off his own back to cover it, fair play paul east coast dog and gun, most off the penn gear now made in tiwan not the same as american made
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Re: Penn Surfmaster 750

#4 Post by globulin77 »

Yeah and whats weird is I have some very very old badly abused shimano and daiwa reels, never ever looked after and they are working just fine years later..................
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