For Sale: 4 Penn International Reels 70VSs

[norter79]

These reels have been sold.

[tuna101]

Do you have any pictures of the reels?

[norter79]

I have some I took with my phone. They're not the greatest but my camera charger is on the boat in NC.

I picked up my wife at work this morning and everything was closed so i doubt i'll be able to get another until tomorrow or monday.

I'll post them shortly.

[norter79]

Not the greatest pics but the best i can do today.

[Wahoo whacker]

Do you have any idea of how much drag you can get and still have freespool?

[norter79]

I'm not sure. I fished them at 16-18lbs. at strike regularly and 28lbs twice. When we had 28lbs of drag at strike we still had freespool.

I took the old line off yesterday during the storm otherwise I'd just test it.

pennreels.com says max drag at strike is 35lbs. I'm not sure if that's with freespool or without.

--edit--

I tested them with the spool about 2/3 full of spectra and I bottomed out a 75lb drag scale before the drag let out line. This was with freespool--one more click of the pre-set knob and it didn't have it. I really didn't want to pull much harder because i didn't want the drag scale to break.

So, it's got to be 35-40+ with a full spool, right?

[silenthunter]

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[Tyke]

i'd be interested if you can get some clearer pics......they look pretty beat on but not sure since the pics arn't that clear.....how would you rate these on a scale 1-10 (mechanically and cosmetically)?

[norter79]

Mechanically they're a 10. The bearings on new reels generally don't have enough grease in them or the grease is dried up. If you've ever opened one up you know what I mean. All bearings were cleaned and repacked or lubed with corrosion x every year. This is usually not done...

Cosmetically they're probably a 7. There are some surface scratches and some light pitting around where the stainless meets the aluminum on the handle.

All four are spoken for for the time being. Someone is picking them up on thursday. If it falls through I'll make note.