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skip · 02-17-2008, 01:12 PM

I have my dads 1965 Penn Senator 9/0 which didnt see much fishing action when it was new, but was used for flying kites when I was a kid! It sat for 25 years and then I spooled it and caught my first Albacore. The star drag was pretty sticky, once you turned it up a bit it was very hard to unscrew!

I had the reel serviced locally but from what I can see it was just greased up a bit. It definately helped but now I'm thinking it might be worth stripping it down and replacing the drag washers. Is there anything else I should be looking at and do smoothdrag make something for this reel as its an old model?

I'd like to keep fishing with it even if its kept as a backup as I love its large line capacity though I prefer lever arm drags.

Thanks

02-17-2008, 01:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
skip Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Malta, Europe Posts: 30	1965 Penn Senator 9/0 I have my dads 1965 Penn Senator 9/0 which didnt see much fishing action when it was new, but was used for flying kites when I was a kid! It sat for 25 years and then I spooled it and caught my first Albacore. The star drag was pretty sticky, once you turned it up a bit it was very hard to unscrew! I had the reel serviced locally but from what I can see it was just greased up a bit. It definately helped but now I'm thinking it might be worth stripping it down and replacing the drag washers. Is there anything else I should be looking at and do smoothdrag make something for this reel as its an old model? I'd like to keep fishing with it even if its kept as a backup as I love its large line capacity though I prefer lever arm drags. Thanks