Hi all, I just picked up a Penn reel off ebay (my first one) Penn Senator 4/0 Special - eBay (item 180398535870 end time Aug-22-09 13:00:00 PDT) And I was wondering what I needed for a rebuild. What year rage am I looking at? Any recommended upgrades? Thanks
Contact Alantani on here or by Fishing Reel Repair by Alan Tani - Index and he will help you big time, including breakdown with pics.
here's the rebuild post. 113h/114h senator - short version go to your local shop or to pennparts.com to order parts. you can also get cal's grease and corrosion x. make sure you get in there with a greasy toothbrush to clean off all of the chrome. you don't want the pitting to get too deep. congratulations! alan
Thanks Alan, A few quick questions, any idea how old it is? Any idea if it's a 3 or 5 washers in the drag? can it be upgraded or downgraded? which one is better? Anything you would always replace when doing a rebuild? drag? dog? springs? I don't want to do a rebuild every year
You can always send it to him and let him rework it and put on one of his super duper handles for it.
I'll keep that in mind spineyman. I'm a firm believer that you can't learn unless you do things yourself
Try super smoothie drag washers. If you want to change the gearing try the newell ss 4.1 gears. this one is over 20yrs. old.
a new 5 stack drag kit and a #6-875 washer under the gear should work just fine. everything else should be ok. alan
