[ggenovez]

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

 

[spineyman]

Contact Alantani on here or by Fishing Reel Repair by Alan Tani - Index and he will help you big time, including breakdown with pics.

 

[alantani]

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

 

[ggenovez]

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

 

[spineyman]

You can always send it to him and let him rework it and put on one of his super duper handles for it.

 

[ggenovez]

I'll keep that in mind spineyman. I'm a firm believer that you can't learn unless you do things yourself

 

[fathom]

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.

 

[alantani]

a new 5 stack drag kit and a #6-875 washer under the gear should work just fine. everything else should be ok. alan

 

[ggenovez]

Thank you all. Looking forward to working with this reel...