NedRyerson Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 anyone got one of these laying around? a fish took a run on me the other day.... .reel made a terrible noise.....took it apart later....4 teeth had lost their edge. I had the drag locked down pretty good and had also caught a few keepers just before but i was pretty surprised. I'm assuming it a combination of factors......decent fish..tight drag and just long term wear. The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed. -Casey Stengel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spats Maghee Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 ned did you look at scots penn pats they have a lotta stuff there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb55 Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Auction site has several today. From 7 bucks used to 25 bucks new. 16 bucks new at Scotts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedRyerson Posted May 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 I looked at scotts. $16.... but see a few 710s for sale in the bst. So for about $40 get to rationalize a reel purchase. Any input on why this happened? I was surprised......the part is brass so not as strong as the steel components. The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed. -Casey Stengel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Most people recommend that you replace both gears together. I would take apart the whole reel and service it if you had a failure like that. Those reels are very simple. Replace those gears and it will probably last another 50 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedRyerson Posted May 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 i swapped the part out with a gear from another penn for a quick fix. I will look into doing it the right way...thanks Alpha! The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed. -Casey Stengel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndtuttle Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 I looked at scotts. $16.... but see a few 710s for sale in the bst. So for about $40 get to rationalize a reel purchase. Any input on why this happened? I was surprised......the part is brass so not as strong as the steel components. Your Penn 710Z is probably 30 years old....I'd say it did fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedRyerson Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 It went out like a warrior too. Had just caught 2 bass in the teens. Had the drag pretty tight cause I was in a tight spot on the shoreline. Had another good one hit & just when I started to crank it ran, the gear stripped. IMO it was more user error than any fault than anything else. Fought the fish for about 30 seconds beforeit came unbottoned The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed. -Casey Stengel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark d Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 an honorable death "what good are tractors without violins" ? jose figueres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckmark22 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Oh, we need a picture of the defeated warrior, toothless and all! -Buckmark22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedRyerson Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 when i swapped the gear (with a gear from one of my father's old penn's) I put the damaged gear into his reel. I will have to remember to replace soon....then i will get a pic up. here is the reel 15 minutes before it's incident... I'm not in the habit of taking many pics while fishing and I also know not to be laying fish on the ground. so please excuse it The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed. -Casey Stengel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark d Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 so this is in fact the last known photograph of the living reel ? "what good are tractors without violins" ? jose figueres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedRyerson Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 That is correct. Thankfully my dad's reel was an organ donor The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed. -Casey Stengel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark d Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 did your dad sign the donor card ? "what good are tractors without violins" ? jose figueres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedRyerson Posted May 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Shhhh The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed. -Casey Stengel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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