snapper1 Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Good evening PENN Just bought a PENN Slammer III 4500 on Azon. It was sold by PENN. Received it today. Unpacked it. Box is not damaged. But here are some pics of the bail. I tightened the drag to make sure it was set, but I can't even open the bail at some points... Looks like the bail has been forced down...Seems pretty crooked to me... Would like your opinion as soon as possible before returning it... Thanx Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENN Fishing Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 Snapper, Yes the bail got smashed pretty hard, Amazon return policy is very good, you should have no issues returning it. tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper1 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, PENN Fishing said: Snapper, Yes the bail got smashed pretty hard, Amazon return policy is very good, you should have no issues returning it. tony Thanx Tony I return the reel today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTR Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, snapper1 said: Just bought a PENN Slammer III 4500 on Azon. It was sold by PENN. Does Penn sell on Amazon? I’m thinking you probably bought it from a third party that has PENN as part of their name. Edited January 29, 2019 by JTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper1 Posted January 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 3 mins ago, JTR said: Does Penn sell on Amazon? I’m thinking you probably bought it from a third party that has PENN as part of their name. Could be. I am not an expert with Azon... I'm very disapointed though and I let them know. A replacement is already on the way. The 4500 looks and feels awesome. I already have a 6500HS and they will complement each other very well for my needs. Have a good day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper1 Posted February 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 Good evening Tony Just received a replacement for the previous reel. It's a 2018 reel. It's all good but surprisingly the bail is manual trip. Seems like the automatic was never engaged. I prefer it that way. Does it happen often ? Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENN Fishing Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Snapper, All Slammer III 4500 reels should have an auto trip. Someone may have returned the reel to Amazon as "new" after removing the trip ramp and they would just put it back in stock to be resold, or it could have been missed at the factory however I find this difficult because the reels are tested prior to packing/shipping. tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper1 Posted February 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hmmm... Thanks Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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