cbchurch Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) I have a couple of each. Spent several years in my teens ( a long long time ago....) casting only the Squidder, then, for some long forgotten reason, spent a few more years exclusively throwing plugs with the Surfmaster. I really love both, and I can throw either with the best , but the Surfmaster is / was something special. Big difference- ball bearings vs bushings....Comments? Steve T Edited September 16, 2020 by cbchurch sytheteacher 1 profile pic Penn Squidder, Lami 01166, Atom 40. 1975 or so. My go to for a couple of years when I was a kid..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhawkxxx Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Man, you're probably right! I love both the squidder n surfmaster, with polished bushings those surf masters will sing! But my squidders are hot rodded to Max so I like them s little better Birdsnester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf bomber Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Takes casting talent to use them from the beech... Peter D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhawkxxx Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Mag 'em! Control the beast! Birdsnester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbchurch Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 never needed a mag with these two.... Midnightpass and Peter D 2 profile pic Penn Squidder, Lami 01166, Atom 40. 1975 or so. My go to for a couple of years when I was a kid..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightpass Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 I've got both of those reels, plus other old Penns and Newells... None of them maged... Don't see the need.. They cast great, with a little help from my thumb... All fantastic reels... Butch Peter D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightpass Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 8 hours ago, Surf bomber said: Takes casting talent to use them from the beech... I'm far from a talented caster, but I get by with only an "occasional" fluff ... Butch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhawkxxx Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Wondering how much difference in yardage a magged vs. un-magged would be? I get maybe 125 yds, no fluff except at splashdown which is very controllable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch This Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 FWIW I went from about 100 yards on the squidder to 125 yards on the Penn 980 when it came out to about 175 yards when the Penn 525 Mag came out. AMSA, NCBBA, OBPA, VSSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhawkxxx Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hmmm, so you're distance (without mags) is about same as mine with mags. Hell my magnets may not be working! Lol, but good job! Are you using the plastic or aluminum spool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbchurch Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 Magnets don't add distance, they control the rotation of the spool. For me, casting without mags, a lot of it comes down to listening to the sound of the spool, and the line. profile pic Penn Squidder, Lami 01166, Atom 40. 1975 or so. My go to for a couple of years when I was a kid..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBob Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 having owned and extensively used both penn flavors, i'll take bearings over bushings. it's not a contest, they're all just tools. use whatever works best for you. i prefer a lefty squidder with aluminum spool over the finned plastic one. i'm not after distance - i load up with 30# trilene mono. it's all good if it gets the job done. Peter D and yarddog59 2 The only government I trust is the .45-70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbchurch Posted September 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 I cut the fins off my plastic spools back in the day. The ones that weren't already broken off, that is...... profile pic Penn Squidder, Lami 01166, Atom 40. 1975 or so. My go to for a couple of years when I was a kid..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhawkxxx Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, BeachBob said: having owned and extensively used both penn flavors, i'll take bearings over bushings. it's not a contest, they're all just tools. use whatever works best for you. i prefer a lefty squidder with aluminum spool over the finned plastic one. i'm not after distance - i load up with 30# trilene mono. it's all good if it gets the job done. I use 30lbs also, how much 30 lb. Can you get on a 146 squidder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhawkxxx Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 40 mins ago, cbchurch said: I cut the fins off my plastic spools back in the day. The ones that weren't already broken off, that is...... I've heard those plastic fin spools were noisy, true? I love the sound of a fast turning spool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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