Tommy was on the right track with oiling the shafts. I always oil the shafts on my Model 11 and 22. Makes them a joy to cast, and it really leaves the rotor unimpeded while the line pays out.

@youngmartinsreels5314

Ай бұрын

Dan, I haven’t done it myself but it absolutely made sense to me. I have a model 22 but I haven’t fished with it before. I guess I need to take it on an outing.

Rotating parts that you want to put grease on. You can use the Cal's purple grease mixed with a little bit of oil. Gives you the extra friction protection but doesn't slow the reeling as much.

They are fun to fish with. There’s a little learning curve to get the timing right while casting. I made a video where I was fishing for channel cats with my Model 22.😊

@youngmartinsreels5314

Ай бұрын

It gives you an appreciation of what our ancestors had to go through as the technology improved. This was a vast improvement over the old level wind reels but still a far cry from the 33.

There have been a couple times you cleaned a real and mentioned it would be sold by Ken, and I thought I might try to buy it if I knew what Ken's Ebay seller account was. Did the Penn 716 sell yesterday for $88.88?

@youngmartinsreels5314

Ай бұрын

Yes it did.

@christopherjenkins2373

Ай бұрын

@@youngmartinsreels5314wOW! The way Rick described that reel to me I wouldn’t have thought it would go for that much. I guess they are rare and hard to find.

@youngmartinsreels5314

Ай бұрын

And it sold right after being listed so it might have gone for more if it was auctioned instead of buy it now.

@warpedweirdo

Ай бұрын

@@christopherjenkins2373 They are a bit difficult to come by. I used to own one, in nicer condition than the one that just sold, and I liked it a lot. And then I lost it. 😢