Penn reels are for life. I have an old International 975 Baitcaster for more years than I can even remember. It's still in 100% perfect condition, inside out.
I use oil in the worm gear, think it attracts dust a bit less, but either way is good. Grease go on the slow parts of the reel and oil on the highspeed parts ie bearings around the spool axle. If you are maintaining your reels often it is possible to gain some casting distance by cleaning the bearings out and then oil them, BUT that needs to be maintained relatively often or you'll end up with bad bearings so DON'T do it unless you are committed to the maintain it requires. I do it on all my reels but I also maintain them extremely well, use them really hard but also give them the care needed for such use.
The good thing is that you can now crack every baitcaster open. They are all the same just different colors and maybe some small differences inside, but more or less, they are all the same. Shimano, Daiwa or ABU, have owned and serviced them all by myself. Not a hard thing to do or learn if you have masiv mechanical skills. Just follow the microfiche and line the oarts up in the way you take it off. If your reel is both aluminum and carbon, be careful with which way the outer screws are placed, fine threads go into aluminium and rough threads into carbon/plastic. Buy yourself some rocket oil company red label and cals drag and reel grease/penn reel grease and you are good to go.
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Penn reels are for life. I have an old International 975 Baitcaster for more years than I can even remember. It's still in 100% perfect condition, inside out.
That’s amazing!
Penn makes quality products. I love my Battle III….
NICE vid brother!
Thanks Mark! Hope you’re well man, long time no see!
I’ve had a battle II for ages now still my favourite reel packs a punch for its size
Only thing I’d do is re pack some grease in the worm gear, along the main gears teeth and pinion gear then wipe it down and work it all in
Nice, thanks for the tip!
I use oil in the worm gear, think it attracts dust a bit less, but either way is good. Grease go on the slow parts of the reel and oil on the highspeed parts ie bearings around the spool axle. If you are maintaining your reels often it is possible to gain some casting distance by cleaning the bearings out and then oil them, BUT that needs to be maintained relatively often or you'll end up with bad bearings so DON'T do it unless you are committed to the maintain it requires.
I do it on all my reels but I also maintain them extremely well, use them really hard but also give them the care needed for such use.
The good thing is that you can now crack every baitcaster open. They are all the same just different colors and maybe some small differences inside, but more or less, they are all the same. Shimano, Daiwa or ABU, have owned and serviced them all by myself. Not a hard thing to do or learn if you have masiv mechanical skills. Just follow the microfiche and line the oarts up in the way you take it off. If your reel is both aluminum and carbon, be careful with which way the outer screws are placed, fine threads go into aluminium and rough threads into carbon/plastic. Buy yourself some rocket oil company red label and cals drag and reel grease/penn reel grease and you are good to go.
Thank ya brother!