penn mag lovers

At the suggestion of various members and given the magazines will run a mile from criticising a piece of kit, here is your chance to tell us what you really think about a rod, reel, line, lure... keep it legal please!

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junior conger
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Re: penn mag lovers

#21 Post by junior conger »

yeah i saw them in sea angler
they look class!
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#22 Post by kstaff »

saw this online

http://www.keenstackleandguns.co.uk/cat ... 314-1.html
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#23 Post by immunecfg »

Nice!!!!!!


I think i have to sell my 525's ;) or well untill ive seen them 1st hand! :lol:
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#24 Post by immunecfg »

Seen these reels in Veals tho for the 525 at £149 is a bit steep but im sure it wont take long before deals come in and price drops.

also with indicated for stock on sept ot oct.
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#25 Post by kstaff »

Has anyone got one of these reels yet?
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#26 Post by kstaff »

They arrived!! Got my 515 today! :D

First impressions are all good, nice solid feel to it and the clicking mags and drag are nice along with a clicking end float doo da!! The spool is alot narrower than i expected ( slightly below a 6500 size I reckon) but it will hold plenty of .32 or .35 line. Nice big handle and a lower looking cage should make for a comfortable fit on the rod.

Faking casting here in the office with an imaginary rod and this 515 in my hand everything seems good!! :D

Hopefully I'll get one of those Tope down the back of the printer wall and give it a good testing under presure!

Will try get out tonight and keep ye posted.
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#27 Post by saltydog »

kstaff wrote:Faking casting here in the office with an imaginary rod and this 515 in my hand everything seems good!! :D

Hopefully I'll get one of those Tope down the back of the printer wall and give it a good testing under presure!

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#28 Post by MC »

kstaff wrote:They arrived!! Got my 515 today! :D

First impressions are all good, nice solid feel to it and the clicking mags and drag are nice along with a clicking end float doo da!! The spool is alot narrower than i expected ( slightly below a 6500 size I reckon) but it will hold plenty of .32 or .35 line. Nice big handle and a lower looking cage should make for a comfortable fit on the rod.

Faking casting here in the office with an imaginary rod and this 515 in my hand everything seems good!! :D

Hopefully I'll get one of those Tope down the back of the printer wall and give it a good testing under presure!

Will try get out tonight and keep ye posted.

well, was it worth the wait?
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Re: penn mag lovers

#29 Post by AG »

kstaff wrote:They arrived!! Got my 515 today! :D

First impressions are all good, nice solid feel to it and the clicking mags and drag are nice along with a clicking end float doo da!! The spool is alot narrower than i expected ( slightly below a 6500 size I reckon) but it will hold plenty of .32 or .35 line. Nice big handle and a lower looking cage should make for a comfortable fit on the rod.

Faking casting here in the office with an imaginary rod and this 515 in my hand everything seems good!! :D

Hopefully I'll get one of those Tope down the back of the printer wall and give it a good testing under presure!

Will try get out tonight and keep ye posted.
to sum up iam goin mad i got this reel , far to small . should have got the 525 :evil:
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#30 Post by kstaff »

Wait until you get one before you offer an opinion, the one you imagine you have dosn't count.

For me I'm well pleased with reel and as I have 2 x 525's already I have no need for another!

Yet to cast them but I'll get out over the weekend and see how they perform. The spool is smaller than expected but once filled with line there's plenty of space for the biggest of thumbs and being lower on the rod offers a very nice grip on the spool!

Well worth the wait!
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