What is happening with Penn Reels
I have 2 original MAGs (slidey), now 25 yrs old and very well used. They were tuned as per the leaflet enclosed (Niel McKellow) and have worked brilliantly ever since despite use on the rocks/piers etc, which would (and have) destroyed 6500s. I recently purchased a 525 MAG 3 (DOH) which is slow (despite new bearings), the spool rubs and the free/engage spool lever is bent. The lever is too short and has to be bent to engage gear! The spool shaft is also a loose fit in the 'bullet' receiver at the MAG end. What I've done is put new ceramic run dry bearings in all three reels. The new one is stil crap, unpredictable and noisy, so it's been demoted to the bottom of the seat box for emergency use only. The old reels still just 'sing', so long a mainline is 0.3mm+