In reply to Post #1
Love them as reels and built to last but I just couldn't, get on with QD so got shim long cast bait runners then Penn released them in bait runner typical . still use them for piking and built to last
enough lovers on this site as all the threads will tell you
Love them as reels and built to last but I just couldn't, get on with QD so got shim long cast bait runners then Penn released them in bait runner typical . still use them for piking and built to last
enough lovers on this site as all the threads will tell you
In reply to Post #16
I have had the Penn affinity Ltd 8000 since I think 2015? and they seem bomb proof been using them on my pike rods in all conditions and not one issue, line lay superb, clutch is QD and for the money brilliant only thing I wish I had done was got the 7000 as the 8000 are big!
I have had the Penn affinity Ltd 8000 since I think 2015? and they seem bomb proof been using them on my pike rods in all conditions and not one issue, line lay superb, clutch is QD and for the money brilliant only thing I wish I had done was got the 7000 as the 8000 are big!
Ive got the 7000 size ones had them a year now and they've been faultless that much so I prefer them to my shimannos better reel imho
Had my 7000 when first came out , used them ever since , sold all my others , tournaments , ect.
A no nonsense reel at a no nonsense price .
Even friends have bought them and no faults .
A no nonsense reel at a no nonsense price .
Even friends have bought them and no faults .
Ive got the 7000 size ones had them a year now and they've been faultless that much so I prefer them to my shimannos better reel imho
In reply to Post #20
I bought the 8000's when they came out, even though people said they were massive, sold them, they
never missed a beat, bought the 7000ltd liveliner's and these have been superb
I bought the 8000's when they came out, even though people said they were massive, sold them, they
never missed a beat, bought the 7000ltd liveliner's and these have been superb
Another mk1 7000 user, couple of months off two years
Absolutely faultless, wish I had bought them when they first came out.
Dunno what I'd do if I was to loose / break them as from what ive heard the mk2 is not as good
Absolutely faultless, wish I had bought them when they first came out.
Dunno what I'd do if I was to loose / break them as from what ive heard the mk2 is not as good
In reply to Post #22
I've had both, and there isn't any difference between mk 1&2
I've had both, and there isn't any difference between mk 1&2
In reply to Post #23
Cheers for that, wont have to worry then
Cheers for that, wont have to worry then
Sorry quick question how much of a turn or turns is the QD on the 7000 from freespool to locked up.
In reply to Post #25
Thanks for the input lads, nice to see its pretty much all positive too.
Based on the replies, I've just bought four
Thanks again.
Thanks for the input lads, nice to see its pretty much all positive too.
Based on the replies, I've just bought four
Thanks again.
In reply to Post #26
Why do people bang on about Shimano and Daiwa as if they are the only manufacturers out there and all others are crap.
Penn are a long established make (1920's) with a huge following worldwide, especially in the "big fish, light line world, with 1,400 IGFA world records to their name. The quality is not in doubt at all.
After sales service is second to none and Penn actually hold the record for the most reels sold for a particular model and the longest running model that remains unchanged. (The spinfisher, released in 1961 and still sold).
Penn tried to break into the carp market in the UK in the 90's. The chap who owned Penn UK at the time produced a big pit reel in matt black, but the UK carpers turned there nose up at it. This reel was then adapted and became a surf reel, The Surfbuster. He still uses the original black prototypes himself. They are superbly smooth after all these years. It was well ahead of the Shimano Biomasters and Daiwa Baboons that were popular back then.
They are still way ahead of many top end reels. I would not worry about "quality" with the Affinity.
Why do people bang on about Shimano and Daiwa as if they are the only manufacturers out there and all others are crap.
Penn are a long established make (1920's) with a huge following worldwide, especially in the "big fish, light line world, with 1,400 IGFA world records to their name. The quality is not in doubt at all.
After sales service is second to none and Penn actually hold the record for the most reels sold for a particular model and the longest running model that remains unchanged. (The spinfisher, released in 1961 and still sold).
Penn tried to break into the carp market in the UK in the 90's. The chap who owned Penn UK at the time produced a big pit reel in matt black, but the UK carpers turned there nose up at it. This reel was then adapted and became a surf reel, The Surfbuster. He still uses the original black prototypes himself. They are superbly smooth after all these years. It was well ahead of the Shimano Biomasters and Daiwa Baboons that were popular back then.
They are still way ahead of many top end reels. I would not worry about "quality" with the Affinity.
In reply to Post #27
What you may not know is that Penn reels are now mainly mass produced in China not built in the USA any more , I have 2 x 525 mags built in USA( multipliers ) and absolutely love them , they are bombproof, yet the newer ones made in China are not in the same league .
I'm not having a go at anything made in China before anyone starts ! I'm just stating they aren't USA build quality any more , same with some Daiwa and Shimano being built in Malaysia etc ....
What you may not know is that Penn reels are now mainly mass produced in China not built in the USA any more , I have 2 x 525 mags built in USA( multipliers ) and absolutely love them , they are bombproof, yet the newer ones made in China are not in the same league .
I'm not having a go at anything made in China before anyone starts ! I'm just stating they aren't USA build quality any more , same with some Daiwa and Shimano being built in Malaysia etc ....
In reply to Post #25
Depending on how loose you want freespool, around 1/2-3/4 of a turn
Depending on how loose you want freespool, around 1/2-3/4 of a turn
In reply to Post #28
Sign of the times...Abu did the same but soon regretted it. The top end Penn reels are still US made.
Sign of the times...Abu did the same but soon regretted it. The top end Penn reels are still US made.