penn sqidder

[caught nowt yet]

hi lads is this reel still any good it was my dads and it goes like a swiss watch ps im new to this game so go canny on me cheers tom

 

[The Jester]

I used a Squidder 35 years ago for beach fishing, if its in good working order there is no reason you couldnt use it off the boat, plenty people still use the old Garcia Michell reels on the boats, hope it serves you well Tom...

 

[RL83]

I used a Squidder 35 years ago for beach fishing, if its in good working order there is no reason you couldnt use it off the boat, plenty people still use the old Garcia Michell reels on the boats, hope it serves you well Tom...

i could be wrong but i think that reel doesnt have a braking system just your thumb
ive used a penn 160 beachmaster and a mitchell garcia 602 for shore angling
and both cast as smooth as silk! the only major problems with them is the slow retreive and you have to have an educated thumb as these reels will nest like a shot if not watched like a hawk
on the plus side there very strong and pretty much bomb proof and were made to last!!
you shouldnt have any problems using them for the boat mate
by the way welcome caughtnowtyet to nesa if ive not already

 

[marco1967]

i used one as a kid on the beaches in the 80's , smashing reel allbeit a tad slow on the retrieve 3/1 ratio i think they are , hauled many a fish in with mine .

 

[caught nowt yet]

:red::red::red:

i could be wrong but i think that reel doesnt have a braking system just your thumb
ive used a penn 160 beachmaster and a mitchell garcia 602 for shore angling
and both cast as smooth as silk! the only major problems with them is the slow retreive and you have to have an educated thumb as these reels will nest like a shot if not watched like a hawk
on the plus side there very strong and pretty much bomb proof and were made to last!!
you shouldnt have any problems using them for the boat mate
by the way welcome caughtnowtyet to nesa if ive not already

 

[d-a]

penn squidder

penn squidder

penn squidder was a great reel at the time it had air brakesyou could file the fins on the brakes to tune the reel the beach version had plastic spool which was no good for boat fishing it could explode the boat version had metal spool it came in 2 sizes if i remember the numbers were 140m and 146m metal spool 140p or 146p plastic

 

[lingking]

I used a Squidder 35 years ago for beach fishing, if its in good working order there is no reason you couldnt use it off the boat, plenty people still use the old Garcia Michell reels on the boats, hope it serves you well Tom...

fishing the beach when you were 5 eh

 

[The Jester]

fishing the beach when you were 5 eh

+12 years , also had a reel called a Taka Bon, japaneese cr@p, used it twice then got the squidder back out...

 

[regpude]

plastic spool no good

plastic spool no good

wellcome to the gang. as d-a mentioned plastic spool will smash under pressure happened to me must be 40years ago,with a good fish on.metal spool should be ok ,they are a good reel but slow ,at the time i had one,it was actualy lefthanded,as i am l/h :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:tight lines

 

[lazyike]

retrive is very slow cast control not good i have sold 4 in last few weeks stick it on ebay i got £38 and it was only the 140 model 146s making £100 collectors wanting them