penn senator

[highdesertdrifter]

I thought i had a 4-0 penn. I got to looking at it and it is a m4-h. Are these reels the same i can't find anything on it.Thanks h.d.

[speyfly]

I know where you can pick up a Mississippi Senator real cheap.
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[ 12-13-2002, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: speyfly ]

[Mark Mc]

Hey HDDrifter, if I understand your question correctly....the regular penn 4/0 (113) has black side plates. The 4/0 special (113h) is the high speed version, with red side plates. All the older ones have chromed bronze spools.

- Mark

[highdesertdrifter]

Thanks mark this reel has red side plates with a bill fish jumping on it. Are they still in production? h.d.d.

[Mark Mc]

Oh yea, these are standards for many types of saltwater fishing. The designs have changed from the older ones though. First they went to aluminum spools and flat aluminum cross bars, instead of the round tubular bars. More recently they went to a one piece aluminum frame. These changes were made because Penn finally saw what other reel manufacturers and the "upgrade kits" were doing. There's an outfit called Accurate Manufacturing that makes all these conversion kits for Penn reels, out of aircraft grade aluminum.

website: Accurate

The tuna fishermen in So Cal are just fanatical about these conversions. This reel seller Berinson has lots of good pictures of the different Penns before & after conversions:
Berinsons

With all the high-tech competition from other reel manufacturers like Shimano and Pro Gear, the base Penn models upgraded with these kits are probably used more than any other reels in the So Cal / Mexico / long range fisheries.

Now whatever you do, DON'T start looking at these on e-bay; it will become a bad habit.

OK, if you really want to, just put in "penn accurate" in the search field. Have fun....