02-17-2007, 03:33 PM
I feel your pain. I've been looking for a Penn Mag 990 for the last three years. They discontinued them in 1994. I can't believe they did, it was one hell of a reel. I have one now and i've yet to find a reel that matches it's smooth opperation and tough drag. It's ALL stainless, both gears, main drive, everything. That's very rare. It's also equally as rare to find a reel that does have all stainless parts and that is smooth at the same time. Usually reel manufacturers have to intergrate as brass pinion or main in order to get that "smooth" feel during opperation, not this one. [cool]
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