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How would you rate the PENN 9500SS?
RugerNiner
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I'm thinking about spending $100 on a slightly used one.
PENN no longer makes this type of reel in America.
7500SS and 8500SS would be compareable to the 9500SS.
PENN no longer makes this type of reel in America.
7500SS and 8500SS would be compareable to the 9500SS.
Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.
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Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.
So is $100 too much for this reel?
Sorry, yes if it is in real good shape I would give a Franklin for one.
I'm thinking about spending $100 on a slightly used one.
PENN no longer makes this type of reel in America.
7500SS and 8500SS would be compareable to the 9500SS.
RugerNiner....as a Penn collector I rate the older Penns (the Greenies especially) a bit higher as they were US made but I also have everything else from 420/SS up from the land of the Chinese also including the 6/7/8 and 9 series. Quality is almost the same and they are fine reels, worth the $ IMHO. It just all depends on what "slightly used means." For $100 I would expect the reel, box and all the papers that went with it...that way you can use it for years and then turn around and sell it for what you have in it if you want. Good luck and good fishing! PS...for what it is worth, my grandaughter just caught seven fish Sat with my Penn 716 Greenie Ultralight...she is 9 and the reel is five times her age! Can't beat Penn quality!
http://shop.ebay.com/items/penn 9500ss?_dmd=1&_sop=12&rvr_id=126833407511&keyword=penn+9500ss&geo_id=1&crlp=1642471313_9420&MT_ID=475&tt_encode=raw
I might wait until winter and start looking for one when no one else is.
Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
NRA Lifetime Benefactor Member.