Penn 716Z Ultralight spinf fishing reel with bail issue how to service and repair 

I wish we can still buy these. So simply and superbly made!

Great job!

You do a good job friend I enjoy watching your videos keep up the good work 😊

Greetings to you, Dennis, this machine is very similar to the Dam Kwik 330, and I still have the opinion that the seventies and eighties of the last century are the era of the renaissance of the hunting machine

Thank you, this video just helped me fix the exact same situation with my 716z

YEP there's another one that gets shiped to second chance Tackel for a once over. Nice repaire Those reels are well worth repairing And they will catch fish

Thanks Dennis, just bought one of these [with a telescopic spinning rod] from a car boot sale in UK [ yard sale in USA] for about $5 just giving it a clean and service

Hello Dennis - very nice looking fishing reel , having the gold with the black gives it a nice touch, yes your so right about taking pictures while taking a fishing reel apart like in this case the bail screws were put together in the wrong holes, the inside looked very clean - good video .

So much of reel repair is about cleaning and maintaining your reel; until Dennis gets it and figures out how somebody else messed it up!!! Keep up the great work but I think everyone wants to know now, which current fast food restaurant is your parts tray???? It has changed over the years of your videos!!!

Thanks for this one, Dennis. It motivated me to overhaul my Penn 716 greenie. It was dirtier than I thought. Beautifully smooth now.

Nice Penn Z series ultralight spinning reel! A used one is now selling for over $80.00 USED! Twice what they sold for brand new! 5 years ago they were being sold for a reasonable price! But now everyone thinks all older reels are like gold! Nice video I enjoy watching them for the take down knowledge and listening to your voice tone & cadence it's almost hypnotic because I'll catch myself going into a rim sleep and then waking up to you, still knocking down a reel! TMI thanks Byrne

a good ultralight can be a lot of fun, a big bluegill feels like jaws

These are available on Ebay all the time, but they do command a pretty penny. The greenie and Z series are identical inside, so it really just depends what color you prefer or just which one you can get ahold of. I scored a Penn 716 greenie off Ebay last year for $80 and considered that a decent deal on it, the 716z is available far more often in much better condition and NOS spools are available regularly too. I really like these reels, they're precise and smooth with the highest quality long lasting materials you'll find in a reel. No plastic or pot metal inside, just brass steel and aluminum with the only plastic being the knob and drag adjuster. I had a little trouble with mine because I took pictures and put everything back in how it came, but somebody before me had put some things into the reel incorrectly. I bought a new cover plate screw because it was replaced with something wrong, and it turned out the cover plate screw had been swapped with that crosswind arm screw in the main gear and neither were missing. That was also part of why it wasn't reeling smoothly.

This is the best ultralight spinning reel ever made! I collect them and fish with them (I own 20 or so!)

Good catch on the screws in the wrong location Dennis.

One of my favorites. What a tough little guy. I used them to catch crappie on Kentucky lake and Mahi Mahi offshore of Anna Maria island Florida. They have such great drags and hold a good amount of line. The Spinfisher series would cripple some companies because people don’t need to purchase a new reel very often. The ss or 3rd gen series is almost indestructible

You were a huge help with my 302 Thanks I'm redoing my 716z and I think I could use a new spring that returns the bail any chance you know where I can get one? Or kind of recondition the one I have? thanks

I was lucky to pick up a pretty well used but not abused 716z recently on eBay for a very fair price. They are so expensive when in good shape. The side medallion is missing, any chance you have another medallion for one of these? Looking forward to comparing this to my Mitchell 304, they seem comparable, perfect for small lakes or streams.

How does that compare size wise to the 420 and 4200SS? I really like that reel. 👍

I know this reel and it is out of my price range. I have four reels from this series - 3 are much larger and one is smaller. I’ve been trying to get a 710Z or 712Z rather than this one. You know, Dennis, I was working on a vintage Daiwa 7850HRL reel and I tried every trick and method I knew and I could not budge that pinion and bearing in that reel. You never have a problem. It is infuriating! LOL This is a great reel and I definitely wish I had one. Great video Dennis. - Chris

My 716 Z could use a paint job. Would it degrade the value?😊

Good afternoon. Which Penn Z series reel is smaller?