Penn Mag 10 Conventional fishing reel how to take apart and service 

That is awesome !hanks for the kind feedback. Please stay well and stay watching - Dennis

Glad it helped and that your reel has a 2nd Chance - Best wishes - Dennis

Glad to help. Congratulations on the effort. These reels deserve to stay fishing - Dennis

Glad to help. Thanks for the note and for watching - Dennis

Yes they are! I like this one a lot

Hmmm. I hope you are subscribed now - Thanks for the note and for watching - Dennis

Hmm. Either they don't know about them or haven't used them. The weak link in the series was the 109. Maybe they confuse them. Thanks for watching -Dennis

Thank you. This is probably my favorite Penn Reel. So many features packed into the smaller form. Stay well - Dennis

These are nice reels. Enjoy - Dennis

Thank you Martin. I try to do a variety of reels to show how these are made and how to keep them fishing. For the collectors, these videos also help them to restore their treasures. Either way, glad to help. Please stay tuned and stay well - Dennis

OK - Best wishes on the tune up. If you get stuck, shoot me. a note and I'll try to help get you back on track - Thanks for watching - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle I couldn't get the chrome sideplate to come off. Had to soak it wd40 and then pry it off. I spent about 4 1/2 hours working on it but I finally got it all together. I remembered how far mine used to cast when new. Hopefully I'll get those distances again now that it's serviced. I've landed hundred's of big carp with it and a few nice cats. Of those hundreds of carp, I can only remember losing 2 and that's no fish story. With the extra smooth drag they just couldn't get away. I'm on my third pawl and my second worm gear. Back in the 80's when I bought the reel and had to replace the pawl, Penn sent me 2 for free. I think the longer distance casting was the product of the USA made mono we were able to buy back in those days.

The folks at Mystic are great. Thanks for the note - Dennis

You're welcome! Please stay tuned for more to come - Dennis

You're welcome!

I would use up to 50 pound braid for this reel. Today's Shimano Cardiff, Corvalus and Calcutta would be comparable. Those would be closest. Hopefully we can talk soon - Dennis

The small Penn Squall 12 would be an equivalent but without the level wind. The Squall 15LW would include the levelwind feature

@@2ndChanceTackle Thank You!

Wow - I've caught a few big Bluefish with this reel. It is totally capable of bringing in the fish in the small format. I leave it home when going for Stripers. I prefer the conventional reel without the line guide for those.

@@2ndChanceTackle What's your favorite reel for striper Dennis?

Depending on where and how I am fishing, here is what I like. If I am on a boat, I like the Daiwa Sealine 50H, old school or the Shimano Tekota, new school. I generally use open face conventional reels when casting from shore. Old school Penn Squidder, new school mostly Shimano or Tica like the Toriun or Cayman. Spinning - I like the Penn Spinfisher V or earlier versions as well as the Daiwa BG or older Silver series 7000C reels - Dennis

You need two remove the pinion gear for reassembly. Soak it is a penetrating oil. It is rusted on. You cannot twist it off, because it has a slot that grips the spool. Let the oil sit overnight and then try prying it using a screwdriver on opposite sides to push up and out. Be careful not to damage the spool. If that fails, the only other answer is heat. I use a plumbers torch, but you can also use a grill starter, it will just take longer to heat it through. The spool shaft and the pinion gear are different metals and will expand differently using heat. That usually breaks the seal and lets you complete the task. If you try this, please be careful. It is an open flame and hot to handle - Dennis

That spool may be warped, or the inside of the reel may just need some grease and oil. Start by removing the spool tension knob and putting grease or oil in there. It may may a difference. -Thanks for asking - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle Will do! Thank you for the reply! God bless and happy holidays

If it was working properly before the service, then chances are that you will need to take the side plate off again and recheck it. My first guess would be that the earned washer may have slipped out of the main gear when you went to reseat the bridge or that the anti-reverse dog is mis-set. If the reel was not working when you got it is, then there is a good chance that the frame is bent, usually at the reel seat, or that the spool is bent. I would check each - Good luck - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle Thank you for the reply. It was working when I got it. I will check the eared washer like you were saying. Thanks again.

Hmmm - most of the parts for this reel are still available through Penn. - Dennis

The earlier model 10's did not include the over-ride. I believe that was added in year two of the production runs. Your reel is among the first made - Thanks for asking - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle I also have one without the anti-reverse lever. Is it possible to purchase the parts and convert it?

The older ones have a better reputation than the newer ones, but of course condition is everything. It the older one has not been maintained, then go new. In the end, there isn't that much different and Abu still makes a nice reel. Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle your the only one I know of that doesn't try to sell someone on a different reel on a review thank you so much , in my house when it comes to reels your word is gold .

If the teeth are missing, your worm gear will not turn all of the time and the line guide will not advance properly. The idler gear needs to be replaced - Dennis

Dennis, do you know what could be the problem with my penn 10 guide? It doesn't go up or down

It is likely the broken plastic idler gear that you described. That won't drive the worm gear if it is missing teeth. If it isn't that, then the line guide pawl would likely need to be replaced

Dennis, can you tell me a website where I can buy this plastic gear?

Mysticparts.com is the site. Here is the link - it is part #64 www.mysticparts.com/PennParts/Parts/64-9.aspx

Or know what size the screw is mine is kind of stripped and I can't get it started. Thanks in advance. 👍

You can get these through Mysticparts.com, a Penn Parts distributor. Look under the mag tuned conventional reel in the parts section for what you need. Thanks for asking Dennis

Thanks for your response Dennis.

Thanks for watching - Dennis