Drum Braking Anti-backlash Mechanisms found on 2 seperate Penn Reels

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Tightlines666
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Drum Braking Anti-backlash Mechanisms found on 2 seperate Penn Reels

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Take a look at this dohicky...

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=21590.0

Has anyone ever seen this type of mechanism on a reel?

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Re: Drum Braking Anti-backlash Mechanisms found on 2 seperate Penn Reels

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Hi John, That's a first for me seeing it on that reel. Im thinking maybe an Australian addition some time ago or prototype. I say Australian addition/version only because some great machinist have produced incredible reels in Australia. I've an English Mitchell Henry big game reel that uses drum like brakes as well but on a much larger scale. Neat stuff!
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Re: Drum Braking Anti-backlash Mechanisms found on 2 seperate Penn Reels

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To help preserve history here is the patent and the desinger John Pasanen... www.google.com/patents/US2607547
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