Penn No. 15 - Unusual Back Plate

Bill Muth · Post by **Bill Muth** » Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:18 pm

This reel was part of a recent find. I am no Penn expert. Checked the Penn book and did not see any mention of this being a factory add-on, so I suspect that it was fabricated in someone's garage. Checking to see what our resident Penn experts think.

Post by **john elder** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:21 am

Yes, serious post factory modifications. Does reel still go into free spool if you pull out on the handle?

Bill Muth · Post by **Bill Muth** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:28 am

Does reel still go into free spool if you pull out on the handle?

Yes, the free spool mechanism is working properly.

jr.evansii · Post by **jr.evansii** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:42 am

Is it simply a cover, or is it holding together a damaged end plate?

J.

Bill Muth · Post by **Bill Muth** » Sat Oct 22, 2022 11:25 am

Is it simply a cover, or is it holding together a damaged end plate?

Not sure without disassembling it, which I have not done.

1badf350 · Post by **1badf350** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:45 am

Its holding together a cracked tailplate. I can see the crack in several of the pictures

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