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Originally Posted by Walleye Wisherman
I have a couple old Penn Peer 209M's that are at least 30 years old (inherited from my dad), in good shape, well maintained, smooth drag.....all the good stuff.
I'm thinking about loading them up with 50lb braid and using them to troll bunker spoons.
Are they up to the job?
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Just barely ! U can get by but not my choice for a variety of reasons , one being leverage lost via the undersized handle alone , another the limits on drag when fighting big fish on spoons , also the spoons can really play havoc with pressure generated by the way they R designed to run , this is a lightweight in
a heavy weight bout !
This reel was not designed to drag several lbs of weight thru the water & if u have the incorrect rods more pressure reverts back on the reel .
Then again none of this matters too much if ur just gonna bunker spoon troll on a limited basis , I'm sure u can get by !
