Penn Squall Level Wind

[live bait]

Early in the fall, at a yard sale I picked up a new in the box Penn Squall bait caster for $50. Reel was new never used, never had line on it. Spooled it up with 10lb braid & realized the level wind works as it should when retrieving line, but when letting line out the level wind stays in one spot. I get on the Penn web site & print out the repair form, fill it out & sent the reel back to Penn. Five weeks later the reel comes back the same condition as I sent it, no invoice, no notes, no explanation, no bill. Next I brought the reel to a local Tackle Shop where they repair reels, it gets looked at & they say they think that's the way it was designed to work. Now I'm now that familiar with bait casters, could that be the way this one works?

 

[Leprechaun]

The reel has a disengaging levelwind mechanism. It’s supposed to disconnect from the spool when in free-spool, so to aid in casting distance w/o the “parasitic” drag of the level wind. Also good for free-dropping a tog jig, whilst using a baitcaster for that app, if that’s your thing.

 

[live bait]

Thanks for the response Pete I thought you would have the answer………John

 

[Leprechaun]

All good John, glad to put your mind at ease. By the way, you STOLE your reel at that price. Enjoy using it!