Penn Conflict 6000 spin fishing reel how to take apart and service

[@raulfernandez3137]

Thanks for putting this together. I have this reel and its great. But what I needed to see you didn't show. Which was the how to put back together the spring mechanism in the bail. I was doing light cleaning and oiling of the reel put didn't notice how it came out, so I'm little bit of a tough time making it click in correctly. Anything you can do for me would be appreciated. Thank you in advance

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Watch this video. It will show you haw to set the one that uses the trip bar kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6PVkKWfr6uej9k Thanks Dennis

[@PhillyJohnny]

Of all the Penn Reels, I always wished I had gotten a Penn Conflict. It seemed like a solid reel from Penn.

[@aaronhiggs]

They are pretty nice, the conflict 2 is such a downgrade.

[@chuckdumas1023]

PhillyJohnny1825 its not much different than penn battle

[@2ndChanceTackle]

It is a nice reel for the price paid. You can now find these on the used market, in good condition for a lot less than the original pricing - Thanks for watching - Dennis

[@aaronhiggs]

chuck dumas the gearing was cnc cut. I agree now the battle 3 is better; but you can get an original conflict for 50 bucks used, it’s a good deal.

[@joeschatz6617]

Nice looking reel

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Looks nice and spins nice. I think it is well priced and a value in that class of reel. Thanks for watching - Dennis

[@ChrisSchwamb]

I'm the frustrated owner of a CFT-4000. I bought it new 2 years ago and it caught mostly hundreds of weakfish and flounder and ran like a Swiss watch. It started to get a little stiff so it was time to do the servicing for reasons shown in this video. What I failed to catch when I bought it was side plate screws with malformed heads. And they were overdriven by the factory. I managed to get 2 of the 3 screws out but #3 got chowdered. I am still trying to come up with a way to grind off the screw head without destroying the side plate. Contact with Penn produced a clueless response. Anyone buying a new Penn should inspect the screws carefully before buying. I will never buy another new Penn. (As usual, I regard these videos to be the gold standard.)

[@2ndChanceTackle]

That's a good tip. I haven't worked on enough of these to recognize the problem, but I certainly always look at the side plate screws when I am considering the purchase of a used reel. Thanks for pointing this out - Dennis

[@jayytee8062]

Nice video once again Dennis!

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching - Stay well - Dennis

[@thevernonposse]

I was watching a video on a high end sealed Shimano and it has an oil port on the side plate and the guy was putting mobile 1 synthetic in his reel like it was a transmission lol have you ever heard of that ?

[@2ndChanceTackle]

I've heard of it, but do not do it.

[@evanramos99]

Did this reel have no shins on the main gear?

[@2ndChanceTackle]

The shims are installed at the factory and there can be 0-3 on the reel based on the side to side play of the main gear - Thanks for asking - Dennis

[@joedoug3647]

Very helpful!

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Thank you and thanks for watching - Dennis

[@christopherjenkins2373]

For a Chinese Penn this is a decent design. Wonder what the gear metal is? Too modern for me though. Never seen this one before. Great video as usual!

[@ChrisSchwamb]

The main gear is cast. In the CFT2 series it's machined from solid stock.

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Thanks Chris - I hope you have found some time to get out fishing! Stay well - Dennis

[@PhillyJohnny]

Chris Schwamb You are right- good call there. The review on J&H says the CFT is an upgrade to the Battle in that it has techno balance. The Conflict came out in 2013 and the Battle 2 came out in 2014.

[@ChrisSchwamb]

@@2ndChanceTackle, I have indeed. I am enjoying using a Tsunami SaltX-4000 which was not cheap. It comes with a tool to open it for servicing and has several design advantages over the equivalent Van Staal at half the price. Cheaper than a boat and any aggravation resulting from poor quality control. Keep up the good work, Dennis!