Penn Reels Silver Series 103 fishing reel how to service

This video shows ow to take apart and service a classic Penn Silver Series 103 spin fishing reel. I use a step by step process to explain how the reel was made and how to service it. This design is very different from most Penn reel made at the time. The reel was made in Japan.
I have been servicing #fishing #reels for over 25 years and am sharing my experiences here. If you enjoy the video, please like it and subscribe to see more on fishing #reel repair and service
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Thank you for watching - Dennis
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[@garyblankenship9163]

These videos on the old classics are neat. Thanks to them I got a Mitchell 300 in good mechanical condition for $7 and am having a blast with it.

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Glad you like them! Best wishes with the 300! It was the class reel of the day!

[@mikeheffernan4723]

I have several of them. 103, 103C, 104, 105. The oldest is pushing 40 years old. They were good, cheap, work horse type reels. Yes, the screws are always in jeopardy of snapping when you try to open up the case. I use them on the beach striped bass and they never let me down. Yes all of mine are made in Japan 🇯🇵. Thanks for the video.

[@2ndChanceTackle]

YW - Glad to hear yours are still fishing. These are strong, solid reels and certainly capable of landing the bib bass. Thanks for sharing - Dennis

[@bobbymiller1672]

Look like a Diawa Silver Series from outside but yeah another fine Reel from the Folks at Penn.

[@2ndChanceTackle]

It does - Put a Penn, Daiwa and Ryobi silver series side by side and it is hard to tell the difference

[@jeffjackson5331]

Neat looking reel Dennis.

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Well - nice working reel - that paint is somewhat hard to look at!

[@jeffjackson5331]

@2ndChanceTackle that is true but as long as the reel functions as designed, that is all that matter.

[@christopherjenkins2373]

There’s a 104 too because I own it. I do own this 103 us mine is not a “C” I think I own examples of all the silver series reels of this era. I could list them all. All of them have paint and cosmetic issues to varying degrees. Mine are about as good as you can find. You should have put the paper towel down before all that scraping! LOL I just “hot roddled“ a Daiwa 9000C that as worked well for me as I’ve done it for two other of mine. This 103 does not need bearings! When I disassembled my 103 I thought this was a pretty clever AR setup. The bearing in my 103 was not shielded. I think I made that suggestion Dennis. I have all the Shimano MLZ silver series reels of about the same period. Do you remember the Maxall silver series reels. They are really fine! You told me about them. I usually put some greats around the inside of the circle in that oscillation arm. I generally hate to paint reels. I will do spot work on them though. On older vintage metal reels I will put a drop of oil inside the side plate screw hoes. Hopefully that will help getting the screw loose easier the next time. This reel does have a decent drag setup. I enjoyed this video. It reminded me of so many of my silver series reels. I like the Daiwas the best and then the Shimanos. It varies how much and how I rank the others. I have almost 30 of the Daiwa silver series reels making up two complete sets with. Few extras. There are 14 reels in a complete set of the Daiwa silver series from the 500C to the 9000C. The only one I do not recommend is the 1500C. Get the 1600C instead as it is a much finer reel all around!. There are only six reels in the Shimano MLZ silver series from 10 to 60. I like the Ryobi the least of all the silver series reeels.Stay away from them below the 105. They are called the “Siler Cloud? Series. Like I said before, check out the Maxall reels. You will not be disappointed it’s either quality or price (if you can find them). These silvers are a great place to start if you are interested in the hobby of collecting vintage spinning reels. I have other 420 now and obviously I enjoy this hobby immensely!!! - Chris

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Thanks again for your explanations and thoroughness. Those silver series reels are quite something, except for the paint! Of all of these reels, the Shimano series paint seems to have been the best

[@christopherjenkins2373]

@@2ndChanceTackleyou are absolutely right about the Shimano silvers. Interesting that since I have so many Daiwa silvers I have notice both a color and a quality difference in the paint between the Daiwa silvers from Japan and those from Korea. In general the Japanese Daiwa silvers are better. I have almost no issues with the paint on any of my Daiwa and Shimano silvers as I have been careful in what I buy and how I care for them. Another favorite of mine and I don’t know if you;d call these silver series but the Ryobi Powerful silver reels are absolutely outstanding reels. They have quite interesting features, etc. and the quality is infinitely better than those Silver Cloud Ryobis. I don’t like plastic spools! - Chris

[@bill-e6i]

good video sir. What do you think on the comparison between ss and ceramic bearings? Thanks ///bill

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Ceramic bearing will not rust and wear less, but ar noisy compared to the SS bearings. Most manufacturers do not use the ceramic bearings, even in their very high end reels. My best advice is to try them and see if you like the performance. It is worth the dollars paid for the lessons learned

[@bill-e6i]

@@2ndChanceTackle thank you,sir

[@Sleeplessknights702]

What would it run for a reel service like that

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Please send a note to my email - [e-mail] for service and repair information - Thanks for asking - Dennis