Silver Series REEL SPECS
REEL INFO: Penn's 100 series skirted spool spinning reels offered budget conscious anglers a quality alternative - For everything from surf and boat casting to fresh water fishing. (1992, Penn Catalog)
Silver Series - Simple and durable, the Penn Silver Series graces the rods of many-an-angler. Penn designed these economical reels to feature quality components for years of fishing enjoyment. Penn Silver Series reels features three sizes of spinning reels to cover various fisheries. With line classes ranging between 8lb. and 20lb. monofilament, anglers, from freshwater ponds to the pounding surf of the the coastal regions, have a series of reels available to them that will perform. (Penn 2005 catalog)
HISTORY:
The first Silver Series reels, which included models 101, 103 and 105. This series was replaced by the C Silver Series (103C, 104, 105C), which was in turn replaced by the CS Silver Series (103CS, 140CS, 105CS).
Name/Series: Silver Series Spinning, 100 Series
Construction:
Shielded stainless steel ball bearing
Stainless steel bail
Supported stainless steel crosswind shaft
Anodized aluminum spool with handy line capacity chart.
Die cast aluminum housing and rotor cup for strength.
Multi-disc drag system for smooth operation and control.
Internal automatic trip with manual override: bail will close on forward rotation of handle.
Convertible folding handle: Converts to left or right hand drive in seconds.
Smooth, dependable drag system.
Anti-reverse: Silent on models 103, 103C, 104, 105, 105C. Soft sounding click on model 101.
CS Models: Precisely balanced rotor cup for smooth, easy reeling.
CS Models: Extra large line roller system.
101 to 105 reels made in Japan
C and CS reels made in China
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