Outdoors thread

[TheReal_ND]

Nobody catches anything right now anyway. Except bait. Holy shit these Mexicans really know how to trash up a beach.

Damn. This kid is using a perfectly good pan fish as bait.

[TheReal_ND]

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=659.0

Found a good rebuild write up for the penn reel I bought off Craigslist for 30 dollhairs



This thing is really cool. Good for saltwater and cat fishing. I think the drag washers are shot though so I'm going to try to completely rebuild it. They can last lifetimes.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Nice bait caster.

[TheReal_ND]

Made in USA. Looks older than me but I can't tell. Says the style dates back to the 40's
http://www.pennfishing.com/penn-reels-c ... 85654.html

I like the retro look. Keeping this one for salt water and cat fishing. The abu Garcia black max is going to be for lake and river. I still want a light spinner so I can do ultra light tackle

[Kazmyr]

Made in USA. Looks older than me but I can't tell. Says the style dates back to the 40's
http://www.pennfishing.com/penn-reels-c ... 85654.html

I like the retro look. Keeping this one for salt water and cat fishing. The abu Garcia black max is going to be for lake and river. I still want a light spinner so I can do ultra light tackle

Unfortunately, anything PENN makes that's new and under $250 is made in China. Over $250 is still made in the US though; that was per a Penn employee. Still like their reels though and their customer service is actually pretty good.

My old man had a ton of Penn's of all types in his basement. Those things were tanks. That one you got there is definitely from Penn's glory days; probably easy enough to service yourself, too.

[TheReal_ND]

Yeah I saw this model is stocked in Walmart but the one I have says made in USA so I'm assuming based on that and the patina it's fairly old. I think the guy said he had it for 25 years iirc

[TheReal_ND]

Going to try and recondition this knife I let go to shit since I plan on doing some camping innawoods and hunting squirrels this winter. I can't find a sheath for it though.

[Speaker to Animals]

Going to try and recondition this knife I let go to shit since I plan on doing some camping innawoods and hunting squirrels this winter. I can't find a sheath for it though.

I wouldn't use something like that for camping tasks. You kind of need a full tang with bolsters. Start chopping wood with that and the blade is eventually going to come out of the handle.

[TheReal_ND]

Banton chop chop. Nah I would just used a wedge and the pommel or a log. Axes are for chopping. Besides I don't plan on cutting down any trees in a national park.

[TheReal_ND]

Someone redpill me on the Pflueger Skilkast. I can't find any reviews on it but someone is selling one for twenty bucks (I don't need it but I'm physically attracted to old things)