overhead reels

[GPB]

And the Shimanos probably a copy of a Penn !!

cammac,
no probables [guess work], but definitely not! :huh:
The Penn GLS series came out in Aus in 1994 as their answer to the Shimano TLD 15 and 25 and 2speed series brought out 5 years before, which was a light weight version of the medium game Beastmasters reels, the GLS was a good reel but the drag wasn't as smooth as the TLD for game fishing, but was a tough all round reel. The Penn 2speed models came a few years later.
Daiwa had only a 15 size lever drag reel in the Sealine LD50H.
The Shimano TLDs were the 'you beaut' reels of the 1990's and are now value for money as technology has past them a bit.

[cammac]

I would have thought Penn International 2 speeds where around b4 90s??
so there u go eh! and Shimano were doing lever drags b4 the internationals too is that rite?? Who was doing game reels first Penn or Shimano?? I notice Penn have recently celebrated their 75th anniversary.

cheers Cam

[GPB]

The Penn Internationals 2speeds were around for heavy game fishing and ruled supreme, as Shimano didn't replace the Beastmaster with the Tiagra till the early 1990s, but for sport, lite game and bottom fishing Penn had the Senators [I've still got a 114H]. The TLD were the first of the lite weight graphite lever drag style, the first Triton Lever Drag [TLD] actually came out in 1986 in single speed.

PS: My TLDs and Penn 25GLS [1st model out] are still catching fish after 12 years+.

[davewm]

thanks for all the help, I bought a TLD 25 on special
Dave

[reelchippy]

thanks for all the help, I bought a TLD 25 on special
Dave

Good reel

[wak69]

Go Shimano You Get 10 Year Wty, Iv'e Had A Tld20 For 5-6 Years With No

Probs, Good Luck..

Cheers Wak69.........