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m3040c

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Hello Fritz,

The 49A with the A in the logo can sell for a couple of hundred dollars if marketed correctly when listed.

The Penn Jigmaster was offered with the plastic spools, chrome plated brass (Model No. 500M), stainless steel spool (Model No. 500SM) or aluminum spool (Model No. 500L). These reels were made in red, maroon or black depending on the era and had a over 50 year production run. Pretty good for a simple little workhorse.

All the Best,

Mike
 
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m3040c

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Hello Ayoba,

Sure, a couple of more pictures would be nice. So far I have documented the 49A reel with the "A" in the logo but have not seen a box identified as a 49A.

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The Jigmaster box but not the reel.

I wonder if Penn identified any other Penn models with the "A" either on the box or on the reel. I am assuming that the "A" was used to identify the reel as a export to Africa.

My email is: mcass1@optonline.net

Thanks.

I am finding the South African fishing history to be very interesting. I have a read a bit about the character nick named "Pots and Pans". He made his own reels and caught some very impressive fish from land based platforms on the Sea Wall. The fishing style must be unique to your part of the world.

Wonderfully rich history.
 
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AYOBA!

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m3040c wrote:
Hello Ayoba,

Sure, a couple of more pictures would be nice. So far I have documented the 49A reel with the "A" in the logo but have not seen a box identified as a 49A.

and:

The Jigmaster box but not the reel.

I wonder if Penn identified any other Penn models with the "A" either on the box or on the reel. I am assuming that the "A" was used to identify the reel as a export to Africa.

My email is: mcass1@optonline.net

Thanks.

I am finding the South African fishing history to be very interesting. I have a read a bit about the character nick named "Pots and Pans". He made his own reels and caught some very impressive fish from land based platforms on the Sea Wall. The fishing style must be unique to your part of the world.

Wonderfully rich history.
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I will take some pics tonight and mail them. I loved the story of "Pots and Pans"....
 
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Bliksem

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I have the box but can't find the reel. Chances are that it ended up in the estate of my late mate.
 

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m3040c

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Hello Bliksem,

That's a interesting box. It is a modern box with the "A" after the model number, which I assume means for export to "Africa".

An American box for the same reel would probably have an "L" instead of the "A". On reels that are not built for export, that letter after the model number would represent the material the spool was made from. No letter would mean a plastic spool, a "M" would mean chrome plated brass or stainless steel spool and a "L" would indicate and aluminum spool. Being that the export reels are not using the letter for spool designation, there is no way of determining the spool material from the model number.

Thanks for the picture.
 
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FRITZABU

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m3040c I think you got it right that the "A" on our boxes meant, its for export to Africa.

We have always used the "A" to know if it was a plastic spool or not. The L only became available in SA after the plastic/metal spools was discontinued. Then it also had the "L"

The colour of this box "Blue" make it not a very old box. We had a couple of different colours on the boxes over the years.

As soon as I get a change. I will see if I can post a couple of different colour boxes. We had over the years.

Fritz
 
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m3040c

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Hello Fritz,

Posting the different boxes will be appreciated, especially if can post a Penn Deep Sea Reel Model 49A box:woohoo
 
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FRITZABU

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m3040c wrote:
I am not exactly sure what you are asking. Please rephrase your question.
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Mike he is looking for a red left side plate, for a Penn 500

They are however extremely scares by us. I may have some for him , but there was also a couple of different shades of red/maroon side plate's
 
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Charlie-B

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This is a collection of Penn reels I've collected over the years. My very first Penn 500 was bought in the mid 60's for my 12th birthday that I still have today. Check out the boxes were one can see the 500 with the "A" pasted on the box, then 500a and lastley 501. But all the reels had 500 on their side plates.
 

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Charlie-B

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See all 500's have their boxes,spare spool, manual, spanners and even some grease as well...........

Then I have both 49's-- narrow and wide spool. As well as a 160 with it's box and manual. All these reels have been with me for ages and are now retired to a cupboard in my garage.
 

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m3040c

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Thanks Charlie,

I seems that only the 49 and 500 were marked with the "A" after the model number. That is curious, especially since the 500 was used to create the 49A.

Can you see if any of the boxes are specifically marked for export to South Africa by Penn?

Thanks again for the photo's

Mike C.
 
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Charlie-B

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m3040c wrote:
Thanks Charlie,

I seems that only the 49 and 500 were marked with the "A" after the model number. That is curious, especially since the 500 was used to create the 49A.

Can you see if any of the boxes are specifically marked for export to South Africa by Penn?

Thanks again for the photo's

Mike C.
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Hi Mike, checked all the boxes I have, but no there is no mention of export to SA or Africa for that matter. I have 2x 49A's and both do not have the A embossed on the side-plate as the one you show earlier in the tread. I rekon they must be pretty few and far between. Also I've never encounted a 500 with the A embossed after the number on the side-plate. I wonder if this ever happened??? Like you say, the 49A was built for the SA market at the time, but I think the 500 was more of an international reel.But a very interesting subject..................:SSS
 
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m3040c

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0114B100asically Penn reels sold overseas are exactly the same as reels sold in the USA, except for the 49A Frankenreel. The history that supports why the 49A was created is very interesting but unique. As far as I know, the 49A is the only Penn export reel that had any physical changes. The 500A was designated with the "A" on the box but I have no indication that any 500 reel was ever marked with the "A" on the body of the reel, let alone be physically changed.
      For many years Penn has offered a European catalog as well as a American issue. Looking though the European catalog at every offered Penn export and you will see they are the same reels offered in other parts of the world.
      One key marketing factor of Penn products is their ease of repair because of a well engineered parts continuity and a very strong effort to make Penn Parts available wherever the reels are sold.  Their personal mantra has always been to "Make it simple and Make it work" so parts interchangeability is a key factor in the product and that factor has served them well.
      As far as finding a 49A that is actually marked on the head plate, your chances are greatly increased in South Africa. Finding them in the USA is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
       I think I read somewhere that the 49A was labeled for export but I have never seen a box identified that way. I will keep looking.

Thanks for the reply's.

Mike C.
 
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