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PENN CONFLICT CFT 6000 Review and Service Tutorial

Officially Launching at the ICST !0"# Show in La$ %ega$ in a few day$ ti&e and arriving in S inSe'te&(er) we have the 'rivilege of having an in de'th $nea* 'review of what &a*e$ u' the newPenn Conflict+ ,lac* with gun&etal grey tri&&ing$) it $ure i$ a 'retty reel-

The reel i$ ai&ed at the .Technical In$hore. enthu$ia$t) whatever that &ean$) I a$$u&e it/$ fore$tuarie$ and the li*e+ South frican$ will u$e thi$ for RSurf 'ur'o$e$ too+
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PENN CONFLICT SPECIFICTIONS

1ear Ratio2 3+62"Ca'acity2 +#4#03& +56!"0& +54"0&7eigh$ in at 603g

Co&'onent$2Full &etal (ody89" Sealed Stainle$$ $teel (earing$

lu&iniu& RotorTechno:(alanced rotor;achined and nodi


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Line Ca'acity ring$ ?The one I wa$ $u''lied with didn/t have the$e@-A

So we/re loo*ing at a S'inning reel (a$ed very &uch on the Penn ,attle) which in turn wa$ (a$edon the Penn Sargu$+ So we can eB'ect &inor u'grade$ on the$e 'reviou$ &odel$+

Intere$tingly) lan =aw* rate$ the PENN ,TTLE third (e$t $'inning reel in the under "00category+ I have never 'er$onally o'ened u' a ,attle) $o I/& intere$ted to $ee thi$ one+++

Let/$ (ear the co$t of thi$ reel in &ind when ta*ing it a'art+ Du$t how &uch technology andfeature$ can you get into a reel of thi$ 'rice@


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Let/$ (egin (y ta*ing it a'art+

Re&ove the handle+ Solid &achined and anodi


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1reat $tart to the reel-- $ervicea(le handle) with ! $ealed (earing$ in$ide-- %ery nice $ur'ri$e fora reel in thi$ cla$$+


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! different angle Cro$$ thread$ on the handle to 'revent $tri''ing of the ;ain gear+


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The >rag no(

Solid Co&'o$ite 'la$tic-


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In$ide the >rag no( : Nicely $ealed+


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T=E SPOOL

;achined alu&iniu& with cut:out$ to $ave weight+

The Penn ,attle weigh$ 6!0g) while the Conflict i$ clai&ed to weigh 603g+ ;y $cale $ay$ 600g-Fir$t ti&e I/ve ever found $o&ething weigh le$$ than &anufacturer/$ clai&$-


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S'ring retained >rag $y$te&+++


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Penn continue with their .$u'erline $'ool$. : a ru((er in$ert that allow$ one to tie (raid to the$'ool without any $li''ing-

Penn clai& that thi$ reel ha$ Line Ca'acity ring$) which i$ a u$eful feature) however the reel I wa$given didn/t have the$e+++

LIP OF T=E SPOOL : thi$ ha$ definitely (een i&'roved to allow (etter ca$ting characteri$tic$+ The$'ool li' now ha$ a (ig inver$e (evel to allow line travel off the $'ool &uch ea$ier+


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Re&ove the $'ool+++

Reveal$ one of tho$e FiBed Ratchet gear$ : fiBed to the ;ain $haft+ 7hile 'roviding for a &uch&ore $olid 'latfor& for the $'ool to re$t on) it create$ havoc with the Servicing of the reel+ In orderto re&ove the Rotor) one ha$ to fir$t re&ove the ;ain $haft (y o'ening u' the 1ear(oB anddi$&antling the Cro$$wind ,loc* fro& the ;ain $haft+


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;ain $haft $'ool (earing- nother ,I1 'lu$ for a reel in thi$ cla$$ category-


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So we need to $to' here and get into the 1ear(oB+++ no 'ro(le&) Gu$t re&ove 5 $crew$-- Love thi$de$ign of the newer Penn Reel$+ Huic* and Ea$y acce$$ to the gear(oB i$ a &aGor 'lu$ for &e inany reel+


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nice feature++++ hel'$ with $ealing the reel fro& water intru$ion+


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In$ide) we need to un$crew the Cro$$ wind (loc* fro& the ;ain $haft+ >O NOT try re&ove the ;aingear fir$t : the ;ain $haft fit$ (etween the (otto& half of the &ain gear and the to' half+ It won/tco&e out until you re&ove the Shaft+++


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Now we can $lide the ;ain Shaft out) at the $a&e ti&e undoing the Rotor Nut and retainer 'late+


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Now we can re&ove the >rive 1ear+


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Never (een a fan of the Rever$e Ca& $y$te&$ a$ u$ed in low end reel$+ That Ca$t .'ot &etal. ty'e(loc* i$ ugly and &a*e$ allowance for large di$cre'ancie$ in gear tolerance$+,ut they wor*-


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,ac* to the other $ide) re&ove the Rotor) we/re left with thi$2


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Re&ove the R =older and wa$her+Then the R (u$hing and $'ring+++


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The (earing Retainer Plate


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nd the Pinion 1ear


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There were i$$ue$ with the 'reviou$ &odel$ having 're&ature ,ail clo$ure on a ca$t+ Penn$ee&ed to have $orted thi$ 'ro(le& out with (oth the ,attle and the Conflict with a decent Rotor(ra*e and incline+


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T=E PINION 1ER SSE;,L

T=E NTI:RE%ERSE ,ERIN1


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;aintenance of thi$ (earing $hould (e with an anti:corro$ive oil+ dro' or ! on the in$ide of the(earing and $'read around will hel' $to' thi$ (earing fro& corroding and failing+


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Thi$ i$ one of the few reel$ in thi$ Cla$$ that ha$ a fail:$afe (ac*u' of the nti:rever$e (earing+Even though it i$ a 'la$tic Pawl) if the nti:rever$e (earing fail$) the >og Pawl will *ic* in and'revent rever$e of the Rotor+ It &ight not la$t long) (ut it $hould hel' in landing that P,-

7hen the Rotor i$ rotating forward) the R =older hold$ the >og Pawl out the way+ ,ut a$ $oon a$there i$ (ac*ward &ove&ent of the Rotor) the >og Pawl &ove$ outward and engage$ the teethin$ide the Rotor+ In$tant nti:rever$e) with no 'lay what$oever-

One di$concerting $'inoff of thi$ feature i$ the clic*ing noi$e &ade (y the Rotor on $low retrieval+Sound$ li*e the >og Pawl clic*ing in a ;ulti'lier reel) eBce't 'la$tic on 'la$tic in$tead of ;etal on

&etal+


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The ;ain >rive gear+++

Thi$ gear ha$ (een the $u(Gect of &uch de(ate over the year$+++ it i$ the $a&e 'art nu&(er a$ (oththe Penn ,attle and Sargu$ >rive 1ear$+ I a$$u&e therefore that it i$ the $a&e &aterial u$ed a$(efore and ha$n/t (een u'graded@ Thi$ >rive 1ear i$ Ca$t alu&iniu&) one of the chea'e$t way$ to&anufacture a >rive 1ear and a''arently one of the wea*e$t too+ =aving $aid that) there are veryfew ?none) in fact--A re'orted ca$e$ of failure of thi$ >rive 1ear in the ,attle reel$+ I have $earchedthe Internet far and wide) (ut haven/t found any re'orted failure$+ So who *now$@ Perha'$ Pennu'graded thi$ >rive 1ear and the Cro$$wind gear after the Sargu$) and Gu$t *e't the $a&e Partnu&(er@

,ut the 1ear$ definitely have that ugly /'ot&etal/ loo* a(out the&) eBc'et for a few highly 'oli$hed$urface$ on the aBle$+ lan =aw*) in hi$ review of the Penn Sargu$ (ac* in !004) clai&$ that thi$gear i$ one 'iece) including the $haft+ =aving a loo* at the a(ove 'icture) it/$ uite difficult to(elieve that i$ the ca$e here : the aBle i$ highly 'oli$hed all the way through and to &y untrainedeye) $ee&$ to (e ! 'iece$@ gain) who *now$@

JP>TE2I have &anaged to e$ta(li$h that the ,attle definitely ha$ an u'graded >rive 1ear fro& the Sargu$+The ,attle ha$ a .;achine cut lloy &ain gear. according to the Penn ,attle S'ec$ on the (oB+Thi$ &a*e$ &ore $en$e to &e and thi$ ha$ (een carried forward in the Conflict+

Thi$ reel i$ &anufactured in China+

8 SELE> ,ERIN1S

The reel ha$ 8 .$ealed. (earing$+ ;o$t reel$ have .$ealed. (earing$ nowaday$+ =owever) whatreally $ur'ri$ed &e i$ that the$e (earing$ had ru((er $eal$) which are &uch (etter at $ealing(earing$ than the $tainle$$ $teel $eal$+ Steel $eal$ are generally loo$e fitting and in &y o'inion) a

wa$te of ti&e+ I re&ove the& co&'letely on all &y reel$+ I a& $'ea*ing of (udget (earing$) not the


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eB'en$ive high tolerance (earing$ that are un$uita(le for a reel of thi$ cla$$+

ll 8 (earing$ on thi$ reel have ru((er $eal$- The (earing$ are the 'lace where an uncared for reelwill fail+ Reel$ generally $ei


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Intere$ting that the$e (earing$ all had the (are &ini&u& of grea$e in$ide+++ To increa$e thelongevity of thi$ reel) The$e need to (e 'ro'erly grea$ed out the (oB+

(earing 'ac*ed 'ro'erly with a uality grea$e and re$ealed with ru((er $eal$ i$ going to la$t

;JC= longer than one $ealed with $teel+

Thi$ i$ a great feature of thi$ reel-

lthough thi$ reel/$ gear(oB i$ not water'roof) the fact that the (earing$ are ru((er $ealed &a*e$u' for thi$+ I don/t (elieve a reel will fail due to a few dro'$ of water entering the gear(oB)e$'ecially where the (earing$ are 'ro'erly grea$ed and $ealed+ ;y &ind would (e at re$t evendun*ing thi$ reel+

fter a wet $e$$ion) it/$ a 'iece of ca*e to re&ove the 1ear(oB cover ?5 $crew$A) and to dry out anywater that &ay have entered+


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T=E >R1 SSTE;

Tried and te$ted) the Penn =T:"00 $y$te& of eyed Car(on Fi(re >rag wa$her$ i$ a(out a$ gooda$ it get$ in the >rag de'art&ent+ Out$tanding $&ooth drag fro& Penn) 'roviding (etween !0 and!!l($ of >rag+


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T=E LINE ROLLER

I wa$ di$a''ointed to find that the Line Roller had a Pla$tic (u$hing in it in$tead of a ,earing+++


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EBa&ining the >og P7L


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$i&'le $'ring loaded $y$te& that &ight not (e (ullet:'roof) (ut i$ certainly (etter than no nti:rever$e ,ac*u'-

RE SSE;,L

So let/$ 'ut the reel (ac* together+++

=aving a loo* at the Side Plate) there i$ no atte&'t at &a*ing the reel water re$i$tant with a ru((er$eal+ 7ould have (een a nice addition@

Place the (earing and the Cro$$wind (loc* 'late and the Cro$$ wind gear+


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di$tur(ing feature of thi$ reel i$ that &any of the wor*ing 'art$ fit directly onto the ,ody) withoutthe added 'rotection of even a (u$hing) let alone a (earing+ The Cro$$wind gear fit$ directly onto acylindrical tu(e 'roGecting out fro& the R=Side Plate+ Thi$ i$ not ideal+ I don/t 'articularly favor&etal on &etal wor*ing 'art$) e$'ecially where the one 'art i$ a fiBture and irre'lacea(le+ Shouldthe $ide 'late cylinder (eco&e worn) it/$ tic*et$ for the reel+ It/$ not re'aira(le without (uying a

whole new Side Plate and reel $te&-@

The $a&e arrange&ent i$ $een with the Pinion 1ear inner fitting : &etal on &etal wor*ing 'art$ :no (u$hing or (earing+


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;a*e $ure the nti:rever$e (earing i$ 'ut on the correct way) otherwi$e the entire reel won/t wor*-


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Re'lace the Pinion gear+

=ere we $ee where the Pinion fit$ into a rece$$ in the (ody of the reel+ The 're$$ure that thi$ 'artof the reel ta*e$ during function will certainly cau$e wear of that rece$$ and eventually lo$$ oftolerance$+


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The Pinion in 'lace+++ don/t tho$e $ealed (earing$ Gu$t loo* fa(--

Pay attention to the orientation of the Retainer 'late+++


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>on/t forget the Rotor 7a$her (efore 'lacing the Rotor it$elf+


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nice feature of the Rotor nut retainer 'late i$ that it i$ adGu$ta(le) &a*ing fitting that tiny $crew a'iece of ca*e+++


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EBa&ine the Cro$$wind (loc*


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Now would (e a &o$t eBcellent ti&e to $crew in the handle and te$t that all the gear$ arefunctioning correctly (efore 'roceeding-


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;ore (eautiful $ealed (earing$+++


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Re'lace the Side 'late


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Re'lace the S'ool and++++ done-

I&'re$$ion$ and Conclu$ion$ $olid reel) and very $&ooth on the retrieve+Out$tanding >rag $y$te& and if the line lay $y$te& i$ $i&ilar to the Sargu$ and ,attle) there will (eno co&'laint$ a(out that+

%ery little atte&'t ha$ (een &ade to water'roof thi$ reel) (ut that i$ &ade u' for (y the Ru((er$ealed (earing$+In &y o'inion) &o$t reel$ fail and fall on (earing &aintenance+ Sei


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;y (ig corro$ion concern for thi$ reel i$ the R ,earing) which ha$ no 'rotection at all fro&corro$ion+ Thi$ (earing need$ to (e lu(ed $traight out the (oB) and regular &aintenance will (enece$$ary+

The >rive 1ear co&'o$ition) a$ di$cu$$ed) wa$ initially a grave concern in the Sargu$+ ,ut ti&eha$ 'roven that the 1ear i$ $tanding u' to what it wa$ (uilt for+ Sa&e goe$ for the Cro$$wind gear+

Not ha''y with the ;etal on &etal wor*ing 'art$) rec*on Penn could have &ade a huge differenceto the$e reel$ (y 'roviding at lea$t (u$hing$ on the Cro$$wind gear and Pinion+

,ac*u' nti:rever$e &echani$& i$ certainly a (ig 'lu$-

,ang for ,uc* : a($olutely- If thi$ i$ an i&'roved ver$ion of the ,attle) it can only (e good- The,attle ha$ (een very $ucce$$ful in it$ u$e and a(u$e on &any Charter ,oat$ in the JS+

l$o one of the (e$t loo*ing reel$ on the &ar*et+++ and we all *now how i&'ortant ,LIN1 i$--

In $hort) LOTS of PRO/$ and very few CON/$+

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