PENN 259
REEL SPECS
Gear Ratio: Line: Capacity: Weight:
3:1 36 lb. 250 yds. 19 oz
First Year Manf.: Before 1941    Discontinued by Penn: Mid 50's

REEL INFO: The Live Bait Caster is developed from the Long Beach reel, but redesigned especially for live-bait casting and equipped with an easy-cast light weight plastic spool, the weight of which is only half of metal spools. (1950 Penn Catalog)

HISTORY: 

Name/Series: 259, Live Bait Caster.

Construction:
    Reinforced plastic, corrosion resistant spool.
    End plates are metal bound.
    Frame made of nickel-silver and chromium-plated.
Features:
    Powerful star drag
    Torpedo handle.
    one-shot lubrication system.
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