dmac 69 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I'm a massive fan of the old discontinued Penn Affinity/Af spin reels. I own 1000, 3000 and a 4000 series reel and I'm after an other 1000. Unfortunately Penn have stopped producing these reels so I'm just wondering if their still actually being made but under a different brand of reel? Or is their a different brand equivalent? So far I have come up with the Fun-Nor Affinity and the Ryobi Zauber, the Zauber looks and sounds like the exact but with Ryobi printed on it and the Fun-Nor appears to be the same but different brand and color. Anyone have experienced with these reels? Cheers in advance for any feedback Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmac 69 Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Fun-nor, excuse the auto correct! FIN-NOR! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 http://www.alanhawk.com/blog/rebdd.html DMAC, I don't think Penn exist anymore as a seperate company. The parent company I think owns Abu as well and they produce their reels in whatever factory in China gives them the best deal. I think the same is done for Fin-nor and Ryobi reels, so i reckon they are the same reels but with cosmetic changes. I just looked at Alan Hawks site because this is where I read about this. I think his info is reliable and i have had a few emails with him re a reel issue which he correctly identified the problem from my explanation of the symptoms. Daiwa servicing confirmed his over email diagnosis. I trust his instincs. YMMV. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmac 69 Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 http://www.alanhawk.com/blog/rebdd.html DMAC, I don't think Penn exist anymore as a seperate company. The parent company I think owns Abu as well and they produce their reels in whatever factory in China gives them the best deal. I think the same is done for Fin-nor and Ryobi reels, so i reckon they are the same reels but with cosmetic changes. I just looked at Alan Hawks site because this is where I read about this. I think his info is reliable and i have had a few emails with him re a reel issue which he correctly identified the problem from my explanation of the symptoms. Daiwa servicing confirmed his over email diagnosis. I trust his instincs. YMMV. Wow, bit of an eye opener! Not too sure what to do now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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