Penn 49 Super Mariner WIDE Model 49A | |
8/30/2013. One of our customers brought this reel in for show and tell. He found it in a bucket of old items. It is a 49 Super Mariner, but it is 3/4" wider than it should be. The stand is a 30-200, the posts are 37-67, and the spool is of unknown origin..it doesn't match up to any of the Penn spools that we have in stock.
UPDATED INFO Courtesy of Michael Cacioppo's Penn History book, relayed by CT Selby:
The Wide 49 is the 49A. It was made only for South African fisherman. They were never offered in the USA. Some of the reels have 49A on the handle side plate, but some do not. The newer models from the mid 60's are just plain 49 side plates.
If you run across one of these, we have no source for replacing the spool.