GEAR REDESIGN AND REMANUFACTURED BY PENN
3/6/2025 EARLY RUN REELS THE 8-SSVi6500 GEAR WAS DIFFERENT
Updated with better photos. Confirmed with Penn rep. that yes, this design with the many holes in the main gear is what is in their inventor in 2023 onwards
Early runs of the reels the main gear in it's original design the wide part only had the one small hole with the rest of that wide gear solid.
That solid gear was failing at the small hole and Penn remanufactured it as shown in photos here.
4/2023 Took Quick temporary photos off a post-it for background for a customer, I might not bother to redo them with the ruler as they look okay, just not our usual background setup. ~Mo