Thread: Penn 704z Greenie

Hey I just won an eBay auction for a 704z "greenie" and would like to know how well this reel is for king mackerel? I want to replace my 5000 Fierce which I'm very wary about for King Mackerel so I'm just looking for opinions on the Greenie hahah.

I have seen a lot of people have success with them at the pensacola pier for kings. I have used them before and they work pretty well for the kings. I recomend using it for kings.

Perfect for kings.

might want to upgrade the drag washers to the ht100, if it isn't already

Great it sounds like I'll be happy with it, now should I spool 15 lb mono or 20 lb mono? Just in case i hook up a Cobia , I've done that twice when just messing around with my LY right by the pilings, both times, they were on 16 mono and too green and broke off. And I doubt it has the HT 100, what $$ will that cost if you know?
Thanks everyone

Very cheap. Get in touch with the_reel_doc. He can get them for you and for less than $5 probably.

I would use the 20 lb line for it. It holds 300 yes of it and that is enough for kings and cobia. For the ht-100's I'm not sure the actual price but i know they are pretty cheap, i think under $10 for a set


when i posted i was thinking of the 706 oops. doesn't hold 300yds of 20

Bring the reel by and let me look at it.The bail bumper,roller,shaft,anti reverse and a couple other things need to be looked at before using. If the reel needs to be cleaned,the charge is $15 pluss parts. As for the washers,they run $1.25 each and three are required. I would put a 150yds of 20lb dacron backing and top it off with your choice of mono. The reason for the backing is because dacron has no stretch and those old spools are cast,not machined and will blow up in a heart beat if the line is packed on tight.Be extra careful when fighting sharks,tarpon and jacks with the old spools.

Alrighty, I'll bring it by in the next few weeks once it comes in Mr. John. Thanks everyone. I would not want anything like that to happen haha.

Hey Mr. John, how much would that be for the backing and mono top shot on that greenie after the upgrade? And I'll probably want to make it a manual, but I can wait on that one depending on what it looks like when I get it, the pics looked really good.