This channel has helped me save so many reels from becoming paper weights on a desk keep up the awesome work

thanks dennis, i was stumped on putting the dog lever back utill i realized i had to fully dismantle the gear set. lifesaver.

Thanks for making this video! I grew up fishing on this reel with my grandpa, and haven’t fished it since inheriting it because it’s really needed some TLC. This video has made the process go much smoother than I thought it would. Now it’s all ready to go for this weekend!

That's a great reel wish Penn still made this reel

Thank you Dennis!!! I just now completed my 320 GTi and your vid helped out immensely!!! She runs like brand new now! Got a 310 and (3) 210's now to dive into! Cheers from the west coast!!!

Hi Dennis, I have the identical reel. I went on a deep sea outside fishing trip yesterday, stupidly forgot to check my equipment day before, and, guess what? my reel didn't work, didn't freewheel, didn't wind in. Luckily we had spare rods and reels, caught so many fish! Anyway, after looking at your video, I started to pull mine apart, you make it look so easy, but easy it wasn't, screws holding ring in frozen, nothing an impact driver wouldn,t fix, later those screws were greased!. Inside was corroded really bad, gave a good clean with steel wool, greased, I didn't have marine grease, just HTP Bearing grease, but that should be ok, used it on my boat for years, all back together, working just great, thanks a lot, Dennis, Barrio.

Denis, I just cleaned up / rebuilt my third reel this winter season in preparation for the spring fishing season. I did each one after watching your excellent videos. I like your continuous talking style explaining every step of the way. Thank you!

thank you SIR fantastic vid. had a pile of springs washers etc on the table was about to chuck it all in the bin thought id do a quick Google check and there you were thank God ,all back together working a treat many thanks again

Thankyou so much for all your videos on the Penn 320GT series.. my brother had a reel which wasn’t reeling so I undid everything gave it a good oil and well.. after hours of messing around I finally fixed it😎.

Thanks Dennis! I just finished putting my 320 gti back together a few minutes ago. My job didn`t go as easily as yours did, but I got it anyway. You make this look much easier than it is for a lot of us. Anyway, thanks I would have had a much more difficult time without this video.

Dennis, Thanks so much for making this video! With your help and some new parts I was able to rebuild an old GT320 that I picked up at a yard sale for $5. It works great now and I can't wait to use it to catch some kingfish.

Thank you. Gave me the confidence to do a full service on the GTO220 (almost identical). Clear and easy to follow.

Thank you so much for this video just pulled mine apart and realized just how many moving parts are inside. You should touch base on the eccentric spring direction and placement

Dennis, I have three of these. Thanks, I will watch this a few times to get the hang. As always the videos are much appreciated.

Watched the video, felt confident, took reel apart without checking if it worked because braided line was tied to frame post and assumed it worked, not my reel. Reel clean, no grease buildup, it was lacking lubrication, although bearings were lubricated. Lubricated, pinion, jack, yoke, eccentric, stuff I saw lacked lubrication, operated eccentric, turned handle, pinion rotated freely. Satisfied reel worked, put it back together, turn handle, spool rotates one turn then locks up? Did not touch drags, star drag wheel worked and drags worked. One of the first things to check that I learned from you. I am just going around looking for reels to work on.

Excellent video! I was able to remove the level winder, something I never cared for anyway. With your help, it all went back together.

I had to work on two of these, the mechanism is real easy but it's so pleasant to find a video like yours Thank you

Thanks a lot for this video. Great explanation. I learned a lot👍👍👍

Great video. Thoroughly walks you through the process.

Thank you so much for this video it is a game changer

Good video sir. It is very nice to see the internal mechanism sequence of these type of reels

Thanks again. I have three of these and your videos help me greatly.

Great video, cheers from Australia !

Hi Dennis, many thanks for this video. As a result I have just overhauled two 320 gti's, just as you showed. I've got a Penn 535 next, but can't find a video for it. The 555 looks very similar, so will probably work off that video. All the best, and stay safe. PS. I'm in Looe, Cornwall, in far SW of the UK.

great tutorial, thank you.

This just saved me a reel! Subbed!

Good show!

Very nice video I had to replay it a few times on the dog assembly Part but I enjoyed it very much.i also used mobil 1 Synthetic Grease that is for high temp.i also replace the drag washer with HT100 washer that is use for the penn senator. It cast like butter and bring fish in like a toetruck.keep up the good work. Some close-ups would have beneficial. Fish on.kayakdude

Another informative video as always. If I'm not mistaken, several months ago you worked on another reel that someone had installed the yoke backwards.

Lots of guys used these to troll for striped bass on the Chesapeake. I wasn't a big fan and ran Shimano Tekotas instead. Little more expensive but I think it was worth it. Funny thing is I now only have two Tekota 800's now for wire fishing bunker spoons and have 6 Penn Squall 30LW's for my general trolling. I'm not the biggest level wind guy at all, in fact I hate it, but I usually only troll when I have friends or family on the boat and the level wind saves me a lot of headaches. Great video nonetheless, I'm sure tons of guys still run these.

Thank you!

Thanks to you sir im doing my 321 gti reel service, I also removed the level winder to make the spool and crank much smoother, replacing the ball bearings was a headache specially the smaller one in the graphite housing. I just wanted to know the grease type for the drag or an alternative automotive grease if can be used.

I seem to have issue with my cast control knob. I believe I have it assembled properly but when I tighten it down it doesn't seem to impact the spool speed like other reels I've seen. Does the 320 just not have a great cast control design? Or is that rubber dried out etc, ? Thanks from Canada

Hey mate, just found your videos and I love the way you talk through your steps and actually explain what and why you do things. I have a 320 GTi but the level wind has seized up when I was wiping it down with some WD40 and the rag got into the gears. Any tips on what I could do? Cheers and love from New Zealand

Thanks for the demo! What a great resource. It is appreciated. -- I'm rebuilding a gifted, well used Penn320GT2 which is similar to the one you just worked on. I have the schematics. Had to order a worm for the line guide mechanism as it was damaged and operates intermittently. When I took off the right side plate I observed a lot of grease on the the main gear, also under and around the eccentric jack. I noticed when you reassembled your reel, you only applied grease on the pinion gear but not on the main gear or under the eccentric jack. Could you confirm which is the correct method? Thank you in advance.

Hey Dennis I learned a lot from you for my Penn reels. I have a question for you, I’ve read online somewhere that to increase the drag tension beyond stock was to replace the hard fiber washer under the gear sleeve with an extra HT-100 drag washer. My question is should I remove that hard red washer or just add the extra drag washer to it ?

Hi Denis. Great tutorial video. Thanks very much. My reel is stacking on one end. The worm drive is only working intermittently. Do you have any videos showing how to strip this down and any suggestions which part might need replacement? Many thanks.

Hello Dennis, great video, can I send you my 320 to do a cleaning and get my reel up and running again. On my last fishing trip the reel had to be handed feed to get to the bottom. Can this be fixed.

Great video, can you post a link on what grease and where we can purchase it. Thanks!

Ótima aula professor Dennis!!!! Top! Dennis que pasta branca é essa que usa nos discos de freio?

Hi Dennis great video have you ever done a Penn rivel reel thanks

I don't see it in the comments so I will ask, what are the differences between the penn 310, 320, and 330? Is it just a size thing? They look very similar. I have been using some Penn 65's for stripped bass trolling because they are cheap and easy to service. This reels seem like a good upgrade given their price on ebay.

I have replaced the drag stack with new carbontex washers. My reel is extremely hard to turn. Is it possible that i need to take one of the washers out? My reel is a 320 GTI. The stack looks very tall.

Another wonderfully helpful video. I have a Penn 320 GTi and the line slips off the reel even when the drag is fully tightened. This happens when I am reeling in line while fishing for halibut with a 1# lead weight. The line slips while reeling in, in jerky movements, feeling like a gear or two is slipping inside. I suspected the main gear and/or the pinion gear as the cause, and disassembled the reel only to find that there is no apparent damage to either gear. Do you have any ideas of what could be causing this? Thank you!

Hi Dennis I have exact same reel but it seems like the drag is not functioning properly. Even though I put the lever drag on full drag I can still pull the line out of the reel. What do you think is the problem? Thanks again

I think on mine the ECCENTRIC SPRING item 20 broke. Is there a video on how to replace?

My spool and shaft won’t come loose from the side with the gears. Any ideas?

Hello question it seems my star drag on my 321 Penn level wind is loose and i can't get it to tighten

Eu não falo inglês! Eu vou traduzindo pelo google!

that cap that's missing seems to be a common problem with these reels, I've gotten more then a couple that were missing it

what # handle is this?