14/0 or 16/0

well you know they are basic the same reel a 16/0 is a 14/0 wide i know you can a new 14/0 from some one on the forum here i think its surf rat for like 450 or so
a 16/0 i have seen sale for as much as 1500 depending on its shape

im buying the 16/0 for 450

Same reel ,same gears,16 is wider,MORE LINE CAPACITY but also heavier and harder to levelwind with your left thumb ,,,,especially if you have smallish hands.The 14/0 is the all time classic ,,,,almost perfect in all respects so i would go with THE 14 and later if you encounter a few monsters that spool you on the 14 and you have the strength to handle a 16 -GO FOR IT.These Penn Senators are almost indestructble and owning one is owning a part of Big Game Fishing History.

i say go with the 16/0
there just isnt enough line on the 14 if you ask me .i owned a 14 an i couldnt stand it i had to get rid of it .now i still have my 16 an i love it wouldnt give it up for anything

dont worrie about level winding just invest in a good harness an its no problem

450 for a 16/0 is a great investment; go for it

Im thinking about getting a 16/0 but everyone i know is trying to get me to get a 14/0.
What are your guys oppinion between the two?

I love my 14/0 and if i have the $ I buy a 16/0, three on ebay right now one starting bid at $1000.00, another at $750.00 and another $575

I'd go with the 16/0 Senator reel. Back when I fished I owned two of them and they served me well!

Norman Bateman
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i went with the 16/0 i love it so far. its my new lucky reel the first time it touched water it hooked a beast that didnt even flinch when i set hook on he kept running for another 200 yards maybe even 300 and spit hook. oyh yeah i forgot to say it was on a almost locked drag! thanks for all your input

i went with the 16/0 i love it so far. its my new lucky reel the first time it touched water it hooked a beast that didnt even flinch when i set hook on he kept running for another 200 yards maybe even 300 and spit hook. oyh yeah i forgot to say it was on a almost locked drag! thanks for all your input

wow bro that must have been a beast

i caught my biggest shark on my 16/0 it was a 496 bull an he only pulled like not even 10 feet on locked drag

he just started swiming towards the seawall on channel 2

damn how big was that bull lengthwise

which one?

fishman just said his biggest bull is 496 thats huge even if he meant to say 396 and made a typo thats still got to be a big bull