Penn Fishing

The oil you use depends on what you want to do with your 535. For general fishing with say 18lb mono use Red Rocket Fuel in both bearings and engage both brake blocks. For heavy ground work lobbing large and unwieldy baits with a lot of heavy line you are better off using something pretty heavy: 120/140 gear oil of Liquid Grease (RF). To activate the brake blocks click them over the first boss so they move all the way to the end of the pin but do not come off as they are held by the outer boss.

Remember, the line weighs almost as much as the spool, a full spool of line increases the centrifugal force considerably at the start of the cast and will need significantly more braking to maintain control.

Bearing access
The 535GS runs on two bearings similar to the 525GS with one substantially larger than the other. It also has four retained adjustable brake blocks.

1. The 535GS

2. To gain access to the spool bearings loosen the four screws and remove the left endplate

3. Now remove the spool to expose the larger right hand bearing

 

4. You will find the smaller bearing in the centre of the left endplate

5. Spool with both large and small bearings removed

5. These are the brakes on the outside end of the spool, don't forget to activate them before you cast!