Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish > Tackle & Techniques
penn torque spin reel
Adrian Braun:
A month after this thread started, have anyone here put it to test or heard from anyone who did? I am thinking about a 7 size but the lack of real life feedback is worrying me
Mark Harris:
It's dead weird that there are not lots of independent user reviews of this reel on the American sites.
Mark Harris:
--- Quote from: Adrian Braun on April 13, 2011, 08:29:03 PM ---A month after this thread started, have anyone here put it to test or heard from anyone who did? I am thinking about a 7 size but the lack of real life feedback is worrying me
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What sort of money are you looking to pay Adrian and what will you use the reel for? I would not mind betting that you can find an established star reel for the same function and similar money without taking a punt on this relatively unknown thing.
Adrian Braun:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on April 13, 2011, 08:43:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: Adrian Braun on April 13, 2011, 08:29:03 PM ---A month after this thread started, have anyone here put it to test or heard from anyone who did? I am thinking about a 7 size but the lack of real life feedback is worrying me
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What sort of money are you looking to pay Adrian and what will you use the reel for? I would not mind betting that you can find an established star reel for the same function and similar money without taking a punt on this relatively unknown thing.
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Thanks Mark. Unfortunately I am looking for a spinning reel, not a conventional one. I will be using it mostly for hi speed popping and I am going on my first GT trip with 2 friends in June. They all have Stellas and I was wishing this reel at nearly half the price would be a good match. I have a Saragosa 18000F that has 5.7:1 ratio. I guess it will have to do it because I can't risk buying aPenn before I read enough user feedback. I wish I could afford a Stella SW. I used one of my friend's and it was like a dream.
Mark Harris:
By "star", I meant very good rather than star drag :) :).
Nothing wrong with a Saragossa 18000F Adrian - I have one which goes on every trip as a workhorse backup reel. Of course nothing like the standard of my first choice big Stellas and Saltigas, but a really good value reel for sure. Given the price of a Penn Torque new, you might be able to find something like a Saltiga 6000 GTZ 2nd hand for similar. Or a Twinpower 12000 maybe?
Eg this Saltiga 6000 sold here recently for about the price (?) as the larger Penn Torques: http://www.gtpopping.com/forum/index.php?topic=3491.0
I thought the larger Penn Torques were quite slow speed, aimed at surfcasting and jigging?
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