Shimano Torium Looking for the good, bad and ugly on performance - The Hull Truth

clamdog1 · 02-08-2010, 12:54 PM

Looking for feedback on Toriums. Your thought's.

skillet · 02-08-2010, 01:36 PM

I have 4 of the 30's that I use for king mackerel and I love them, I haven't had a problem with them yet, however we use very light drag...

VanW · 02-08-2010, 01:58 PM

Wrong section.

Reel Stamas · 02-08-2010, 03:42 PM

Maybe the mods will move this post... Re-?- Toriums have a lot of small parts & IMO they aren't terribly durable for bottom fishing. The Saltist has been a popular, cheaper & more durable alternative for lots of folks. I think for kingfishing & other light drag applications they would be great... I have a friend that bought a full set of Toriums for his charter boat & he said it was a big mistake, as he's constantly repairing them...

Andrew134 · 02-08-2010, 05:31 PM

I have 2 20's and looking to buy two more soon. I like them alot, no problems.

wjrjr · 02-08-2010, 05:53 PM

Last fall, this reel hauled in a 185 Bluefin tuna in 25 minutes. It was no problem for this reel and it had adequate drag. 65# braid and a 12' fluoro topshot got the deal done. Convincing enough for me to add two torium 30's to the jigging arsenal. Mostly Shimano and some Penn!

Capt. Bill R

fatcat14 · 02-09-2010, 05:13 AM

great king rod, terrible bottom fishing rod if you want alot of drag. you feel it when the anti-reverse goes out.

On The Edge 1 · 02-09-2010, 06:08 AM

The torrium line is a good reel with a few problems.
#1 the factory drags SUCK they will burn up and melt making a wicked mess if you push them. If you own a Torium invest the 20 bucks and upgrade it to Greased carbon fiber drag washers.

#2 Is the anti reverse. It is known to let go this is a 2 part problem. Alan T. has some good info on it here. http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=509.0 I did the drag and anti reverse pawl and spring upgrades as recomended.

clamdog1 · 02-09-2010, 11:13 AM

Thx. I'm looking to upgrade the drag, but I thought the anti reverse issue was a problem for 2005 reels and older?

FISHUNT7 · 02-09-2010, 11:48 AM

I have not had good luck with the toriums. I have blown the guts out of two 30's. I will never buy another one of them. I really like the Tyrnos though. It seems to be a much better built reel. For bottom fishing, you can't beat the Daiwa Saltist for the price. They are better built for that application.