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Its fugly. After using a couple of the 20K stellas (not mine Im cheap!) I gotta say Shimano has those things down to a art form. That reel had better function as promised or else no one is going to buy one...
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No disrepect intended but if the new Penn Spinning Reels are US made, where are they made? Penn closed the Lansdale, PA plant several years ago and the Philadelphia facility hass been a shipping location with no manufacturing for some years too.
So where is Penn making these reels in the US?
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As someone who researches lots of reels (out of boredom I guess), the Saragosa (on paper at least) looks like the most reel for money out there as far as a jigging/popping reel w/lots of drag & line capacity for big fish...
No disrepect intended but if the new Penn Spinning Reels are US made, where are they made? Penn closed the Lansdale, PA plant several years ago and the Philadelphia facility hass been a shipping location with no manufacturing for some years too.
So where is Penn making these reels in the US?
The Lansdale plant made spinning reels specifically, and you are correct, it has been closed for a few years.
Not sure where you heard the Philly facility has no MFG.
Although the TRQ's are the only spinners, Penn makes 34 different reel models in the USA, more than any other reel company.
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I like it. I've been hearing a lot about this at a local tackle shop. Submersible and bail less. I've looked at the Zee Baas and Van Staal. Cheapest of those two brands I could find was $750. If I can buy this thing for 600, I'll take 5 of them.
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I like it. I've been hearing a lot about this at a local tackle shop. Submersible and bail less. I've looked at the Zee Baas and Van Staal. Cheapest of those two brands I could find was $750. If I can buy this thing for 600, I'll take 5 of them.
Comparing a penn anything spinner to a VS is a joke. I would not personally spend $600 on a spinner, but if I was going to spend that kind of $$ on a reel I would spend a little more and buy something proven and not an experiment. At least not until others joined the experiment with their money. And I do use some Penn gear including a 950 as a tuna rod backup but lets all stay in reality here.
Comparing a penn anything spinner to a VS is a joke. I would not personally spend $600 on a spinner, but if I was going to spend that kind of $$ on a reel I would spend a little more and buy something proven and not an experiment. At least not until others joined the experiment with their money. And I do use some Penn gear including a 950 as a tuna rod backup but lets all stay in reality here.
I need a submersible reels for my surf fishing poles. I wade out obscenely far and usually end up underwater quite a bit. If I can find one that fits my criteria for $600, that would be awesome. I am going to give the Penn some time and read up on reports about it. If I like what I hear, I will not think twice about buying a few of them. If they get sub par reports, I'll buy the VS or Accurate. I really like the ZB, but $1000+ per reel (the the fact there have been some issues with them) I think not
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2008 Ocean Kayak Prowler 13 Angler - back in business
heres is a picture of the new penn torque spinner.a guy on ebay is selling it{600.00} after aquiring it at a tackle show.it comes in three sizes.supposed to be released in december 09.
Personally I am a bit surprised that I have not heard of anyone who has "test driven" these reels.
I have seen these reels on a few boards here in the northeast...mostly questions- but not a soul has claimed to have used them.
I thought they would have tried them out on the good sized BFT we have been getting....Sure the Penn 950 can handle the smaller ones, but over the 200 pound mark- I would start to question things.
To me, this is their market, and nobody has used one?
it's like test driving a 4x4 on pavement...
But if they work well, they are $300+ cheaper than the stellas (platnium standard?)..
No disrepect intended but if the new Penn Spinning Reels are US made, where are they made? Penn closed the Lansdale, PA plant several years ago and the Philadelphia facility hass been a shipping location with no manufacturing for some years too.
Personally I am a bit surprised that I have not heard of anyone who has "test driven" these reels.
I have seen these reels on a few boards here in the northeast...mostly questions- but not a soul has claimed to have used them.
Crow,
My understanding from the ICAST show back in July is that the Torque spinner was not going to be available for purchase until the end of the year (Dec) -- that's why no one is reporting 1st hand experience.
Steve (Tunanorth) said on a different post that he was hoping to get a Torque Spinner to take on a long-range trip out of San Diego in Nov and put it to work on some large YFT. He's a Penn Pro Staffer and will likely get a first crack at the reels.
