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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.
Thats the same reel that they are trying to sell to the surf fishing market. They need to realize that they can't build one reel to cover both markets as they are vastly different.
As a Penn Pro Staffer on the "left coast", I have not yet gotten my hands on a Torque Spinner yet.
However, I have been using the new Penn Conquer 7000 spin reel since ICAST [July], which will sell for around $220, and is intended as the next step up from the Penn Slammer spinners [$150-$170].
I have caught numerous fish on it without a hitch [50 lb. braid], lots of pargo, cabrilla, etc, along with several albacore in the 35-40 pound class, a 42-pound yellowfin tuna, and had a striped marlin hooked for about a minute [hook pulled].
Reel has a total of 9 drag washers [4 metal, 5 HT100] that are about silver-dollar size, with 32 pounds max drag listed [I used about 13-16 pounds], appears to be a very good choice for the price.
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Redweiser,
The Penn Torque spinners will absolutely be "Made in USA".
The Conquers will be made offshore, as are all spinners in that price category.
I have a 10-day San Diego long-range trip aboard the American Angler departing on October 15, and hope to have a Torque Spinner to try on some of the larger-grade yellowfin tuna, wahoo, and yellowtail.
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send one down to me{i will return it} and i'll test it out on some serious bft tuna weighing in excess of 300lb.s.this would be the ultimate test,since nothin pulls like these brutes{imo}.
Redweiser,
The Penn Torque spinners will absolutely be "Made in USA".
The Conquers will be made offshore, as are all spinners in that price category.
I have a 10-day San Diego long-range trip aboard the American Angler departing on October 15, and hope to have a Torque Spinner to try on some of the larger-grade yellowfin tuna, wahoo, and yellowtail.
Excellent!!! I'll buy one as soon as they are available. Thanks for the info.!
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Redweiser,
The Penn Torque spinners will absolutely be "Made in USA".
The Conquers will be made offshore, as are all spinners in that price category.
I have a 10-day San Diego long-range trip aboard the American Angler departing on October 15, and hope to have a Torque Spinner to try on some of the larger-grade yellowfin tuna, wahoo, and yellowtail.
How much drag/ line capacity are we looking at with this reel?
Redweiser,
The new 2010 Penn catalogue shows the following max drags for the Torque spinners:
TRQS5- 38 pounds [290 yds. 50-pound braid]
TRQS7- 41 pounds [390 yds. 65-pound braid]
TRQ9S- 50 pounds [425 yds. 100-pound braid]
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The best kind of fish in the world is the one on the end of your line.
Redweiser,
The new 2010 Penn catalogue shows the following max drags for the Torque spinners:
TRQS5- 38 pounds [290 yds. 50-pound braid]
TRQS7- 41 pounds [390 yds. 65-pound braid]
TRQ9S- 50 pounds [425 yds. 100-pound braid]
Do you have the link? I'd like to check out some stats ... weight etc.
I Just got my hands on a Conquer 7000.
I haven't fished it yet but was very impressed with it straight out of the box.
It will be field tested against a big cobia very soon.
Thats a nice spinner. It looks very similar to the van staal's. I would imagine that if somebody buys the reel listed on eBay, they would get a reel without any warranty.
I'm very curious about the new Penn Torque spinning reel. It's priced about $250 less than the Shimano Stella, but about $300 more than the Shimano Saragosa. I real tweener reel.
Curious about the drag etc....FWIW, I believe reel manufacturers measure spinner drags at the bottom of the spool, not top.
This is what is suppose to qualify Penn in the jigging/ popping world. A reliable resource from this years icast claim this reel rated PG (pure garbage). The body looks like nothing more than an older model gold plated Penn SS. One spinner I am looking forward to circulating is the Saltist.
Last edited by spearnreel; 10-31-2009 at 07:00 AM.
new penn torque spinning reel,shhh!!
