New Penn spinning reels

[plugmeister]

I read that Penn has come out with 2 new upscale spinning models, Torque and Conquest. Anyone with any info on the 2?

[Chingator]

A post was started a few days back about the new Penn spinners.

new penn torque spinning reel,shhh!!

[Prop Blast]

I played with them at ICAST.

The Torque will retail for $600 and is a big game spinning reel with all metal construction. I was told at ICAST that none of the Torque spinners there were production models; so there may some changes from July until the initial production models are in tackle stores. The sizing is a little different from what other companies do. The TRQ-5 will hold about 300yds of 15lbs mono and same of 50lbs braid. The TRQ-7 and TRQ-9 are larger.

The Conquest is also an all metal reel with a very different design for the body. Have not see one yet. The largest size -- the Conquest 7000 looked like it'd make a great Tarpon reel. But time will tell.

PB

[Tunanorth]

Conquer, not Conquest.
Around $199 to $229, have caught a bunch of 20-40 pound albacore, 15-25 pound yellowtail, and 25-42 pound yellowfin tuna with a field-test model in the 7000 size.
Fishes well with 50 pound braid, has 9 drag washers [4 metal, 5 HT100] that are around the size of a silver dollar.



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[RightRigger]

I have a Conquer and love it.
It has the EAS (easy access system) that allows you to pop a hatch quickly and lube gears.
All models have very high drag ratings. I believe the 7000 will hold up to 32lbs of drag. A guy I know put a scale on it and actually got 41lbs out of it.
They are smooth reels.
Made for braid.
I love my 7000

[thunder5l]

How about these spinner.....?

• CNC machine-cut 6061-T6 aluminum body and rotor
• Reel engineered to handle heavy drag pressure Sealed, water-resistant drag and body
• Multi-disc carbon/stainless drag system
  Lock nut spool design

• Stainless steel gears
• 14+1 stainless steel bearings
• Manual Bail Return
• Drag power max at 30kg

Model

Ball Bearing

Gear Ratio

Line Capacity

Weight

Lb / Yds

5000

14+1

4.4:1

40/400 50/300 (Braid line)
20/220 25/190 (Mono line)

880g

5000H

14+1

6:1

880g

[fidhhook54]

The torque is already on Ebay.

looks nice, I like their old 8500ss, the problem is no braid.

The old 8500ss could pull over 100 pound fish with no problem,
those brass gear's were massive.