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they are both good reels i have both my torrium16 has done a lot of work and has been very reliable. and it casts a unweighted bait very well. my trinidad 20 has been great so far cant fault either of them.
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ill bring mine in cod and can ya see if you can sort out the problems....where are ya just fishing or something??
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no tobes i am at hooked on fishing in whangaparoa . if you need someone to fix things down that end go and see shaun at justfishin or pat the rat at auckland fishing tackle they are guns on reel repairs. i am sure that they would be able to sort out youre problems.
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Well.

I took my new Torium 20 out to 80 metres last Thursday to get a few Terakihi and I really liked it. I have it matched to a VIP 865 spooled with 30lb braid. Very smooth and fast. This is exactly the type of fishing I bought it for and it is perfect, I'm rapt.

 

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nice highspeed terakihi catcher.
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pat the rat..haha... never herd that before...that might just stick.
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have always called the little bugger that tobes over many years.
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Well I've used a trinidad and I have a Torium, both sweet reels. My Torium is a 30 spooled with 50lb braid on a 15-24kg 6'6" Backbone rod - I'm wrapped with the set. I'm not sure I would pay the extra for the Trinidad I just can't fault the torium - I would say that the trinidad is balanced a bit better and maybe lighter.

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Got a Torium 30 too and would also say about the only weakness is balance.  I think a narrower spool (as in speed jigger) would be an improvement.  Do they have one?
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its just personal taste between the two and price. i like both of them so own both. i find both great work horses very reliable great drags and cast well with a high speed retrieve.
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Yeah Matt the Torium is a little heavier. Which was a concern for me, but after using it I find it's fine. Have also heard from a number of people that the TOR30 is a bit unbalanced.  A mate has both TN30 & TOR20 and he prefers the TOR20.

 

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just bought a torium16...  just wondering what line i would spool on it...  still have to spool a line on my tld15 ....
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the torrium 16 and 8kg are a nice combo thats what i use on my one. run a heavier line class on youre tld.
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Wink Check out the Alantini reel repairs site - they're both great reels and share the same flaw. The anti reverse systems occasionally fail. Apart from metal v graphite and two more bearings, they seem pretty much the same to me. 
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wow, how did you even manage to find this thread?
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had anti reverse bearing fail in a torium app its very common according to local shop staff they tell me they have had few back .mind you was foolish enough to use it at ranfurlys , leave nothing to chance now twin anti reverse dogs in my kingy reels now . really really want a new trini 10 tho dunno why maybe cos they look so cool and tiny would be expensive exercise as would have to purchase a 50g or 100g rod to match as well!
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Originally posted by tobez tobez wrote:

ive got a torium and the star drag keeps coming undone byits self, buggered if i know whats going on there, and  minimal movement needed to tighten it up as pat found out when i said dont move it much youll bust of, he moved the drag half a centimeter and busted off, the two non stainless washers inside the drag system have rusted and one of the bottom brace screws snapped inside the thread when i was doing it up, not even tight...dissapointed...you bet...

good drag tho and easy to cast...i would have expected more from shimano as they arent that cheap when i bought it...



 Are you drag washers put in correctly ? that's normally the cause of unwinding drag when the lock washer has been put in the wrong order. the rusted drag washers would indicate no grease in the drag and that is probably your binding issue under small movements. Rust would also indicate water in the reel. so left in the gunnel holders whilst in transit or blasted with a hose to was down? be interested to hear whats the hap's Tobez 

 Trini's are very nice. If you have the budget for one there definitely worth the upgrade. 
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Originally posted by hookerpuka hookerpuka wrote:

Originally posted by tobez tobez wrote:

Posted: 21 Aug 2004 at 1:15pm

ive got a torium and the star drag keeps coming undone byits self, buggered if i know whats going on there, and  minimal movement needed to tighten it up as pat found out when i said dont move it much youll bust of, he moved the drag half a centimeter and busted off, the two non stainless washers inside the drag system have rusted and one of the bottom brace screws snapped inside the thread when i was doing it up, not even tight...dissapointed...you bet...

good drag tho and easy to cast...i would have expected more from shimano as they arent that cheap when i bought it...


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 Are you drag washers put in correctly ? that's normally the cause of unwinding drag when the lock washer has been put in the wrong order. the rusted drag washers would indicate no grease in the drag and that is probably your binding issue under small movements. Rust would also indicate water in the reel. so left in the gunnel holders whilst in transit or blasted with a hose to was down? be interested to hear whats the hap's Tobez 

 Trini's are very nice. If you have the budget for one there definitely worth the upgrade. 

8 years ago dude.....they may still have 2 years on warrantyLOLLOL
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