Penn Torque 300
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Heavy Metal - Jig fishing
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Printed Date: 29 Jan 2026 at 11:38pm
Topic: Penn Torque 300
Posted By: *stu*
Subject: Penn Torque 300
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2008 at 3:59pm
| Who's had a blast with one of these? How'd it go? |
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Posted By: Bender
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2008 at 4:07pm
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I've got one with the matching TR rod. Have only fished with it a couple of times - it feels good but has not yet been fully tested. ------------- Nobody has ever come up with a great idea after a second bottle of water. |
Posted By: JTF
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 12:52am
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good buy |
Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 1:17am
So you dont like them then Jimmy  ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
jimijig wrote:Posted By: JTF
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 4:56am
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To the point where i just give them away |
Posted By: tobez
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 6:28am
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strawberry uses one and got alot of kingfish around xmas...send him a PM ------------- Waikato North Harbourmaster...Got a Nav Safety question for the Waikato region?...call me 021705642 or download the app Marine Mate! |
Posted By: Accident Prone
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:33am
I have one and its an absolute machine!. It will run 16kg's of drag and is as smooth as buggery!. A very well balanced, excellent performing reel 
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Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 4:02pm
| 16kg of drag would have the thing maxed out, the drag in them is way too small. |
Posted By: Accident Prone
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 4:32pm
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Small? The main gear and adjustable versa drag stack is pretty large in comparison to the size of the reel....   |
Posted By: Dohboy
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 5:52pm
Gee wiz Josh i hope it hasn't broken down already  |
Posted By: Peter da Squid
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 7:55pm
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Dont mind some of their gear, whats turned me away is the waiting time on services and waiting for parts, mind you DOUGLAS JOHNSON HAVE BEEN SLACK TOO And speaking of strawberry, that muppet lost/stole my piece of sh*t 975ld reel i took into smart marine for a service about 3 years ago, last I ever saw of that reel! ------------- Good for Nuthin |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 8:34pm
| yer that drag does look of size, my bad had my reel's mixed up,but it is still a penn. |
Posted By: burwood
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 8:35pm
| 16kg of drag small? Name a few reels with more-stella(spinning excepted). Torsa nope, Tiagra nope, accurate nope, Ocea nope. An 80W Tiagra only has 20kg. Whilst Im at it-who males a decent 2 speed jig reel. |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 8:44pm
| you have named them for me the Torsa easy my Accurate 665XNB AND THE OCEA JIGGER TOO EASY. tWO SPEED JIG REELS ARE FOR GIRLS. |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 8:48pm
| torsa has more than 16kg |
Posted By: burwood
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:12pm
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Really. The Ocea has 7.0kg max. The Tora is 15.3kg max. According to the net the 665 has 11.2kg. Do you have a link which says otherwise as id be interested. Are harness lugs for girls to?Read up a little about the Accurate 2 speed jig reels-raved about. The author must be a big girl too eh? |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:20pm
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we got my flatmates torsa20 to 20kg of drag over a jigwrex rod and my oceanus30 to 14kg at max using the same method we check game gear. both had a bit more in them but lost freespool |
Posted By: burwood
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:26pm
| Mozz-Max drag whilst achieving free spool? Im not debating the fact anyway-more the point the OP said 16kg was far to low. Im suggesting it isn't. |
Posted By: burwood
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:28pm
| mozz-didnt see the free spool bit- im talking about maintaining freespool |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:43pm
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[QUOTE=burwood]
Really. The Ocea has 7.0kg max. The Tora is 15.3kg max. According to the net the 665 has 11.2kg. Do you have a link which says otherwise as id be interested. Are harness lugs for girls to?Read up a little about the Accurate 2 speed jig reels-raved about. The author must be a big girl too eh? Why would you need a two speed? harden upThe Accurates already have enough trouble with there cast control , the amount of stuff they put in there to get a two speed can only spell more trouble.
The reels put out with lug's on are far to big for a serious jigger, unless you were jigging in seriously deep water say 400m plus.
go get an Accurate crank up the drag and you will see, dont get one with that stupid cast controll thing.
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Posted By: burwood
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:52pm
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I was enquiring because my elderly father who is 72 isnt as hard as you mate so maybe he can use a 2 speed reel, ok. |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:55pm
| Anywho I had a jig with a torque 300 and found it quite nice but a little wobbly side to side, a smaller version would be good. |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:56pm
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fair enough.But i wouldn't trust them for too long. |
Posted By: burwood
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:56pm
| I had a play with the Ocea at Tazzes-nice reel for sure. Light as a feather and narrow. |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 9:58pm
| not to mention plenty of drag and smooooooooth |
Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2008 at 11:26pm
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Burwood,
The Ocea Jigger 4000/5000 series comes with 15 kg out of the box - about 5 kgs more with drag enhancements. You must be thinking of the smaller OJ 2000/3000 series. ------------- CONFIDENCE: The feeling you have before fully understanding the situation. |
Posted By: burwood
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2008 at 12:16am
| Yeah it doesnt make sense Chopsticks given the reel is dedicated jigger built to take 80lb braids. I think I'll get one as a replacement to my long lost Torsa |
Posted By: PimPmyPopper
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2008 at 6:54am
yeah they have been. Somewhere between them and the courier company my old LBG Backbone with hard chrome guides went missing. Algud tho, they replaced it with a new one. But one of their latest series with ceramic guides. (Backbone Elite)
But shes going on trademe, put the cash toward another Powerspell.
 Already got me 15-24 kg viper on there. Should get a new Powerspell out of those two...... hopefully
 ------------- Who Stole my PoPcoRn! |
Posted By: murf007
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2008 at 7:53am
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Yes PimpmyPopper the clinic had me looking at those JM rods. Watching how nicely they work...........bugga kiss goodbye to more moolaaaa.
Anyone want a 37kg T Curve?????
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Posted By: Accident Prone
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2008 at 8:53am
Next time we get out for a fish mate you can have a play with the TRQ200 and TRQ100
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Posted By: *stu*
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2008 at 8:57am
| Some interesting stuff in here. Cheers guys. |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2008 at 9:44am
Ocea 7kgs????? wot u been smoking brother. mine had 15kgs out of the box !! with a simple upgrade has 20kgs!!! Put it this way i wouldnt swap it for 2 Penn torques!!
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Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2008 at 9:00pm
| No Murf hang on to it , they do perform just use lite jigs 300g max. |