Torium 20 for kingies?
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Topic: Torium 20 for kingies?
Posted By: uncleping_88
Subject: Torium 20 for kingies?
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 9:35pm
| I just brought a Shimano Torium 20 for $260 just wondering if it would be suitable for jigging for kingfish as i have herd some good and bad reviews about it and i am not sure? |
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Posted By: bush billy
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 10:00pm
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Good for 20 odd fish 15 to 20kg and the drag will go , fish of 30kg and handel will come back at you and the spool can break thats how my reel went ,good luck |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 10:03pm
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you should be fine with that reel around the gulf mate on say a 250gm rod. heading for bigger country at White say go borrow or loan some bigger gear
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2009 at 10:06am
 Torium 20 at white island 2009, get the drag up graded and it will be fine...the torium 20 on this trip landed fish up to 25kgs on jigs and livebaits ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: LEVCAT
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2009 at 9:04pm
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their anti reverse pawl is weak and is not built to with stand large amounts of drag (eg. 10kg+) for extended periods of time... if you open one up and have a look at it, you'll find it's encased around plastic and is just a tiny little strip of metal and you can really see how it will **** it's self under high drag settings. to put it simply PE3 sweet, PE5 sweet, PE6 and your pushing it, PE7 and 8 just be prepared for a bashing... i own one and it does the job fine, however i have had problems with the anti reverse pawl and bearings packing a sad and having to get them replaced... i never run more than 10kg drag on mine, any more than that and your asking for it in my opinion especially over and over again. |
Posted By: Buzz.
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2009 at 9:11pm
| Whilst you're on the topic of toriums (and sorry i'm not trying to steal your thread), what's your guys' opinions on jigging with a torium 14. What line would you recommend and would it be worth getting the drag upgrade? Would be mainly for snapper but would be keen to drop some 200g? jigs for kings. Or am i just asking for trouble trying for kings? |
Posted By: bush billy
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2009 at 10:01pm
It will be fun on a big fish
 do the upgrade when the drag goes ,if you can for a 14 i dont kown. |
Buzz. wrote:Posted By: uncleping_88
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 4:48pm
| How much does upgrading the drag cost? Also were would i get it done? |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 10:39pm
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drag upgrades on Torium is no silver bullet. Sure you will get a few kgs more but the drag improvement is restricted by the few drag elements it has. Improvement? Yes but the rest of the reel has its limitations. A good thumb pad is very useful with a decent bit of patience.
Cost to upgrade fully is around $140 + labour. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2009 at 10:04am
| The reel i used for 2 seasons was a torium 16 the only improvement was washers which cost only $40. it wasnt to increase the drag but to make it smoother and more even. That reel caught kings up to 30kgs with NO anti reverse issues fishing pe4 on a jm350ps. It performed well beyond its price tag!! And chris is absolutely right a well applied thumb can be as usefull.(by the way chris congrats on the new rods very well done) |
Posted By: carlostairua
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2009 at 10:13am
| Good starting point to get you hooked on jigging, have had plenty used on the boat and plenty of fish round the 20k mark landed easy enough, once you have caught a few and been peeled by a few and blown it up, then time to splash out on something a bit gruntier. enjoy the burning thumb!!! |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2009 at 10:21am
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Posted By: carlostairua
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2009 at 11:22am
| just realised in was you mike! bring it out next trip and we'll whack it on one of our good rods. not a patch on the stella you caught your first big beast on but...!! |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 25 Dec 2009 at 1:30pm
word on the street is you wind like a pussy al
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Posted By: of2fsh
Date Posted: 26 Dec 2009 at 1:41pm
a pussy untill little mike cuts him off .. then shes all on ------------- 2009 and 2010 BERKLEY SOFTBAIT COMP CHAMPS,Runner up 2013 ( solo),winner 2013/14 longest kingfish nz fishing competition |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2009 at 8:46am
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Posted By: saltydog
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2010 at 11:08am
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Been using a torium 20 on new jig star 350.
Initially hard to develop good action with the torium but becomes easier.
Very capable on smaller sized kings, but reckon anything approx 9kg plus will start to test the drag.
Still waiting to catch some big kings on it. I guess when a few really do some damage, I will wreck the drag and have to upgrade... buma
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Posted By: uncleping_88
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2010 at 5:57pm
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Cheers guys. So if i just leave everything standard it will most likely break? |
Posted By: Lurcher
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 4:01pm
| What other reels in lower price range are up to the task, I have a saltist 40, but wish I had something with a narrower spool. Can someone give a few lower priced options? |
Posted By: chopsticks
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 8:30pm
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Saltist 30T (not 30TH) is about the best jigging reel in the under $400 area.
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Posted By: Kenshin
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 8:54pm
Got one.. no complains at all!  ------------- Be patient and calm – for no one can catch fish in anger. –Herbert Hoover |
Posted By: dragwasher
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2010 at 10:44pm
| Didnt that one die on you Ariel? |