tan the fisherman Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) Gday Raiders, Check out this new Penn reel. The Torque Spin is made of machined aluminum with a fully sealed water tight body, 7+1BB and an over side HT-100 washers pushing out over 20kg of drag pressure. The reel is available in 3 sizes and 2 colours(black or gold). With a RRP of around $700USD its up there in price but you get what you pay for. Sexy or what!!! Edited July 19, 2009 by tan the fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Gday Raiders, Check this new Penn reel out. The Torque Spin is made of machined aluminum with a fully sealed water tight body, 7+1BB and an over side HT-100 washers pushing out over 20kg of drag pressure. The reel is available in 3 sizes and 2 colours(black or gold). With a RRP of around $700USD its up there in price but you get what you pay for. Sexy or what!!! $700 U.S. At that price, I'll wait till these new Penns are 10 years old and replace my old SS Penns with good second hand ones Tell you what Tan, Penn sealing up the body of their reels to be as waternight as that speaks volumes for the need to keep water out of reels ay... Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan the fisherman Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 $700 U.S. At that price, I'll wait till these new Penns are 10 years old and replace my old SS Penns with good second hand ones Tell you what Tan, Penn sealing up the body of their reels to be as waternight as that speaks volumes for the need to keep water out of reels ay... Cheers jewgaffer I would have to agree mate - they finally did it. Maybe they're listening to the market feedback. They are pricey but very strong if you ask me. The SS models are still way more value for money. They'll pop up here and there and get cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Very NOICE, Tan - only a matter of time before everyone else has to follow suit & make all their reels watertight as well. Then the prices should become a bit more realistic for everyday anglers. You'd think they would have done it years ago?? Let us know how you go with it! Obviously, if it ever needs any work on it, it'll have to go to Penn Workshops to 're-seal' it (and that is a BIG 'IF'!) Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan the fisherman Posted July 19, 2009 Author Share Posted July 19, 2009 Very NOICE, Tan - only a matter of time before everyone else has to follow suit & make all their reels watertight as well. Then the prices should become a bit more realistic for everyday anglers. You'd think they would have done it years ago?? Let us know how you go with it! Obviously, if it ever needs any work on it, it'll have to go to Penn Workshops to 're-seal' it (and that is a BIG 'IF'!) Cheerio Roberta I wont be buying this one Roberta - I'll wait for Jewgaffer to find em cheap somewhere and ride his wave!! PS: How the tele going? Tan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 aaaaah! It becomes clear now - I thought you'd bought one!!! Tele is going great guns! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Might be a good reel but its bloody ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Looks tough. Where are they made? Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Looks tough. Where are they made? Cheers Red Hi Angelo all the Penns are made in China now but Penn have only relocated the Pennsylvania plant over there to reduce labour costs and to speed up production ... Long time no hear have you been catching all our jewfish again Angelo Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinger Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 yeah boy looks awesome pitty i cant afford it cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 oooohhhh, that looks hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hi Angelo all the Penns are made in China now but Penn have only relocated the Pennsylvania plant over there to reduce labour costs and to speed up production ... Long time no hear have you been catching all our jewfish again Angelo Cheers jewgaffer G'day Byron, hope you are well. We've turned our attention back to Bluewater fishing and have given the mighty jewfish a wide berth for now. Been fluking the odd one on lures and getting the odd dusting on bream gear which is always frustrating but also fun. They really love to steal those expensive Ecogear blades . Hoping to have a shot at them when the tuna run ends. Have you been well enough to fish? Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I must say, that reel looks ridiculous. They should leave the bling to Shimano and Daiwa and focus on what they are renowned for: good quality strength and reliability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan the fisherman Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 I must say, that reel looks ridiculous. They should leave the bling to Shimano and Daiwa and focus on what they are renowned for: good quality strength and reliability. yeah and reels that leak like a sive!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 yeah and reels that leak like a sive!! Why are you putting your reels underwater dude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan the fisherman Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Why are you putting your reels underwater dude? I dont man but it is a fishing reel afterall - bound to get wet somehow - but Penn reels arent the best when they get wet, although the one pictured boasts to be water proof. It is a different looking reel - some say ugly, some say beautiful I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder... take my wife for instance, nobody else will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) to me its looks fine bar the sun style face on the spool whats gets me is its 700 usd and they standard phillips head screw or is it just my eyes or are they star key screws its comes in two colors heres the other color scheme mike Edited July 26, 2009 by hooklineandsinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 I like the black over the gold looks to me like torx head screws looks like a t15 size i would say roughly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie_007 Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 i think it not worth $700us i rather spend it on the daiwa catalina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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