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06-24-2009, 06:24 AM
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Location: orange ct
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Its my understanding that the Torque is supposed to be a boat reel with a sealed body but not a dunkable VS competitor. Maybe supposed to compete with the Stella, Saltiga, Accurate crowd. Hope I am wrong.
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06-24-2009, 06:34 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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wow, and its nice low price just like everyone said it would be. yeah right! looks awesome, for a boat reel. I'll give them 4-5 years to get it surf ready and loose the stinking bail!
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06-24-2009, 09:34 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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Looks heavy , the middle one which is comparable to a vs 200 is almost a half a pound heavier
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06-24-2009, 11:36 AM
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Night Stalker
Join Date: Nov 2004
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For that kind of money you would hope it would be a little bit more pretty to look at.  |
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06-24-2009, 11:43 AM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
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Does it come with spinning hubcaps and a Playboy sticker?
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06-24-2009, 11:46 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Does it come with spinning hubcaps and a Playboy sticker?
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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06-24-2009, 01:30 PM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Does it come with spinning hubcaps and a Playboy sticker?
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Not until Zeebass includes a tin of Beluga, George... 
God, that is one fugly reel... 
Reminds me of the most recent reincarnation of the 2 seater T-Bird - and just as likely to head right down the porcelain convenience with it... 
If Harley Davidson could regain it's reputation and market share - or a good part of it, anyway - without making a Harley look like a rice-burner or a BMW touring bike, why couldn't Penn design a reel that took advantage of their past success and incorporate a sealed drag and gearcase?
I dunno, maybe the fly in the ointment is still finding the price point everyone wanted to go with it - can't have it both ways, I guess...  |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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06-24-2009, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Taunton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by luds
For that kind of money you would hope it would be a little bit more pretty to look at. |
That was my first thought. Kinda ugly.
Why not just buy a VS? Same dough, and proven. |
Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl. ~Ernest Hemingway
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06-24-2009, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lighthouse
wow, and its nice low price just like everyone said it would be. yeah right! looks awesome, for a boat reel. I'll give them 4-5 years to get it surf ready and loose the stinking bail!
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100% sealed is not 100% sealed if the drag system is not sealed. It does not mention if the drag is sealed or not. Just the guts. Anyway if there is bail of any kind why not Titanium? Penn is using stainless. Like I said give them some time to get it surf ready. Otherwise nice boat reel. |
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