PENN TORQUE 40 REVIEW of the TRQ40.doc

8/10/2019 PENN TORQUE 40 REVIEW of the TRQ40.doc

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PENN TORQUE 40 REVIEW of the TRQ40

The new PENN TRQ 40

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

A great looking reel !la"k an# $ol# fini%h& Ni"eA 'er( light reel "o)*are# to reel% of the %a)e %i+e& M,"h le%% -,lk( than the Salti%t .0/ Tori,) 0

or Trini#a# 0&So)e ni"e fini%hing to,"he% to the Star 1rag/ an# 2o"k n,t retainer *late 3 -,t al)o%t %ho##(*rinting on the one Si#e Plate&&& a -it *la%ti" looking/ e'en tho,gh the reel i% ano#i+e#al,)ini,)&

The han#le ha% a %oft gri* to,"h to it& Ni"e&

Rea%ona-l( %oli# feel&
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Man,fa"t,rer% feat,re%5

6 Ma"hine# an# ano#i+e# al,)in,) -o#( an# %i#e*late% 6 2ightweight forge# al,)in,) %*ool 6 Stainle%% %teel )ain an# *inion gear 6 2i'e %*in#le with free floating %*ool 6 Patente# Ver%a31rag %(%te) with 7T3800 wa%her% 6 Se'en 9:; %eale# %tainle%% %teal -all -earing% 6 In%tant anti3re'er%e -earing with %ilent -a"k ,* rat"het 6 Three Po%ition A# RIN$S

2ine =a*a"it( Ring% are another great new feat,re of the Penn Tor@,e& 1on t know wh( other)an,fa"t,rer% ha'en t "o)e ,* with thi% i#ea long ago& The line% gi'e (o, a 'er( goo# i#ea ofhow ),"h line (o, ha'e left on the %*ool/ witho,t ha'ing to g,e%%ti)ate& The%e ring% eli)inatethe @,e%tion of how ),"h line (o, ha'e left when "a%ting or fighting a fi%h& The three line% onthe %*ool flange let (o, know when (o, ha'e 8? r#/ B? r# or a f,ll %*ool of line& Al%o if (o,re%*ool often the%e line% gi'e (o, a -en"h)ark for -a"king with -rai# an# to*%hot& A greatfeat,re&

RETRIEVE

=o)e% %tan#ar# with a C58 retrie'e ratio/ whi"h i% %i)ilar to Salti%t?Tori,)?Trini&The han#le ha% the o*tion of -eing )o'e# to %horter han#le for greater %*ee# retrie'e/ or longerhan#le for )ore tor@,e& Thi% i% no #ifferent to the Salti%t/ Saltiga or Trini&

Retrie'e on the reel i% %)ooth/ -,t not a% %oli# an# a% %)ooth a% a Saltiga&

The reel ha% the o*tion of a Ver%a3$ear %(%te) "hange to .&458 or 4&D58 9-otto) fi%hing;/ -,t the%nee# to -e *,r"ha%e# %e*aratel(&

INSI1ES


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$ear% are *re"i%ion )a"hine# Stainle%% Steel/ in"l,#ing the Pinion gear&

The reel ha% : Stainle%% Steel -earing%&

Forge# al,)ini,) %*ool that i% ano#i+e#& The %*ool ha% a ni"e kn,rl in the "entre/ whi"h allow%knotte# line to gri* the %*ool witho,t %li**ing&

FREE SPOO2 2IVE SPIN12E

Thi% i% what )ake% the Penn Tor@,e 40

!oth the %*ool an# the %*in#le "an rotate in#e*en#entl( of the 1ri'e train& In )o%t other reel%/ the%*ool %*in#le i% fi e# to the %*ool& In the Penn/ the entire %*in#le %haft "an -e "o)*letel( re)o'e#fro) the %*ool&

Thi% i% the re'ol,tionar( 2i'e S*in#le #e%ign 3 the rea%on the new Tor@,e i% -eing "lai)e# to -ethe new %tan#ar# in "a%ting reel%&The i)*ro'e# "onfig,ration allow% the %*ool to %*in in#e*en#entl( of the %*in#le an# *inion gear/ whi"h %ignifi"antl( re#,"e% fri"tion e *erien"e# fro) the e tre)e a""eleration of the %*ool when"a%ting& Other reel% ,%ing a fi e# %*in#leG #e%ign %low the rotation of the %*ool -( #e%ign/ wherea% the Tor@,e %*ool %*in% on !all -earing% onl(&

A##itionall( the 2i'e S*in#le i)*ro'e% the retrie'e of the reel -e"a,%e the %*in#le an# *inion #onot nee# to t,rn relati'e to ea"h other #,ring hea'( loa#% ,nlike fi e# %*in#leG reel% that re%,lt ina tighter retrie'e&

On taking *o%%e%%ion of the reel o,t the -o / engaging free %*ool allowe# the reel to %*in for atotal of %e"on#% In%tantl( #i%a**ointe#/ I *,t it #own to the fa"t that the -earing% in%i#e ha# nooil in or ha# #rie# o,t in %hi**ing an# %hel'ing& I oile# the -earing% with Ro"ket F,el To,rna)entan# went for a few "a%t%&&& -ig )i%take The reel %*,n ,n"ontrolla-l( with the Ro"ket f,el/ e'en with the =a%t =ontrol kno- t,rne# tight& Al)o%t i)*o%%i-le to "a%t


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2ater/ o*ene# ,* the reel an# fo,n# the rea%on wh(& It wa% %o -a#l( g,))e# ,* with thi"k/green grea%e/ it wa% no won#er the reel wo,l#n t %*in at fir%t& After "leaning all the ),"k o,t an#lightl( regrea%ing/ rel,-ing the -earing% with %tan#ar# Penn Oil/ the reel %*,n for o'er )in,te%in free %*ool A-%ol,tel( a)a+ing %t,ff&&&

The =a%t =ontrol kno- ha% a nift( #e%ign in%i#e it& It allow% (o, to %et the =a%t "ontrol *re"i%el( with an a,#i-le "li"ker %(%te)& With the a)o,nt of %*in thi% reel generate% in free %*ool/ it "an@,i"kl( -e %een wh( it i% ne"e%%ar( E'er %een a )in,te free%*ool fro) a %to"k %tan#ar# o,t the-o reelH

Penn Tor@,e 40 Free%*ool

INSTANT ANTI3REVERSE

The Anti3re'er%e "h,"k an# "l,t"h are In%tant/ a% well a% ha'ing a 1o,-le #og Pawl %(%te)/ whi"hi% onl( fo,n# on the Trini?Tori,) .0 %& Thi% fail %afe i% an awe%o)e i)*ro'e)ent in thi% "la%% ofreel& Nothing wor%e than worr(ing a-o,t an Anti3re'er%e -earing that )ight fail&

1RA$ S>STEM

E "ellentl( #e%igne# 1rag Sta"k/ with eare# *ro*er =ar-on fi-re 1rag wa%her%& =lai)e# #rag"a*a"it( of B.l-&
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The Star#rag i% %oli#/ with a *re"i%ion "li"k %(%te) of tightening/ %i)ilar to the 1aiwa %&The 1rag %(%te) %ta"k "an al%o -e arrange# #ifferentl( for #ifferent 1rag %etting% 3 a %o)ewhatgi))i"k( "lai)&&& I %o)ehow #o,-t whether an(one fi%hing thi% reel i% going to e'er want to ,%e aCl- or 8Bl- #rag %etting/ when a B.l- %etting i% a'aila-le at it % )a i),)&

RAT=7ET =2I= ER

7a% *o%ition% 3 Off/ light an# hea'( %etting%& A 'er( ,%ef,l feat,re for %li#ing ro#% in a *en%io*i*e&

The reel ha% B 7arne%% l,g% for off%hore ,%e 3 atta"h)ent to a harne%%&

SERVI=IN$


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M,"h )ore #iffi",lt to %er'i"e than a 1aiwa/ an# %lightl( )ore #iffi",lt than a Shi)ano& Too )an("ir"li*%/ tin( -all% an# %*ring% that are *rone to %hooting o,t at %*ee#

To o*en ,* the reel/ one nee#% to fir%t tr( fin# an Allen e( that fit% the %i#e *late %"rew%&&& thiirritating 3 (o, # think a reel that "o%t% a% ),"h a% thi% one wo,l# in"l,#e an a**ro*riate Allen

e( H = )on PENN Now I ha'e to a## an e tra tool to )( %er'i"e kit&&&

E1IT5 I ha'e %in"e a%"ertaine# that the Reel #oe% "o)e with a *ro*er Tor t(*e%"rew#ri'er&&& it wa% )i%%ing in )( -o & So ,%e the "orre"t tool for the


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Inner Plate that %"rew% on to the fra)e of the Reel& The Si#e Plate then "o'er% thi%& Ver(intere%ting #e%ign&

OVERA22

Thi% reel ha% alrea#( -een te%te# e ten%i'el( in the So,th Afri"an Ro"k an# S,rf "onte t -(We%le( Peen%/ =ASTSA/ who ha% lan#e# )an( h,ge "ritter% with the reel/ in"l,#ing %e'eralB00kgJ Raggie%& So the reel i% #efinitel( -,ilt to %tan# ,* to the ta%k&

The )e"hani"al "o)*onent% of the reel are e "ellent/ high *re"i%ion )a"hine# *ie"e% that ha'e a

high toleran"e 3 thi% i% @,alit(&

What %ell% the reel i% it % 2i'e %*in#le #e%ign/ whi"h )ake% it the )o%t e)inentl( "a%ta-le reel onthe )arket& =lai)% of 03.0) in"rea%e% in "a%ting #i%tan"e% ha'e alrea#( -een re*orte#& Thi% i%the =a%ting reel of the f,t,re That/ "o)-ine# with it % )a"hine# "o)*onent%/ it % infalli-le anti3re'er%e %(%te) an# i)*ro'e# #rag %(%te) with gen,ine =ar-on fi-re wa%her%/ *,t% thi% reel o,tthere in a "la%% of it % own&

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