over head reels
Submitted by mulloway_hunter on Wed, 2011-04-20 19:46
hey every one i was just wondering who owns a torium 30 and if they would recomend one to be used for shark fishing and targeting big stingrays. i'v herd people say buy the 50 size because they can store more line but wanna ask a few people who own one what they think. cheer if any one responds
Lucky Tim
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the 50 is a big reel mate,
the 50 is a big reel mate, only really suited to bigger trolling in my opinion.
DieHard
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own a 30, amazingly smoothh
own a 30, amazingly smoothh mate!
50 is just crazyily big! and near impossible to cast, although people still use them for casting...
if you dont think 500m braid backing with around 200m topshot isnt enough, so a 700m run. i dont think anything will stop that ahahah
but the torium 30 is a reeeel nice reel mate, would recommend it...
talk to Cuthbad he has a Torium 30 and has tested it beyond limits!
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mulloway_hunter
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yea mate thinking of buying
yea mate thinking of buying one eh for shark fishing mostly so i want a rell with a fair bit of line so when she starts walking i'v got her on a nice long leash. if you know what i mean ;)
DieHard
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yhp no what ya mean, but a 30
yhp no what ya mean, but a 30 is plenty....
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lemur
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the torium 30 is a fantastic
the torium 30 is a fantastic reel . the other reel to check out is the sl50sha (sealine) quite a nice reel for those on a budget.
mulloway_hunter
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ok what type of rods woukd i
ok what type of rods woukd i use. i like my beach rods a bit stiff so i can cast full mullet and so on. any ideas :)
DhuBoi
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Hi mate I also hahe a shimano
Hi mate I also hahe a shimano torium 30 , as many others have stated the 50 is a much larger reel, probably to big for many things. The shimano torium is a very smooth reel lots of line capacity an a good drag system. I use mine for a bottom bashing outfit with 300 metres of braid and 100 metres of mono for back, I have 50lb whiplash braid, which is suitable for a huge range of fish. I have pulled in sharks , rays and numerous other species up on it with ease, i love the drag on it really smooth and easily accessable when fighting a large fish. Highly recommended reel. good luck mate
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DieHard
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Try slide baiting matenot a
Try slide baiting mate
not a clue on the rods here
but what you want is around 8oz-9oz....
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mulloway_hunter
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cheers for all the help
cheers for all the help people eh now to start looking around
cuthbad
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mate the torium 30 is a
mate the torium 30 is a beautifull reel! Going up to the 50 size is gonna cost you at least 20m of casting distance, probably more. As has been said, if you cant stop it in 700m, is the extra few hundred meters really gonna help? Stick with the 30, if one day you need to upgrade, then so be it. Rather fish with a more comfortable reel in the main time!
2 things though I would highly recommend upgrading the drag washers to carbontex before too long, big improvement! Secondly, at some point in the future maybe think about adding the spring loaded anti-reverse pawl from the TN30, gives more peace of mind. Im only mentioning this for the long run though. Not something to worry about soon.
Awesome reel, in my mind the best reel for the job, though I might be a bit biased. As far as rods, have a search mate a couple of people have posted about heavy duty surf rods recently.
Any questions mate, feel free to msg me, its a style of fishing im passionate about so happy to help!
Cheers
Jas04
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sl50sha (sealine) I have one
sl50sha (sealine) I have one of these and took it to steep point it got a massive work out and it did really well i recommend it not sure how much they are anymore
Spinnerak
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I know of a person who use
I know of a person who use 50lb braid and a mono topshot on a saltist (not sure what size) for sharks and rays
Subway cookie is the best burley