Penn Torque 300 problems

Mitchw123456 · 06-07-2008, 06:18 AM

I have a brand new out of the box torque 300 that won't get mor ethan about 15#s or so of drag while my brand new 200 is pulling 25#+. I don't have time to send it back as I'm heading to Venice in a couple weeks, anybody have any suggestions?

alantani · 06-07-2008, 04:14 PM

is the star bottoming out? is the spectra spinning on the spool? alan

Mitchw123456 · 06-07-2008, 05:25 PM

the star is bottoming out and from the star to the handle itself there is a space of probably an 1/8 of an inch.. It almost looks like its missing a drag washer with the space between the handle and drag wheel.

The spectra is not slipping on the spool.

alantani · 06-07-2008, 06:05 PM

just underneath the star is a graphite washer (key #4a). if it's missing, add one. if there is one present, add another one. i think you have a spacing issue but there is no reason that a stock reel should have this type of problem. there is clearly something wrong........

gmack · 06-07-2008, 09:52 PM

Contact the store you bought it from. I had a problem with a Penn Baja Special that had a cracked side plate when it came in. I had ordered it from TackleDirect in NJ. They shipped me another reel and had UPS pickup the damaged reel no questions asked.

Gary

Mitchw123456 · 06-08-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gmack

Contact the store you bought it from. I had a problem with a Penn Baja Special that had a cracked side plate when it came in. I had ordered it from TackleDirect in NJ. They shipped me another reel and had UPS pickup the damaged reel no questions asked.

Gary

That would definetly be an option, except I picked it up off an indivitual off of ebay. I fiddled with the reel some yesterday afternoon and it is putting out more drag, it just has the gap still on the handle.

linesider04 · 06-09-2008, 09:13 AM

The Torque comes with the Versa drag. Check the oreintation of the drag washers for maximum Drag. The should be () () or )( )(. I thought they were shipped this way but may have been put in differently.

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Mitchw123456 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 250	Penn Torque 300 problems I have a brand new out of the box torque 300 that won't get mor ethan about 15#s or so of drag while my brand new 200 is pulling 25#+. I don't have time to send it back as I'm heading to Venice in a couple weeks, anybody have any suggestions? Last edited by Mitchw123456 : 06-07-2008 at 08:15 AM.

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06-07-2008, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
alantani Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: saratoga, ca Posts: 195	is the star bottoming out? is the spectra spinning on the spool? alan

06-07-2008, 05:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mitchw123456 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 250	the star is bottoming out and from the star to the handle itself there is a space of probably an 1/8 of an inch.. It almost looks like its missing a drag washer with the space between the handle and drag wheel. The spectra is not slipping on the spool.

06-07-2008, 06:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
alantani Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: saratoga, ca Posts: 195	just underneath the star is a graphite washer (key #4a). if it's missing, add one. if there is one present, add another one. i think you have a spacing issue but there is no reason that a stock reel should have this type of problem. there is clearly something wrong........

06-07-2008, 09:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
gmack Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Houma, Louisiana Posts: 97	Contact the store you bought it from. I had a problem with a Penn Baja Special that had a cracked side plate when it came in. I had ordered it from TackleDirect in NJ. They shipped me another reel and had UPS pickup the damaged reel no questions asked. Gary

06-09-2008, 09:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
linesider04 Junior member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4	The Torque comes with the Versa drag. Check the oreintation of the drag washers for maximum Drag. The should be () () or )( )(. I thought they were shipped this way but may have been put in differently.

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