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tunanorth · Feb-06-2007, 08:23 PM

Guero67,
Chances are yours don't have the "stop", if you can loosen the bearing up quite a bit you don't have it.
If you keep the bearings adjusted to where there's total freespool, but no "slop" of the spool in the frame you'll be fine.
Kind of like the old-school way.
I put the TRQ200 on the 900M, and it throws a Tady 45 a very long way, topshotted with either 30 or 40, depending on your needs.
Putting the TRQ300 on a 900H and 50 pound is a beast of an outfit that I wouldn't want to hold and throw all day, but it very, very good with a 7X size jig for opportunistic use.
I'm 53 years old with a marginal shoulder, so if I can do it, it can't be that difficult.
I also like to use 100-yard topshots, to stay away from the connection, but with the 200 it comes fairly close with a favorable tailwind!
When using the TRQ300 on a cork tape rod, I actually use the metal rod clamp off a 16VSX, since I'm using 50 pound topshots and "stupid tight" drag settings.
I also have heat shrink installed.
With the TRQ200, the stock nylon/plastic clamp seems fine on heat shrink over cork tape, but I found the TRQ200 handle a little small, and switched it to a Baja Special handle.

Feb-06-2007, 08:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
tunanorth Registered User Name: Tunanorth Vessel: Bass Tracker 16 Location: By the lake Job:Writer	Re: Penn Baja and Penn Torque 300 what is each best suited to.....whats better ?? Guero67, Chances are yours don't have the "stop", if you can loosen the bearing up quite a bit you don't have it. If you keep the bearings adjusted to where there's total freespool, but no "slop" of the spool in the frame you'll be fine. Kind of like the old-school way. I put the TRQ200 on the 900M, and it throws a Tady 45 a very long way, topshotted with either 30 or 40, depending on your needs. Putting the TRQ300 on a 900H and 50 pound is a beast of an outfit that I wouldn't want to hold and throw all day, but it very, very good with a 7X size jig for opportunistic use. I'm 53 years old with a marginal shoulder, so if I can do it, it can't be that difficult. I also like to use 100-yard topshots, to stay away from the connection, but with the 200 it comes fairly close with a favorable tailwind! When using the TRQ300 on a cork tape rod, I actually use the metal rod clamp off a 16VSX, since I'm using 50 pound topshots and "stupid tight" drag settings. I also have heat shrink installed. With the TRQ200, the stock nylon/plastic clamp seems fine on heat shrink over cork tape, but I found the TRQ200 handle a little small, and switched it to a Baja Special handle.