Shimano Torium Reels

Great reel for casting big baits and fishing for GT's in Rarotonga, but i am guessing the reel was never made for that so it does well considering. 24kg mono could do with a bit more drag on the next version ( but that is just me )

Holds a lot of line, even spooled with 50. Only necessary for the bigger varieties greater than 40pound fish to 100pound. For smaller Tuna take the Torium 30 - its a better and lighter caster. This is a bigger reel - single speed star drag make sure you relocate the handle to the extended position since it is shipped in the tighter position and you wont get a good enough crank on a big fish.

Great reel and good value for money. Caught many big rays and GTs. Holds a good amount of 24kg /50 lb mono for land based fishing . I need to cast baits long distance and it does a good job .

This is my second Torium and it catches big mean sea monsters .

We have a hand full of the Torium 30's. They are spooled with 80lb braid, and have a 25' top shot of mono. They are great reels for the money, plenty of stopping power, and the clicker is strong enough for freelining to blackfin tuna and king mackerel.

Awesome reel for bottom fishing. Smooth drag and pretty good max drag for under 200 dollars this is a great reel

Excellent for Troll, just the right size !!!

As an avid Shimano user, I do have a tendency to be bias during these reviews. Rest assured, I do speak my mind about a product either positive or negative. With this all said, this reel is hands down one of the best reels I have had the pleasure of using! I primarily use this reel for targeting deep water offshore bottom species. And always jig. This reel is light enough for me to be able to jig all day, every day during a 2 day offshore trip, without me needing Tylenol! Smooth drag and great gear ratio let's me rip my jigs through the water and boat a fish with ease in 300' plus! I have it matched with a Trevela F Butterfly Rod. If you are not a big fan of the lever drag reels fishing offshore, than this is the reel for you. I would recommend this reel to anyone that prefers star drags and fishes offshore.

I use a Torium 30 for deep dropping tilefish and seabass. The reel is perfect for this. I give this reel a 4 star because they are known for the internal gearing to lockup/break. I have owned 2 of these for the last 4-5 years and only one of them had this problem. I had to have a tackle shop replace the gearing. They told me that this happens sometimes to the Toriums. Besides that...the reel is perfect for what I want it to do.

This is an great reel when targeting big fish as sharks and rays. It is a very big reel with a huge line captivity, complimented with dartanium drag washers. This gives you the pulling power to crank in that fish of a life time. It cast like a dream and give now problems with its heavy spool when casting. It has a slow gear ratio of 4.9:1 but is a great advantage when fishing huge strong fish.

initially excelent, time will be the test as to how it holds up.