Nat

My Torium 30 is in the shop @rodnreel depot and the pawl is chewed up just like the pictures in the post on alantanni's web page.

the reel has not seen but a couple years of snapper fishing and a maybe 2 good amberjack over 30 lb ......but it is smoooooth and fun to fish with

so,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm inclined to agree with the original post

the reel can't stand up to expectations

I give shimano a thumbs down.....for my hard earned money

Shimano put out a crappy product

dantheman1

I had a torium 30 myself an it got whooped by big grouper an ajs all the time. I eventually sold it. Only shimanos I like are TLD's cause theyre lightweight an versatile. Both saltist and torque are great reels.

Texasgator

I have 3 torium 30s with no problems in 4 years. I have one Trinidad that I like a lot better and one torsa that I haven't caught anything of size on. The Toriums have worked well with Snappers and Jacks.