Penn torque 100 star drag?

[Fatcow]

Anyone own one of these reels.  Looking for some feedback on how it performs.  Can get my hands on one for about $250.   Will be using it for striped bass and jigging for cod.  Hows the drag and do the washers need to be changed often.  Plus is it easy to clean myself. Any feedback would be great.

                                                                           THX
                                                                          Fatcow

[alantani]

great reels.  standard stuff for maintenance - grease the drags and screws, service the bearings.   very heavy reel, but very solid.  alan

[basto]

I have the 200. When I received the reel, a couple of screws were not quite tight. One was a screw that holds the leaf spring on one of the anti reverse dogs. The tension that is present on these 2 springs wants to unscrew the screws that hold these 2 springs in place.
I have often thought that if these screws were reverse threaded, the tension from the springs would keep them tight.

I think this is a very well engineered reel and is going to be with me for a long time.

[alantani]

and they're very heavy!

[basto]

most reels the same weight, and pull as much drag are twice as big.

[Dominick]

Fatcow:  That is a very good price, of course depending on the condition.  I own one and I am very happy with it.  Dominick