mikeR09 Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Had a look today and the torque spinning is no more on the site. it was there for the last 6 months and if you clicked on it it took you to specifications page. what gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDcycles Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Well back to the drawing board lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icepants Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Received an email from Penn last week about this reel. They were supposed to be out May 1 if you remember. Basically they are still tinkering with this reel and was told it would "be out soon". I guess Penn doesn't want to give anymore release dates. I would not be surprised if another year slips by for the bailess version. Icepants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameso Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 At least they are not making their customers beta test them for three years like you-know-who 20 pager thread coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfnDrum Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Maybe they are using there heads and are listening to the complaints on look, line lay ect and tweaking the design ... last thing you want is to come out with something people don't like in the initial stages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytyingguy1 Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I have to agree. The Last thing they want or need is to have a failure. Their whole reputation depends on this reel. If it's good it will go over well,but if it's bad they'll be no 2nd chance. I wish them well & we need a good water proof reel. I think they are smart taking there time & working everything out. Hell we waited this long what's another month or so. I think everyone of us has owned a Penn at sometime in our life & some still do. Penn is the reels we grew up with I think it's time to show the industry just what they can do. The only have this 1 shot to make it or brake it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianDailey Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 until you click on one of the three models to add to basket....then it says they are on "Backorder" Still have the pics and description up though...in case anyone was curious what it looked like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeR09 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 At least they are not making their customers beta test them for three years like you-know-who Disagree. ZB were and are amazing reels and the people behind them are honest hardworking and sincere. any product has a few lemons and Wendy at zb took care of that handful of reels that had minor problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfratt66 Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I have to agree. The Last thing they want or need is to have a failure. Their whole reputation depends on this reel. If it's good it will go over well,but if it's bad they'll be no 2nd chance. I wish them well & we need a good water proof reel. I think they are smart taking there time & working everything out. Hell we waited this long what's another month or so. I think everyone of us has owned a Penn at sometime in our life & some still do. Penn is the reels we grew up with I think it's time to show the industry just what they can do. The only have this 1 shot to make it or brake it! penn has the pontenal to make great reels again but we live in a disposobal econmy where qualtiy thinge are significantly higher in price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertyb Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 At least they are not making their customers beta test them for three years like you-know-who 20 pager thread coming Shimano been beta testing for 3 years? "If you voted for Obama in '08 to prove you're not a racist,Then vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you're not an idiot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameso Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Shimano been beta testing for 3 years? At least they are not making their customers beta test them for three years like you-know-who 20 pager thread coming I never said who Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David(NH) Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Cabela's says in stock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy29 Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Anodize it green!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belmo Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 My hunch -- and I need to stress that this is my own guess, and that I have no connection to anyone involved -- is that the tweaking they're giving the Torque is significant enough that the appearance of the reel will change noticeably. If the reel is gonna look different, it makes sense that they'd yank the pictures from their website: they don't want to be showing pictures that don't quite look like the reel they'll be releasing. Terri Mae does not approve this message, but screw him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeR09 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Shimano been beta testing for 3 years? Which model you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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