Phleuger Trion LP -opinions??

5282jt · 02-02-07, 11:49 PM

I am considering buying one of these.
What pros and cons do any of you have to offer, who have or have had, one of these?

BPACA · 02-02-07, 11:52 PM

They are a nice reel....I liked them...

flamez · 02-03-07, 01:36 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pflueger-Trion-L...QQcmdZViewItem

dont know if your still around but this ones goin cheap

Curado · 02-03-07, 10:43 AM

Never owned one, but I've heard they're good, strong reels.

dodgeguy · 02-03-07, 02:38 PM

i have a narrow spool trion lp.great reel for the money.i used to have the regular version but like the narrow spool better because it's smaller and a little lighter.

CMorg · 02-03-07, 04:24 PM

I have a trion as well , they are nice. I got mine on EBay for 50.00. Excellant deal , brand new in the box..

HOG Ranger · 02-03-07, 10:03 PM

Never casted a Trion but have 3 or 4 of the Echelon models and have been very happy with them. Much better reel than the price IMO.

I would walk out to the boat rod locker and tell you how many I have for sure but the temp is below zero right now.

islandbass · 02-04-07, 08:20 PM

They are a solid and fine reel, and I have one myself. I have heard of of folks having very bad experiences with them, but mine have not been.

I will tell you that like other baitcast reels, it does not excel for weights at 1/4 oz or below without some extra fine tuning.

It casts as well as a Curado B (the older one) but it can't hold a candle to shimanos in terms of its range of "tolerance". For example, If I am tossing a 1/2 lure and switch to a 3/16oz with my curado, I won't really have to make any adjustsments to my reel. I would have to with my Trion. So in this example the my curado was able to "tolerate" the change in weight without an adjuestment but I would definitely have had to adjust my Trion. It's not a major thing at all, just something to point out.

It is a solid reel and it has been responsible for all of my Chum Salmon. These brutes are guaranteed to give you a fight unlike any other. The last one I fight I battled for 22 minutes (yes, I timed the fight)and my Curado D got spooled and my Trion has never lost to a chum. Here is one salmon my Trion handled with ease.

zooker · 02-04-07, 10:14 PM

i have 4 of them all lefty reels.. they take getting used to if you use a differant type of mag reel the "mag flower" is easy to set up ..

zooker

islandbass · 02-05-07, 12:17 AM

Yep, you're right, Zooker. I guess the Shimanos made me lazy, but once properly set, the Trion is a solid performer.

02-02-07, 11:49 PM	#1
5282jt BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 36	Phleuger Trion LP -opinions?? I am considering buying one of these. What pros and cons do any of you have to offer, who have or have had, one of these?

02-03-07, 01:36 AM	#3
flamez BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: St.Cloud Central Florida Posts: 910	http://cgi.ebay.com/Pflueger-Trion-L...QQcmdZViewItem dont know if your still around but this ones goin cheap __________________ "You got that right flamez, only one other bait more fun to throw than a buzzbait, and thats a sand minnow!" - Trap

02-03-07, 10:43 AM	#4
Curado BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 333	Never owned one, but I've heard they're good, strong reels. __________________ http://www.harttackle.com

02-03-07, 02:38 PM	#5
dodgeguy BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: poughkeepsie,n.y. Posts: 930	i have a narrow spool trion lp.great reel for the money.i used to have the regular version but like the narrow spool better because it's smaller and a little lighter. __________________ chrysler master tech,avid fisherman and i bleed red,white and blue!!!!

02-04-07, 08:20 PM	#8
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	They are a solid and fine reel, and I have one myself. I have heard of of folks having very bad experiences with them, but mine have not been. I will tell you that like other baitcast reels, it does not excel for weights at 1/4 oz or below without some extra fine tuning. It casts as well as a Curado B (the older one) but it can't hold a candle to shimanos in terms of its range of "tolerance". For example, If I am tossing a 1/2 lure and switch to a 3/16oz with my curado, I won't really have to make any adjustsments to my reel. I would have to with my Trion. So in this example the my curado was able to "tolerate" the change in weight without an adjuestment but I would definitely have had to adjust my Trion. It's not a major thing at all, just something to point out. It is a solid reel and it has been responsible for all of my Chum Salmon. These brutes are guaranteed to give you a fight unlike any other. The last one I fight I battled for 22 minutes (yes, I timed the fight)and my Curado D got spooled and my Trion has never lost to a chum. Here is one salmon my Trion handled with ease. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

02-02-07, 11:52 PM	#2
BPACA BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 420	They are a nice reel....I liked them...

02-03-07, 04:24 PM	#6
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	I have a trion as well , they are nice. I got mine on EBay for 50.00. Excellant deal , brand new in the box..

02-03-07, 10:03 PM	#7
HOG Ranger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 306	Never casted a Trion but have 3 or 4 of the Echelon models and have been very happy with them. Much better reel than the price IMO. I would walk out to the boat rod locker and tell you how many I have for sure but the temp is below zero right now.

02-04-07, 10:14 PM	#9
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	i have 4 of them all lefty reels.. they take getting used to if you use a differant type of mag reel the "mag flower" is easy to set up .. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

02-05-07, 12:17 AM	#10
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Yep, you're right, Zooker. I guess the Shimanos made me lazy, but once properly set, the Trion is a solid performer. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

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