Trion

[charlieh]

Prompted by the recommendations for the Trion in the <£200 rod thread, can anyone tell me what its real world capacity (as opposed to the manufacturers claim) is?

I've got a Koma, and have also tried the Vosseler S3. The problem with both of these, imo, is that they're not large enough to hold a mid-length floating spey line and an adequate quantity of backing. They both seem to have a fairly similar capacity, and it's significantly less than, say, a Marquis 2 or a Magnum 200.

Is the Trion any larger?

[jsbbroady]

Charlie H,

I don't own the larger (9/10) Trion but I do have a 5/6wt version of the reel. I managed to get 100 yards of dacron backing and a Wulff 6wt floater onto it with room for probably another 50 yards of backing. I think they refer to this reel as large arbor but it really is more like a mid-arbor and seems to have loads of capacity!

Hope this helps.

JB

[tynespeycaster]

Charlie,

The biggest President is the one you need for a full spey line and backing, is as robust as the Trion and cheap if you look for the offers.

[clydebuilt]

CharlieH,

I think fawcetts do them for £87 (for the President) , a friend uses one with a Mastery XLT long head line with plenty room for backing so im sure it would be able to cope with a 40 yd speyline without any probs.
I recently sold off my Koma's (latest cull!) and went back to the 200D, i cant find fault with the Magnum 200D at all although its not as easy on the eye as a say Bougle or Angel

I'm now hunting for another Marquis Salmon 3 in earnest, i love the noise from them and they will take a fair amount of backing with a speyline, only problem is finding a good one.

CB

[williegunn]

Charlie did that 3lb grilse take you to the backing in September, you must be far to soft on your fish.

[charlieh]

williegunn said:

Charlie did that 3lb grilse take you to the backing in September, you must be far to soft on your fish.

3lbs is being generous - I struggled to put any sort of bend in the rod at all with it!

Graham's right, I guess, that 100yds of backing is generally enough in this country. Mind you, I do remember hooking a fish that ran a long way while I was perched on a rock in the middle of the river and unable to follow it. I was fishing with borrowed tackle, including a reel that was inadequately filled with backing, and I seem to remember that it did give some cause for concern both to me and the person whose kit I was using. Mind you, the fish fell off quite soon afterwards - the hook I was using was as shonky as the reel!

Thanks for the advice, guys.

[williegunn]

The reel was more than adequately filled with backing, but the drag system left a great deal to be desired, Hardys have never produced a drag that works.
I seem to remember that it all worked well when the owner got his hands back on the helm, as it were.

[beanieboy]

I have a Trion on which I have an IG with 110 yards of 30lb backing - the reel holds this no problem, unlike my brothers Koma which does not. Koma is also of inferior build quality to the Trion.

charlieh said:

Prompted by the recommendations for the Trion in the <£200 rod thread, can anyone tell me what its real world capacity (as opposed to the manufacturers claim) is?

I've got a Koma, and have also tried the Vosseler S3. The problem with both of these, imo, is that they're not large enough to hold a mid-length floating spey line and an adequate quantity of backing. They both seem to have a fairly similar capacity, and it's significantly less than, say, a Marquis 2 or a Magnum 200.

Is the Trion any larger?