Thread: Drag Question

Originally Posted by Big C

I keep mine kinda like you said,loose enough to pull off by hand and not tight enough to cut my hand.

Ree's I set my bait casters where you can pinch the line and turn the handle without much pressure. That way you can pay out line easy and if you get hung up or a big cat,gar gets it they can strip line without breaking a rod. I use 15/4 braid and 10 lb mono droppers.

Originally Posted by cray

Ree's I set my bait casters where you can pinch the line and turn the handle without much pressure. That way you can pay out line easy and if you get hung up or a big cat,gar gets it they can strip line without breaking a rod. I use 15/4 braid and 10 lb mono droppers.

Thanks guys, things were better yesterday afternoon. Between re-tieing everything and making sure I had 10 on my drops and my main line and have my drag loose enuff I only lost part of one rig. Give me a little time and maybe I will get it figured out.

RG,
My late brother in law was a die hard fisherman, LMB, white bass, crappie you name it. He fished several times a week until cancer took him. He aways loosened the drag on all his reels when he finished for the day. He claimed that the drag washers would start to stick if you left them screwed down tight all the time. So I got in the habit and I try to loosen mine each day and then I check them as I set them out the next time I go out. It is a pain if you are running 10 or 20 rods, but might save you a trophy fish one day.