Drag Question

I re-tied the rigs on all my poles and tied some extras, had not tied any extras until I kinda saw how they worked and all, good thing too cause the line was too light. Anyways, while resetting up my poles I realised the drag was reall tite on most of em, got broke off a couple of times yesterday due to drag and lite line both I think, one time it wouldnt have mattered cause whatever it was was heavy.
All that said, how tite do yall set the drag on your spider riggin poles?? In the green carp days I like to be able to reach and get the line and pull drag fairly easy, had to pull but not cut into my hands.
Fixxin to hit the lake, will check back in when I get the poles out.

I use 10# fluorocarbon line and keep the drag fairly tight.

Drag Question? Better ask this for WB, he's the one that wears dresses and washing clothes. LMBO LMBO

I keep mine tight but I'm using C $ C 14 foot poles. If I were using a shorter and stiffer rod, I'd loosen it up abit to not rip it out of the crappies mouth. GOT to have some play

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Originally Posted by DonDon

Drag Question? Better ask this for WB, he's the one that wears dresses and washing clothes. LMBO LMBO

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Now now BigC and Slabin cleanup well also. Thats why they be my Girls

Let's ask DD. He's the resident drag queen.

Wannabe...

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Let's ask DD. He's the resident drag queen.

Wannabe...

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nonono
Monkey Boy we aint talkin bout no queens, we talkin bout feeshin!!!!!

i keep my drag set where i can pull it fairly easily. when playing a large feesh in shallow water i sometimes help out by pulling the lineand giving them some room to play

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

Nothing wrong with lookin purty.

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Originally Posted by Big H trucking

Now now BigC and Slabin cleanup well also. Thats why they be my Girls

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Originally Posted by Big C

Nothing wrong with lookin purty.

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Thats right......You keep it up and i might make you my head girl..

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Have known a few that done that as well. When I green carp fish the first thing i do is check the drag. Just got to make it a habit with my crappie rods. Finding myself trying to start good habits, all weekend i was grabbing the rod with the right hand which is a no no for me, needs to be the left. Been fishing real shallow the last couple of days and it helps to be able to release some line. Time on the water is gonna make some good habits i hope.

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