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Have any of you guys upgraded any of your reels with good carbon drags?
I have read some guys did this. Contemplated it a few times.
Wondered if any of you did it and was you pleased with the difference?
Thanks men.
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I’ve done it to a lot of reels. It is really not necessary as I only use 2# test lines. For UL angling felt is fine. A couple of reels I bought came with them. The drag washers need to be cleaned same as felt…they will however last longer than felt.
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Totally agree with alphahawk, not necessary for panfish. I used to do all the time when I was Surf Fishing. [emoji106]
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I did it on all my reels that had oil-felt...including a President XT casting reel - it has made a difference and now I do it to every reel soon as I get it.
It's not difficult to cut your own - just a little finicky.
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Where do you find the stuff to upgrade them?
The sheets are available on Amazon.
Carbon Fiber Sheets
Or you can order washers from
Smooth Drag
They have kits for many reels, or you can measure and order the exact size.
You don’t really need it especially for crappie which you need light smooth drag. Good maintenance felt drag would yield smoother startup.
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Originally Posted by Just_Bass
Long as you remember to loosen your drag after every trip, oil-felt is fine...gotta watch out for that compression-set though.
Course, a little CALS on the carbon-fiber washer and you have smooth startups as well.
I guess I’m pretty bad. I don’t loosen drag after each trip and I don’t maintain felt drag either. Guess I need to change this.
This was a good read with useful info. Thanks.
Bob
I check my drag on EVERY set up when I hit the water , the one or 2 times in the past that I didn't I wished I did.
love a smooth drag myself , but never went as far as to the changing the clutches out program before , interesting read .
Unless you are using 2lb line, drag really isn’t an issue with crappie.
I’ve long been a proponent of loosening drag after every trip. Gave my SIL and daughter a combo a while back and explained this to them both. Fished with the SIL today and found both of the rods he brought down tight and the combo I gave them now has a jerky drag that needs the washers replaced. Not to beat on him but the point is that even an inexpensive drag will work a long time if treated properly.
I have a couple of sets of washers waiting to go in a couple of my Presidents so I’ll have to be quiet, no first hand experience yet.
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Originally Posted by skeetbum
I think you'll like it. I upgraded to carbon-fiber on my President 25...a THIN smear of CALS...and it's smooth, low start up, but I know I can get more than the 8# drag specified if I wanted it....running 10# Sufix 832 to a leader (it's my bass finesse reel)