setting drag
Submitted by Boppo on Sun, 2013-01-20 12:11
When you are setting your drag I have heard that you should go to about 1/3rd of the breaking strain of the line. eg, 15kg line should have a drag of 5 kg, 24kg line at 8kg etc... When using scales to do this should you pull straight off the reel or through a loaded/bent rod?
sammy85
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If u do a big pull/jerk u
If u do a big pull/jerk u will get a higher reading. What I do is hold the rod and get someone to jog away with the scales
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1/3rd of the breaking strain of the line. eg, 15kg line should have a drag of 5 kg, 24kg line at 8kg etc...
We do that for billfish but trolling for mackerel/tuna/trout/Rankin etc with bibbed minnows we push the lever (leverdrag reel) to near Strike but not at full strike. Often its too much initial drag for a strike by a hard hitting fish and hooks can pull/tear or trebles can open up etc.
When using scales to do this should you pull straight off the reel or through a loaded/bent rod?
Always through a rod.
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If I dont have scales hand I
If I dont have scales hand I clip a plastic bucket to the end of the line, add water, 1L=1kg, to the bucket, and then lift the bucket with the rod/reel/line. Adjusting the drag until the drag slips.
Boppo
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Excellent info guys, much
Excellent info guys, much appreciated. Always keep my lever drag back a bit when trolling then nudge it up a after the fish has struck.