I just want to say with all that time and effort you put into this video, I really appreciate it and I hope everyone sees that too. I learned a lot watching your channel. Great job and I'm a big fan of yours@
I had a fish today (was at least double digits) and i have the same sort of mechanism (one sort of circular knob to turn around and a lever that goes left to right) eventually i pushed the drag to far up and the line snapped with the fish about 8 foot away from me. This information in the video has been INVALUABLE! The fact that the pounds required to pull the line off the drag increases with less line on the reel... and actually turning down the drag with less line is something i never knew. Truly appreciated
Three done,but will hopefully be released as a triple episode Carp Special DVD. Its all finished,just waiting for the final cover wraps and quotes.Watch the website for details.
Its an audible "check" or "ratchet" as we say in Britain. Its just there to let you know when line is being pulled off a spool as it revolves.It can also be clicked to the "off" position .
Thank you. That was very informative. I am a novice fisherman from Houston Texas USA and enjoy freshwater and saltwater fishing. I will check out your other videos as well.
Same way. Drag on. Attach spring balance get someone to read it as you walk away.You'll be surprised how little poundage you actually pull. Adjust to whatever you are happy with
I'm 35 and been fishing since I was 6...I never knew about the amount of pressure changing when the spool has less line on it! Makes perfect sense when you think about it...learn something new everyday !
David Haigh same here but a couple years older. Went when I was a kid but stopped around 8. Want to get back into it though and teach my kids, but I first have to relearn 😂
thanks for the tips! This is very good information for any person that fishes. The hook set takes much more energy than most times we give it, could be why I don't get some of those buggers! Thanks again, I look forward to seeing more TAF fishing!
This is sort of why mono is better than braid. With that much line out your line will stretch on a big fish when you've lost 1/2 your spool. I'll totally agree with the video in that your drag setting changes when the circumference of the spool changes. Another scenario is that when the spool is in motion while pulling drag there is a certain amount of momentum that has started when the reel is turning. Getting the spool started (drag) is not the same as spool in motion (revolving spool under drag). If you're getting spooled by a fish and it's taken 1/2 your spool (about 100 yards) then your tackle is proably too small for the fish on the line. Anyway, it was a great video and I thank you for it! Cheers!
That was great mate, just getting into carp stalking and shoelace knots and zero drag were a pain, thanks to your knots vid and this drag lesson im catching and landing loads more fish, thanks very much. Your videos are great by the way its like asking the wise old guy you see on fishing trips how to to stuff brill
It will be available to buy from our website and other online magazine stores are negotiating with us at the moment. Follow us on facebook to keep up to date with DVD releases etc.
very informative love watching all your vids just bought my first multiplier reel so will try set up my drag as mine is a different layout mine is a lineaffe jd300
at my place it was believed that the drag on the shimano saragosa tightens up the longer the fight goes. now with your video it puts a different perspective ont he same issue. i believe it is harder to pull the line as the spool's diameter reduces is because of less leverage ie more force is needed (resulting in higher line strain) to counter act less and less distance, in this case the diameter of whatever line is available on the spool. Torque (reel's drag) = Force (fish's pull) x perpendicular distance (spool's line diameter). totally awsome video!! lijed and subscribed 👍👍
That's why I made the film. I used to do a lot of Big Game fishing and most anglers have no idea how much the drag actually increases as the spool gets lower.
Great video and I understand the concept somewhat better now. Just seems like there are still a lot of variables depending on the species you might hook up to. For example, where would you set your drag with a spinning reel with #50 braid when fishing the bottom in 100-200 feet of water targeting tuna, jacks, kings, etc..?
Great video Graeme, I want to start fishing & I've been watching you & Mick for month's now, but I'm still finding it very overwhelming & difficult to take it all in, I really enjoy 🦈TA fishing🦈 & 🌲TA outdoors🌲
the clicker or the ratchet will be really useful when turned "on" while baitfishing or trolling with your rod and reel in a rod holder, and the drag set halfway to strike or strike position. it'll be the sound that'll soon trigger your adrenaline rush.
I really love how detailed this video is. Ive got an issue with he spring scale. I bought a rapala 25lb spring scale to accurately measure my drag. I tested my shimano saragosa 10k like how you showed in this video, with the drag almost to the tightest setting and pulled. when the drag slipped, the scale only read 12lbs of drag. Which i thought was odd cause the reel is rated for a maximum of 33lbs and it certainly did not feel like 12lbs of drag at the reel when i physically pulled it. Scale was tested with lifting weights and it was accurate. I was wondering if there was something i was doing wrong?
Could be the scale registers say, 12lbs before the reel drag slips. Once slipping it will probably register different,less as its moving. Could also be sticky drag washers ,you'll know that as it will judder and jerk out in fits and starts. Most high quality reels should offer you a smooth drag setting .Many anglers when fishing think they have a lot of drag on a fish but when they put a scale on the line and put a bend in the rod are often shocked at how small the drag pull really is. I have heard that you can make a smoother drag by spraying some silicon onto the washers,not grease or oil which attracts grit. That's what I have heard,maybe someone else can shed an opinion on it ?
hmm i see your sea reel shimano has the same pre set strike drag system as my small fresh water shimano reel ,so basically the lever is suppose to be an easy way to play the drag between min and full while you are fighting the fish correct? well that makes sense for your reel but not really on my spinning reel since i still have to reach behind to get at that lever
Don't know the reel, but it might be a magnetic control that helps prevent an overrun. I would take it to a tackle dealer, or post a photo on a forum and see if someone can tell you what its for.
As a BA fisherman (back to it after too many years to count!) I see a lot of your fixed spool reels are rear drag. Could you explain why you seem to prefer them? (I've got a rear drag spinning reel because that was the cheapest and wondered if it's better or worse)
I don't think it matters whether its a rear or front drag model.I use either.If I had to make a choice I think I would be happy with just the front drag,which seems easier to alter at short notice rather than fumble around at the back of the reel.
is it taking more weight to pull the line off the tip of the rod than pulling it from the line coming off the reel? i would imagine the rod takes more load on it , so if its taking you 5 lbs of pull on the line from the reel then i would assume it might take you more to pull it from the line off the tip of the rod right?
hmm no i remember now i attached a 3/4lb weight to the line directly off the spool on the rod and pulled vertically up keeping line and rod vertical to the weight on the floor just as if i was dead lifting with straight line and set my drag for it to start peeling once the weight was lifted so that my drag was set to 3/4lb ,i then assembled the rod and took the line coming out the tip of the rod and did the same pull test only now my rod was parallel to the weight so that as if im flipping a fish on the boat and the line still peeled as soon as the weight lifted off the floor so i think the same force is being applied regardless either way
Once you have let the fish take the line and you have reduced the drag to let it run without snapping the line, would you then start to re-apply the drag back to its original setting once you start to bring the fish in ? one other thing is the baitrunner lever on some reels like a pre-set drag so you can turn it on ( its at the initial drag setting ) and off ( its at the fish running drag setting) to make it easier ? thanks in advance hope this made sense.
Yes,the reel drag is only reduced when its running away from you or making a big circle where the line drag through the water increases the chance of breakage. Nothing in the UK sea or freshwater can ever swim fast enough to do it,its mostly for fast swimming gamefish in tropical waters.
why are you bringing the lever back to minimum every time you re adjust the drag? is it necessary to do that or can you juts adjust the drag and leave the lever on strike or wherever it is? im wondering if i need to do the same on my shimano gtx 2100 sq small fresh water spinning reel? is this to preserve the life of the system the way you do it or is it actually necessary in order to correctly adjust drag setting?
Viet Rider Yes,it may seem weird but the more line you have out the more water pressure is put on it when it pulls sideways.Most anglers want to clamp on the reel drag.That's a recipe for breaking it off.Ease off slowly once any spool is about half way down.
I've tried explaining this, but I never get the point across. I'll show this video off as it has physical examples to prove the science behind it. Thanks!
I am really just starting out as a fisherman. I would call myself and "advanced" beginner (Advanced because I have already learned the hard way what NOT to do). I have already lost more fish than I've landed due to poorly tied knots, bad techniques, and lack of basic skills. Every lost fish yields at least one hard earned (and sometimes expensive) lesson. The one thing that I think has lost me more fish than anything else however, is a complete lack of understanding about drag. I admit to being guilty of slamming the drag all the way forward, past the strike button, (or in the case of the Penn Senators, cranking the star drag down) as a fish began to sizzle the line off, believing that I would "muscle" the fish into submission. As you can imagine, that usually ended with a *ping* sound as the line parted. Now, in retrospect, I realize how ridiculous that approach was. I thought I had this drag thing all dialed in, after another video told me to set my drag at 25-33% of the line strength. So, I went ahead and set them at 15lbs at the strike position for the 50 lb mono on the spool. After watching this video however, I promptly reset them at 10lbs. Thank you for sharing your experience and understanding with those of us who don't have the benefit of friends with saltwater in their veins and are trying to self teach ourselves the art of fishing. P.S. I may not have much experience in fishing, but I have a PhD. in "redneck engineering" and I DON''T have deep enough pockets to go out and buy every gizmo at the tackle shop, so I really appreciate all of your examples of home brew tools to make typical fishing tasks easier (i.e. the drill attachment for stripping line).
Bidhan Joshee I would say 15lbs of drag is plenty for a fish that size.Its about standard for trolling lures for marlin in the 100/300lb range on 50lb test,so more than enough for a 60lb fish.
Then there would be NO EYEBALL !! Ping...gone. Just a patch like a pirate.Good thought though, especially if I'm setting up a drag on 130 for a big blue marlin.30lbs of drag ? Ouch !!
hmm i think you could have done this second test with less line on the spool without sacrificing your line, you could have tied the line to the scale without cutting it off, shame, but you can always use a double uni knot to do a line to line again im sure you know that
20% is standard for average as it gives allowances for the huge increase in drag pressure due to the fulcrum effect on a depleted spool. If you start as high as 70% of the stated breaking strain, and have a big fish dump over half a spool it will probably pop before it even gets that far. 75% drag setting at initial strike drag will put your chances of losing the fish extremely high if you don't back the drag off. Hard to do on a ploughing fish, most anglers want to lock up. But of course once you have come back on the drag you will have no idea how much is then on the fish. Try dumping half your spool then see what the 70% drag reading comes out at.Its a massive increase, and that's in a straight line, not taking into account frictional side drag on the line when a big fish suddenly hangs a left(or right!) Hope this helps. Good fishing
i use a spinning reel so i cant "lock up" but i do use a quantum reel which tend to have high drags(the new smoke size 25 offers like 16 pounds of drag!!!!) anyway, if you have a higher drag set at the beginning wouldnt it make it tougher on the fish this waering it out faster before it gets low on the spool?
Small to medium fish you would probably stop, slow or turn with the higher drag setting,but that's the risk factor. You never know the size of fish swimming in the sea ! As the spool reduces, fixed spool or multiplier doesn't matter, the drag pressure always increases because it takes more leverage to pull line from the spool.
I think I can help.... if your line is 10lbs and you set the drag to 7lbs (70%).... when you get a 1/3rd of your line going out.. the drag is likely to be "over" 10lbs meaning your line will snap. If you set it to 2lbs (20%)... when 1/3 of the line has been taken... the drag will increase (maybe to 5/6lbs) but will still be under the "breaking point". However... if you have it set to 2lbs and you have more than 1/2 of the reel off it could require more than 10lbs for the drag to go... so in this case you would actually lower the amount of drag you have.. not increase it. Maybe TAFishing will correct me but thats what i got from this video.
lol poor man you really need to come up with a way to jerry rig that mikita to your reel after you remove the handle and save yourself the pain and time
I just want to say with all that time and effort you put into this video, I really appreciate it and I hope everyone sees that too. I learned a lot watching your channel. Great job and I'm a big fan of yours@
I had a fish today (was at least double digits) and i have the same sort of mechanism (one sort of circular knob to turn around and a lever that goes left to right) eventually i pushed the drag to far up and the line snapped with the fish about 8 foot away from me. This information in the video has been INVALUABLE!
The fact that the pounds required to pull the line off the drag increases with less line on the reel... and actually turning down the drag with less line is something i never knew. Truly appreciated
We will put it on the Totally Awesome "hit list"
Three done,but will hopefully be released as a triple episode Carp Special DVD. Its all finished,just waiting for the final cover wraps and quotes.Watch the website for details.
Its an audible "check" or "ratchet" as we say in Britain. Its just there to let you know when line is being pulled off a spool as it revolves.It can also be clicked to the "off" position .
Thank you. That was very informative. I am a novice fisherman from Houston Texas USA and enjoy freshwater and saltwater fishing. I will check out your other videos as well.
Fantastic demonstration! Very clear. You should be a very good TV presenter.
Same way. Drag on. Attach spring balance get someone to read it as you walk away.You'll be surprised how little poundage you actually pull. Adjust to whatever you are happy with
Glad it Helped!
I'm 35 and been fishing since I was 6...I never knew about the amount of pressure changing when the spool has less line on it! Makes perfect sense when you think about it...learn something new everyday !
David Haigh same here but a couple years older. Went when I was a kid but stopped around 8. Want to get back into it though and teach my kids, but I first have to relearn 😂
thanks for the tips! This is very good information for any person that fishes. The hook set takes much more energy than most times we give it, could be why I don't get some of those buggers! Thanks again, I look forward to seeing more TAF fishing!
Learn't something new there Graeme never knew about the change in drag pressure . Keep up the great work. Tight lines
This is sort of why mono is better than braid. With that much line out your line will stretch on a big fish when you've lost 1/2 your spool. I'll totally agree with the video in that your drag setting changes when the circumference of the spool changes. Another scenario is that when the spool is in motion while pulling drag there is a certain amount of momentum that has started when the reel is turning. Getting the spool started (drag) is not the same as spool in motion (revolving spool under drag). If you're getting spooled by a fish and it's taken 1/2 your spool (about 100 yards) then your tackle is proably too small for the fish on the line. Anyway, it was a great video and I thank you for it! Cheers!
That was great mate, just getting into carp stalking and shoelace knots and zero drag were a pain, thanks to your knots vid and this drag lesson im catching and landing loads more fish, thanks very much. Your videos are great by the way its like asking the wise old guy you see on fishing trips how to to stuff brill
this is a cracking video i am going to norway this year and i am glad i found it, a very good tip.well done by you..thanks
Absolutely brilliant video and explanation of drag pressures. Thank you for taking the time to make it.
this had never occured to me but makes perfect sense; thank you Sir, today I learned something.
You are just full of fishing know how thank you again for another great video
It will be available to buy from our website and other online magazine stores are negotiating with us at the moment. Follow us on facebook to keep up to date with DVD releases etc.
very informative love watching all your vids just bought my first multiplier reel so will try set up my drag as mine is a different layout mine is a lineaffe jd300
at my place it was believed that the drag on the shimano saragosa tightens up the longer the fight goes. now with your video it puts a different perspective ont he same issue. i believe it is harder to pull the line as the spool's diameter reduces is because of less leverage ie more force is needed (resulting in higher line strain) to counter act less and less distance, in this case the diameter of whatever line is available on the spool. Torque (reel's drag) = Force (fish's pull) x perpendicular distance (spool's line diameter). totally awsome video!! lijed and subscribed 👍👍
That's why I made the film. I used to do a lot of Big Game fishing and most anglers have no idea how much the drag actually increases as the spool gets lower.
Very interesting information. Thank you so much for making this video and sharing with us
Great video and I understand the concept somewhat better now. Just seems like there are still a lot of variables depending on the species you might hook up to. For example, where would you set your drag with a spinning reel with #50 braid when fishing the bottom in 100-200 feet of water targeting tuna, jacks, kings, etc..?
Great information thanks for sharing your fishing wisdom
First class Graeme,Awesome.👍
thanks!! good stuff ,im a begainer in big game fishing this helps alot ..
Great video, what is the 'clicking' noise for? I'm new to salt water fishing.
Great video Graeme, I want to start fishing & I've been watching you & Mick for month's now, but I'm still finding it very overwhelming & difficult to take it all in, I really enjoy 🦈TA fishing🦈 & 🌲TA outdoors🌲
Awesome video. Thanks for the post. Like the rod holder vise idea!
That was very informative. Thank you, sir!
Thank you John
the clicker or the ratchet will be really useful when turned "on" while baitfishing or trolling with your rod and reel in a rod holder, and the drag set halfway to strike or strike position. it'll be the sound that'll soon trigger your adrenaline rush.
Thank you. That was very good info. I love the stuff on the walls.
nice demo.....one thing...the pull angle ie angle of the rod to the point of pull affects the dynamics. might be worth a demo too....
great video dude just getting in to fishing and it was very helpfull
Made a subscriber out of me! By far the best video i've seen on explaining drag. Good job ol' chap!
I really love how detailed this video is.
Ive got an issue with he spring scale. I bought a rapala 25lb spring scale to accurately measure my drag.
I tested my shimano saragosa 10k like how you showed in this video, with the drag almost to the tightest setting and pulled. when the drag slipped, the scale only read 12lbs of drag. Which i thought was odd cause the reel is rated for a maximum of 33lbs and it certainly did not feel like 12lbs of drag at the reel when i physically pulled it.
Scale was tested with lifting weights and it was accurate. I was wondering if there was something i was doing wrong?
Could be the scale registers say, 12lbs before the reel drag slips. Once slipping it will probably register different,less as its moving. Could also be sticky drag washers ,you'll know that as it will judder and jerk out in fits and starts. Most high quality reels should offer you a smooth drag setting .Many anglers when fishing think they have a lot of drag on a fish but when they put a scale on the line and put a bend in the rod are often shocked at how small the drag pull really is. I have heard that you can make a smoother drag by spraying some silicon onto the washers,not grease or oil which attracts grit. That's what I have heard,maybe someone else can shed an opinion on it ?
fantastic video very informative, many thanks
Is it exactly the same concept for setting drag on light tackle? Ie a 10ft feeder rod?
That was quite a fascinating video. Thanks good sir!
Totally Awesome Totally Awesome Totally Awesome Totally Awesome
Awesome stuff, quick question.... Would it be possible if you could do a video on how to use a star drag reel ?? Awesome Videos !!!
great guy!! thanks for the tips i learned a few things ....
hmm i see your sea reel shimano has the same pre set strike drag system as my small fresh water shimano reel ,so basically the lever is suppose to be an easy way to play the drag between min and full while you are fighting the fish correct? well that makes sense for your reel but not really on my spinning reel since i still have to reach behind to get at that lever
Don't know the reel, but it might be a magnetic control that helps prevent an overrun. I would take it to a tackle dealer, or post a photo on a forum and see if someone can tell you what its for.
Totally awesome. Thank you 👍
this was very interesting i`d been told this &you showed me why thanks just shows an old dog can learn
ur vids are very much liked and loved
Depends on the make/diameter. I think its about 400 yards ? More than enough for most fish.
thank you there was quite a bit ive learned i appreciate you sir
This is great, he's like the Alton Brown of fishing.
As a BA fisherman (back to it after too many years to count!)
I see a lot of your fixed spool reels are rear drag. Could you explain why you seem to prefer them?
(I've got a rear drag spinning reel because that was the cheapest and wondered if it's better or worse)
I don't think it matters whether its a rear or front drag model.I use either.If I had to make a choice I think I would be happy with just the front drag,which seems easier to alter at short notice rather than fumble around at the back of the reel.
This video still helps young anglers to this day
Cracking Video pal. Very interesting.
Got anytips on cupping the spool? I do that a lot on spinning rigs to quickly get out of drag before the fish makes a run.
is it taking more weight to pull the line off the tip of the rod than pulling it from the line coming off the reel? i would imagine the rod takes more load on it , so if its taking you 5 lbs of pull on the line from the reel then i would assume it might take you more to pull it from the line off the tip of the rod right?
hmm no i remember now i attached a 3/4lb weight to the line directly off the spool on the rod and pulled vertically up keeping line and rod vertical to the weight on the floor just as if i was dead lifting with straight line and set my drag for it to start peeling once the weight was lifted so that my drag was set to 3/4lb ,i then assembled the rod and took the line coming out the tip of the rod and did the same pull test only now my rod was parallel to the weight so that as if im flipping a fish on the boat and the line still peeled as soon as the weight lifted off the floor so i think the same force is being applied regardless either way
great video lots of information
Wow...Thank you for all the information!!!!
Once you have let the fish take the line and you have reduced the drag to let it run without snapping the line, would you then start to re-apply the drag back to its original setting once you start to bring the fish in ? one other thing is the baitrunner lever on some reels like a pre-set drag so you can turn it on ( its at the initial drag setting ) and off ( its at the fish running drag setting) to make it easier ? thanks in advance hope this made sense.
Yes,the reel drag is only reduced when its running away from you or making a big circle where the line drag through the water increases the chance of breakage. Nothing in the UK sea or freshwater can ever swim fast enough to do it,its mostly for fast swimming gamefish in tropical waters.
great thanks for the reply.
No idea yet. Always a possibility.
why are you bringing the lever back to minimum every time you re adjust the drag? is it necessary to do that or can you juts adjust the drag and leave the lever on strike or wherever it is? im wondering if i need to do the same on my shimano gtx 2100 sq small fresh water spinning reel? is this to preserve the life of the system the way you do it or is it actually necessary in order to correctly adjust drag setting?
It takes the pressure of the preset knob,which makes it easier to adjust.
@@TAFishing ok well im wondering if i need to do the same on my small spinning reel
is the same concept as for start drag reel of back off the drag little by little when a big fish take out about half of your line? Thanks.
Viet Rider Yes,it may seem weird but the more line you have out the more water pressure is put on it when it pulls sideways.Most anglers want to clamp on the reel drag.That's a recipe for breaking it off.Ease off slowly once any spool is about half way down.
Thank you so much, your advice is greatly appreciated!
this guy is funny and amazing....would like to go fishing with him.
Brilliant video! However I think when you use the word "pressure", you actually mean "tension"
Cheers.
great video...But please get a spring scale with a memory slider...I'd hate to see you get hurt trying to eyeball the scale...
I've tried explaining this, but I never get the point across. I'll show this video off as it has physical examples to prove the science behind it. Thanks!
Great Content!!!!
Nice one
Thank You Very Much !!
interesting video - thanks
Very good!
Totally Awesome tips hehehe .... Thank you!!!!
Great vid
I am really just starting out as a fisherman. I would call myself and "advanced" beginner (Advanced because I have already learned the hard way what NOT to do). I have already lost more fish than I've landed due to poorly tied knots, bad techniques, and lack of basic skills. Every lost fish yields at least one hard earned (and sometimes expensive) lesson. The one thing that I think has lost me more fish than anything else however, is a complete lack of understanding about drag. I admit to being guilty of slamming the drag all the way forward, past the strike button, (or in the case of the Penn Senators, cranking the star drag down) as a fish began to sizzle the line off, believing that I would "muscle" the fish into submission. As you can imagine, that usually ended with a *ping* sound as the line parted. Now, in retrospect, I realize how ridiculous that approach was.
I thought I had this drag thing all dialed in, after another video told me to set my drag at 25-33% of the line strength. So, I went ahead and set them at 15lbs at the strike position for the 50 lb mono on the spool. After watching this video however, I promptly reset them at 10lbs.
Thank you for sharing your experience and understanding with those of us who don't have the benefit of friends with saltwater in their veins and are trying to self teach ourselves the art of fishing.
P.S. I may not have much experience in fishing, but I have a PhD. in "redneck engineering" and I DON''T have deep enough pockets to go out and buy every gizmo at the tackle shop, so I really appreciate all of your examples of home brew tools to make typical fishing tasks easier (i.e. the drill attachment for stripping line).
Hi there,I am fishing for pike. I got 25lb braid,is it ok to set drag to 5lb?
Depends on strength of hook,you don't want them to open up.
@@TAFishing Tnx for the reply. I am using size #5 treble hooks on most of my lures
but I'm in nepal I fish for golden mahseer and goonch catfish in speed flowing rivers..so 15pound drag enough for such fish?
Bidhan Joshee I would think so otherwise you risk tearing the hook out if you have too much drag
appreciate the information.
thank you
How much 50lb mono did you get on the tld 25?
great info..
How do you do this for carp reels?
is 15pounds of drag enough to fight 60pound fish??or I need more drag for big fish
Bidhan Joshee I would say 15lbs of drag is plenty for a fish that size.Its about standard for trolling lures for marlin in the 100/300lb range on 50lb test,so more than enough for a 60lb fish.
wow, thank you
Then there would be NO EYEBALL !! Ping...gone. Just a patch like a pirate.Good thought though, especially if I'm setting up a drag on 130 for a big blue marlin.30lbs of drag ? Ouch !!
Makita is actually Japanese - though it does have a spanish touch to it !
whats the biggest fish you caught on that reel
+Christiaan Kleinhaus 500lb Hammerhead shark.Its on our Vintage playlist.Also a 5/550lb Porbeagle shark from my own boat,also on playlist.
Thank you!!! I would of never nown!
:O that's new awesome tip
hmm i think you could have done this second test with less line on the spool without sacrificing your line, you could have tied the line to the scale without cutting it off, shame, but you can always use a double uni knot to do a line to line again im sure you know that
how much could an 8 pound line hold? :)
5 years ago.....that went quick
thanks i lost a few sharks today with small tackle snapped 3 lines in 2 hours.
Crack on. I never thought of this. Fantastic..
omg the drag is unreal and u dont put the breaks on wow
I've always fished at 50-70% drag.. I just dont know where 20% came from?? Sombody please tell me
20% is standard for average as it gives allowances for the huge increase in drag pressure due to the fulcrum effect on a depleted spool. If you start as high as 70% of the stated breaking strain, and have a big fish dump over half a spool it will probably pop before it even gets that far. 75% drag setting at initial strike drag will put your chances of losing the fish extremely high if you don't back the drag off. Hard to do on a ploughing fish, most anglers want to lock up. But of course once you have come back on the drag you will have no idea how much is then on the fish. Try dumping half your spool then see what the 70% drag reading comes out at.Its a massive increase, and that's in a straight line, not taking into account frictional side drag on the line when a big fish suddenly hangs a left(or right!) Hope this helps. Good fishing
i use a spinning reel so i cant "lock up" but i do use a quantum reel which tend to have high drags(the new smoke size 25 offers like 16 pounds of drag!!!!) anyway, if you have a higher drag set at the beginning wouldnt it make it tougher on the fish this waering it out faster before it gets low on the spool?
Small to medium fish you would probably stop, slow or turn with the higher drag setting,but that's the risk factor. You never know the size of fish swimming in the sea ! As the spool reduces, fixed spool or multiplier doesn't matter, the drag pressure always increases because it takes more leverage to pull line from the spool.
Guess you got a good point..
I think I can help.... if your line is 10lbs and you set the drag to 7lbs (70%).... when you get a 1/3rd of your line going out.. the drag is likely to be "over" 10lbs meaning your line will snap. If you set it to 2lbs (20%)... when 1/3 of the line has been taken... the drag will increase (maybe to 5/6lbs) but will still be under the "breaking point". However... if you have it set to 2lbs and you have more than 1/2 of the reel off it could require more than 10lbs for the drag to go... so in this case you would actually lower the amount of drag you have.. not increase it. Maybe TAFishing will correct me but thats what i got from this video.
If the reel is round it's most likely a bait clicker, if it's a low profile reel it's probably a flipping switch.
genius
lol poor man you really need to come up with a way to jerry rig that mikita to your reel after you remove the handle and save yourself the pain and time
very informative video. great job
Thanks, really appreciate it. Well done.
Great video, thank you!