I recently purchased a Procyon AL LT 4000 and finally hooked into something to really test the ATD drag... a tarpon approx. 20lbs. The drag worked great until the fish turned and swam toward me. I kept the line tight while it passed under my kayak and when the drag needed to engage again, it locked up resulting in a hard pull and the line broke. Needless to say I was extremely disappointed. Have you experienced this before? The reel has only been used a handful of times since I got it about a month ago. After the line broke, I pulled line from the spool and it pulled out just as it was set. I suspect it had something to do with being heated up during the fight and the few seconds the tarpon swam toward me allowed the drag to cool and lock momentarily???
Thank you for sharing your experience! It's always helpful to hear how gear performs in real-life situations. I hope you get the chance to hook into another tarpon soon and have a smoother fight!
Good information about loosening the drag when you are done fishing!
I recently purchased a Procyon AL LT 4000 and finally hooked into something to really test the ATD drag... a tarpon approx. 20lbs. The drag worked great until the fish turned and swam toward me. I kept the line tight while it passed under my kayak and when the drag needed to engage again, it locked up resulting in a hard pull and the line broke. Needless to say I was extremely disappointed. Have you experienced this before? The reel has only been used a handful of times since I got it about a month ago. After the line broke, I pulled line from the spool and it pulled out just as it was set. I suspect it had something to do with being heated up during the fight and the few seconds the tarpon swam toward me allowed the drag to cool and lock momentarily???
Thank you for sharing your experience! It's always helpful to hear how gear performs in real-life situations. I hope you get the chance to hook into another tarpon soon and have a smoother fight!