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Old 09-16-2014, 01:43 PM   #5
rickhern
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Originally Posted by DZ View Post
Rick,
Had a similar problem a few years back. I generally back off my drag knob after each outing so as not to compress the washers. This is fine as long as you remember to reset/tighten drag washers before next use - well I forgot. My first take casting live eels and I set hard enough to cross the basses eyes - about half my line came off my spool in the worst backlash I ever had with a spinning reel.
lol, good stuff DZ. A lot of my friends who don't fish think I'm a "wicked good fisher". I just shake my head and think "If you only knew..."
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