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wdmso · 07-05-2023, 05:49 PM

Setting some of my Tuna spinning reels up
Most of what I read suggests 20% of your leader not main line for the drag in Lbs

So I set them up with a scale at 10lbs 50lb leader (pulled till the drag slipped)

Then I took the rod attached the main line to a stationary object pulled back on the Rod till the drag slipped .

OMG i don’t think I could hang on if I was hooked up even with a football tuna .. what am I missing or is 10 pounds overkill for stand up spinning

All carbons drag washer lightly greased

07-05-2023, 05:49 PM	#1
wdmso Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Somerset MA Posts: 9,399	Drag settings Setting some of my Tuna spinning reels up Most of what I read suggests 20% of your leader not main line for the drag in Lbs So I set them up with a scale at 10lbs 50lb leader (pulled till the drag slipped) Then I took the rod attached the main line to a stationary object pulled back on the Rod till the drag slipped . OMG i don’t think I could hang on if I was hooked up even with a football tuna .. what am I missing or is 10 pounds overkill for stand up spinning All carbons drag washer lightly greased