I've been cleaning my reels for two afternoons now and was looking at the drag knob guard on my Ahab 12. This is the culprit for many wind knots in braided line. So I pulled the guard off and hopefully eliminated the problem. I love the ahab's ability to get soaked in saltwater and dropped in the sand and still work like a champ-and only require a quick freshwater rinse after a nite of being in the sudz. We shall see soon enough
