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Originally posted by MakoMike
Pete,
No offense but I think the accurates are overpriced and overrated. If he's going to spend anything like what those cost he'll be better off witha set of penn 50VSWs.
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I respectfully and vigorously disagree.
I don't have anywhere near the offshore experience that MakoMike has...but...
I have done a side-by-side comparison of the Accurate and Penn drags on tuna and shark (offshore RI and OBX) - there is no comparison, Accurate wins hands down.
I have 2 Accurate Platinum Twin Drag 50W's and they are worth their weight in gold. Smooth as a baby's butt. Smoothest drag system I have ever fished, hands down.
The Penn Int'ls are work horses and will get the job done (and they are cheaper), but the difference between the two drags, especially on screaming tuna, is night and day. The Penn's are "clunkier."
Bear in mind I'm not talking about the Boss' or the Boss Magnums - I've only owned a few of these smaller reels and I did have an issue with them - the drags were either on or off and it felt like you couldn't really set them.
The Accurate 30W's, 50W's, 80W's, and 130's are another story altogether.
I prefer not to use braid unless it's really thick and stiff ... like 130 lb. old-style Berkley Whiplash.
Many use Jinkai mono. I've recently switched over to Momoi mono - it's not as soft as Jinkai and it's more abrasion resistant.