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Maybe I missed a response to the "setting my drag" question. But I follow the following rule of thumb.
For mono, 1/3rd the lb. test rating; for superbraids/Fireline, etc., 1/4 the lb. test rating.
So when I use 35# Berkley Fireline I set my drag to around 8 lbs. I'll attach a simple fish scale to the ground, hook my rigged line via a snap to the scale, then lean back on the loaded rod until my assistant at floor level tells me the scale is bouncing around 8 - 9 lbs. Same for mono which is more forgiving of the sudden strike so you can go a little tighter on the drag. I set my 20# Cajun mono rigged to my 9'4" St. Croix popping rod with my Penn 704 to about 7 lbs. 7 lbs. of pull on the scale for 20# test is 1/3rd the test rating. Obviusly 8 to 9 lbs. pull on my 35# test Fireline is 1/4th the line's test rating.
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