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Clogston29 · 04-01-2008, 07:26 AM

i just set it by feel. i'd say about 5 lbs sounds right. I fish mostly 30-50 lb braid on a VS, and find that if I try to set my drag much tighter than that, the braid tends to dig in on larger fish and cause issues - especially when fishing eels.

04-01-2008, 07:26 AM	#2
Clogston29 xxx iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Playin' in the Dark Posts: 2,407	i just set it by feel. i'd say about 5 lbs sounds right. I fish mostly 30-50 lb braid on a VS, and find that if I try to set my drag much tighter than that, the braid tends to dig in on larger fish and cause issues - especially when fishing eels.
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