Patrick---the Long Beach Penn reels should have a drag. Only the cheaper reels, like the Sea Boy, were direct drive knucklebuster totally. I'll bet you that somewhere on that Long Beach, there's a little secondary lever like there is on a Squidder, to shift the anti-reverse off and turn the reel into a direct drive model, where the spool turns backwards. If my old Long Beach 65 has a star drag, I can't believe the bigger 68 size doesn't have one.
BTW---if you use that Long Beach for surfcasting---especially for plugging---this little love affair will be short-lived
