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"Greased" Penn Drag System
I have a Penn 7500SS and an 8500SS and was looking to change them out to a 9500SS. However, looking at them this past weekend showed how large they really were. So, I decided to stay with the ones I have, but want to get a back-up set of drag washers for each. Can anyone recommend a good "local" (to the Manchester, NH area) source for these Penn drag washers?
In the current issue of "On The Water" magazine there was a good article authored by Dan Grafton. He referred to a "wet" drag system offered by Shimano in their 6500 Baitrunner reels. He also mentioned a "greased" drag system he offers to his customers for the 7500SS and 8500SS reels, and I'm in the process of tracking him down to get some info and perhaps buy a set for each reel. In the meantime, does anyone know anything about these "greased" drag systems? How do they work? Are the fabric washers replaced with others of a different material? If not, is grease actually used? Does a greased drag system reduce the amount of drag that can be pre-set on these reels?
PS Where can you get the 1,500 yd. spools of 50 lb. stealth? I've been looking for 1,500 and 600 yd. spools, and finally had to settle for 300 yd. spools
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