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fishbones · 05-14-2013, 02:57 PM

Pretty much any reel you decide on will have enough drag for stripers. As stated above, you'd be surprised at how much drag 15 pounds is. And Rockfish9's post hit the nail on the head.
I'm one of those people who learned about setting the drag too high the hard way.

05-14-2013, 02:57 PM	#11
fishbones Registered User iTrader: (2) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Easton, MA Posts: 5,737	Pretty much any reel you decide on will have enough drag for stripers. As stated above, you'd be surprised at how much drag 15 pounds is. And Rockfish9's post hit the nail on the head. I'm one of those people who learned about setting the drag too high the hard way.
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