VS200 DRAG - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

JeffH · 10-11-2006, 10:05 PM

If it's the older drag system it is identical to the Penn 650 drag which you should be able to pickup anywhere. If you have or know of anyone who has some Braid Drag Lube get yourself some new Penn HT100 washers put a little drag lube on each side and that drag will be buttery.

Pete_G · 10-11-2006, 10:27 PM

I think VS uses their own graphite washers these days in the older VS reels, but obviously a Penn drag should still work in there too since it was what was in there orginally. I could be wrong about that, but I'm fairly sure.

I seem to remember being told that they went to their own more porous graphite washers to discourage any skipping when the drag gets really wet.

gone fishin · 10-11-2006, 10:57 PM

Bob -- Kay or Martha can help you - they have the washers in stock.

JeffH · 10-12-2006, 08:44 AM

The Penn washers will work. Every time I send my VS in they replace the washers with there own and then I take them out and put Penn in with Braid Lube.

Christian · 10-12-2006, 08:46 AM

penn 650 drags fit like 5 reels. works really well too. i think ive got them in a 704z

Mike P · 10-12-2006, 11:06 AM

The original VS drag washers were made out of a tan material they called "Rulon". They basically sucked. I did what Jeff does--installed the Penn HT-100s and used some sort of drag lube on them.

The correct washer size is part # 6-60. Same washers used in a number of Penn reels, including the Squidder, 704 and 706, and the 6500-850 SS reels.

NIB · 10-12-2006, 01:05 PM

Bob I use a metal dental pic..
Most harware stores sell em for a few bucks..
U can find em with a 90 bend in em u stick it in the shafthole an put it in the washer an pull out.w-d 40 will loosen em up make sure u clean em up.I don't usually like lube on my drags in my penns..