Drag settings.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Mike P

Yp--that's why I always roll my eyes and bite my tongue when I read posts on other sites about guys fishing 20+ pounds of drag.

20lbs will land a school tuna !
Most guys set their tuna reels (50s) around 26-28lbs

[Slingah]

I always wondered how/why people set or measured their drag for striped bass...since you usually change it during outings to adjust for different size fish...and how would you know what your gonna get ??
Im still confused on this...

[WadingWill]

I'm always light on my drag. Never measured I use the same method you guys do though. Isn't there an equation to set your drag to 20% of the line strength? Thought I read that somewhere.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by WadingWill

. Isn't there an equation to set your drag to 20% of the line strength? Thought I read that somewhere.