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Not sure which issue you were wondering about but there's two I hear about, with the first I'll mention being more common. First is an "out of the box" issue which is more of an problem if you like to run a light drag. When they are new the drag stack seems tall and goes from no drag to a lot fairly quickly. Or even doesn't fully turn off.
Best thing you can do for a new Van Staal drag is attach it to something (like a car maybe), crank that drag up, and let it run until it warms up a bit (the drag, not the car).
If you have access to bluefin tuna that will get you results too. VS sealed drags are never better then after some hard use, they are smoother and become more linear as you turn the drag up after a good break in.
The other scenario occurs if the drag gets contaminated by water intrusion and the bearings start to seize, that's generally where the "sticky" drag comes from.
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said! An older VS-200 with HT-100's and some Braid Drag Lube is a beautiful thing. Put the washers in wrong and it will lock up. Never had a problem with the sealed drag on my 150 the shaft is another issue. I prefer the non-sealed version but that's me.
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