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View Poll Results: do you release the pressure on your drag when putting away your gear for the night?
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Yes, always loosen
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Yes, but sometimes forget
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most of the time no
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at the end of fishing season
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06-24-2004, 08:34 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,125
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Drag
Do you release the pressure off your drag when done fishing till next time? I usually don't bother  |
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06-24-2004, 08:43 PM
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None
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
Posts: 4,464
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why do you ask? i only release the pressure if im trying to tie a knot from the running line to my swivel barell or when I apply too much drag while retrieving a fish.
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06-24-2004, 09:06 PM
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West Siiiiiiiiide
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 405
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Always. It's just as automatic as setting the drag before the first cast.
Notaro, you should back off the drag after trips so that the washers in the drag don't become permanently compressed. You will end up with a 'sticky/jerky' drag that could cost you a big fish.
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Lookin for my big'un!
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06-24-2004, 09:08 PM
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D'oh
Join Date: May 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 3,296
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Thank you. I had never heard that. Makes total sense. Now lets see if I remember to actually do it....
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i bent my wookie
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06-24-2004, 09:34 PM
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Dave's Guide Service
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 7,557
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Re: Drag
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Originally posted by Slipknot
Do you release the pressure off your drag when done fishing till next time? I usually don't bother
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You should
By the way My 150 is Junk |
Pro Tool Club....
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06-24-2004, 10:40 PM
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I need spring!
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Weymouth, MA
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Always
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06-24-2004, 10:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
Posts: 21,692
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I try to do it... rinsing it off in fresh water is more important though
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06-24-2004, 10:44 PM
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None
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
Posts: 4,464
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and i always do that. plus i spray a WD40 on it and the rest of my reel.
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06-24-2004, 11:21 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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most of the time  |
Live at Leeds
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06-24-2004, 11:40 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: RockVegas
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Always!  |
The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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06-25-2004, 05:26 AM
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Southsider
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Bass River, Mass.
Posts: 1,226
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Quote:
Originally posted by Notaro
and i always do that. plus i spray a WD40 on it and the rest of my reel.
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WD40  |
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06-25-2004, 06:13 AM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
Posts: 5,205
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i have heard that WD-40 can actually be a bad thing for reels. something about actually pulling water in or something. i know it can destroy the seals on a VS. if i spray anything on my reels after they dry from rinsing, it is the spray Super-Lube.
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06-25-2004, 06:53 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Always - after rinsing my reels with fresh water when I first get back home.
Once a week (or more if need be, depending on how hard I'm hitting it) I wash out the spool with warm soapy water to get the salt out, or if they're pretty salty remove the washers, wash and dry the fiber washers and polish the SS washers with Formula 2001 - which has urethane in it - and then reassemble -
Keeps the drag nice and smooth on the old Penns.  -
Straightened out a 4/0 VMC on a nice fish by not keeping an eye on my drag washer crudded up with salt  and that ain't gonna happen again. |
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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06-25-2004, 07:29 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 302
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Always. Right after fishing - I loosen the drag before it goes in the vehicle.
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06-25-2004, 07:34 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,408
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I try to remember, I keep a few gallon jugs of water in my truck, and rinse em at the end of the night, my main rods live in my truck...
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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06-25-2004, 07:38 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: .
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Yes, as often as I can remember after a trip.
Only potential drawback is if you loosen it too much, you might risk loosing the drag knob and washers if you're not careful. This can be painful on an expensive reel like a Van Staal (especially if you're in the water!)
Loosen only so much as to back off pressure.
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06-25-2004, 08:01 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
Posts: 6,049
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always on my conventionals and some times on my spinners . when they go away for long vacations then I always do both .
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06-25-2004, 08:08 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: location
Posts: 626
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Never knew leaving the drag on could cause problems.
Learn something new everyday, man I love this site |
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06-25-2004, 08:55 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Always, but I do it at home when I'm putting the rods away after the trip. Last thing ya need is the drag knob coming off while it's on the roof and trailing 300+ yards of braid behind ya 
I'm not sure keeping it tight has any bad effect on the washers (especially on the Penn HT-100 material), but it makes me set my drag properly before I start fishing the next time out |
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06-25-2004, 10:28 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
Posts: 5,451
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Naw, I keep 'em socked down and only loosen if I have to when fighting a fish. Give no quarter I say!!!!!! ( actually I try to back them off after every trip but I miss it now and then but I think you really should loosen them up while they are inactive)
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Why even try......... 
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06-25-2004, 10:34 AM
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None
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
Posts: 4,464
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toby, where can i find the super-lube?
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06-25-2004, 12:15 PM
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Dave's Guide Service
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Cape Cod
Posts: 7,557
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try Mike at M&D's for the lube notaro
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Pro Tool Club....
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06-25-2004, 01:31 PM
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I fart in your general direction!!!
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Portsmouth RI
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I prefer Ballistol when I can find it. It was developed by the Germans during WWII They had a shortage of petro products and discovered how to make all natural lubericants from belive it or not pine trees. Best lube you will ever find for any aplication.
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"Life is tough. It's tougher if you're stupid."
Go Yankee's
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06-25-2004, 01:55 PM
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None
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Newton, MA
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BM, thanks. Im going to head down there to pick up my rod and that lube. plus i need the yellow fuel for my abu.
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