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Re: Rear drag reels
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
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04/16/19 06:01 AM
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Front drag reels have a larger drag washer and are easier and cheaper to manufacture. Larger drag surface dissipates heat better than the small ones and last much longer. Maybe cheaper bass pro branded reels will find the rear drags but the better quality reels will always have a front drag.
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Re: Rear drag reels
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
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04/16/19 07:11 AM
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I bought the Shimanos about thirty years ago, the black ones. In all those years of guiding I couldn't count the hours on them. Never a hitch with any. There were three sizes if I recall or at least that I have, the biggest being the 2500. I must have half a dozen yet tho I no longer use them only because other manufacturers have equipped me over time. I think the key to those reels was to turn the drag loose between long periods of non use. Mine were and are still bullet proof.
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Re: Rear drag reels
[Re: Osky]
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04/16/19 07:18 AM
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I think the key to those reels was to turn the drag loose between long periods of non use. Mine were and are still bullet proof.
Osky I do that with all my reels. Most of them are front-drag Pflueger’s.
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Re: Rear drag reels
[Re: Lugnut]
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04/16/19 07:23 AM
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Osky
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I think the key to those reels was to turn the drag loose between long periods of non use. Mine were and are still bullet proof.
Osky I do that with all my reels. Most of them are front-drag Pflueger’s. All should. Those reels with the flat spring washer type drags are especially worn if you do not release them. It's a habit, I even turn them off now on my Komodos and Tranx tho the systems have greatly evolved. Osky
"A womans heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth, and I can find no sign on it" Jabless in Minnesota www.SureDockusa.com
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