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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Blue_Fox on September 18, 2013, 10:44:26 PM

Title: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: Blue_Fox on September 18, 2013, 10:44:26 PM

Just a reminder...

With all the salmon fishing going on right now, does anyone here still follow the procedure of loosening the drag on the reel when it's not in use? It's a great way to prolong the life of those drag washers!

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: bbwong on September 18, 2013, 10:54:38 PM

I do. I will adjust it every time, this will make your reel last longer.

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: Funeral Of Hearts on September 19, 2013, 12:01:58 AM

Everytime I get home from a day out. Air dry all the gear, rinse if needed, and loosen off the drags.

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: BCfisherman97 on September 19, 2013, 12:04:39 AM

Yup on all level wind, spinning and fly reels.

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: adriaticum on September 19, 2013, 06:02:53 AM

No

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: obie1fish on September 19, 2013, 07:34:07 AM

Ev........ry.......day. Even the tension on my Center pin. After a while you get to know the drags so you can dial in your drag easy. It takes little time, and keeps things consistent over time.

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: Pin-nook on September 19, 2013, 07:40:38 AM

ALWAYS!!  Reel care 1O1...maintain your equipment and you will rarely have problems! 

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: brownmancheng on September 19, 2013, 08:52:56 AM

Thanks guys I had no idea!   :-[

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: blaydRnr on September 19, 2013, 09:33:26 AM

yes loosen the drag, but how many of you rinse off your spool and bail when fishing the chuck? saltwater is more devastating then a tightened drag itself!

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: bigblue on September 19, 2013, 09:59:07 AM

Loosening the drag is something we should all do but often forget.
Re-tightening the drag the next time out is something we should do but ALSO forget.
And, we end up getting a sore thumb from trying to stop a hot running spring ("Oh-My-God!!" followed by "we know what" LOL!)

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: canso on September 19, 2013, 03:09:48 PM

re-tighten before you go out, helps keep the rain out on some reels

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: FlyFishin Magician on September 20, 2013, 07:50:50 AM

Yes - after every outing, the drag is loosened!   :)

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: Fish Assassin on September 20, 2013, 02:14:34 PM

Also loosen the drag a bit when landing a fish. Seen too many guys tightening up their drag when they bring the fish to shore only to have the fish take one more run and snap the line.

Title: Re: Loosening the drag on the reel
Post by: adriaticum on September 23, 2013, 04:10:24 PM

I never used to do this but I asked Shimano directly and they said that it should be done that it can push the grease out of the washers and make the drag sticky.