Max drag rating?
wallydiven
Posted 5/13/2014 1:19 PM (#711352)
Subject: Max drag rating?





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Location: northern indiana
Is 15lbs enough? Can someone explain what these ratings mean? When setting the hooks on 20+ pound fish, wouldn't the drag slip even when locked down? Thanks for the help.
bryantukkah
Posted 5/14/2014 2:41 PM (#711506 - in reply to #711352)
Subject: RE: Max drag rating?




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If you hang more than a 15lb weight straight down from your reel it will pull out the drag. When you set the hook a lot of that force gets distributed through your rod.
zombietrolling
Posted 5/14/2014 7:02 PM (#711526 - in reply to #711352)
Subject: Re: Max drag rating?




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More than enough.
Turkeyt
Posted 5/16/2014 9:43 PM (#711819 - in reply to #711352)
Subject: Re: Max drag rating?





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Location: Almost Heaven
A Calcutta 400B is 17.5 so you are in the ball park with 15.