Whangaparoa
What is Drag
It’s a sort of a clutch which is supposed to let the line unwind in a controlled manner off the reel when a fish ( or anything else ) pulls so hard that the line is in danger of breaking. There are many different drag arrangements on different kinds or brands of reels. They are all adjustable so you can control the amount of pull it takes to make the line peel off the spool but there is a wide variation from one reel to the next in how precise the adjustment can be and in how smoothly the line slips out. A drag which feeds line out smoothly is very valuable. When a fish suddenly strikes or when an already hooked fish makes a sudden run you want the drag to immediately feed line with no jerks or catches. A sticky drag can cause a line to break in a hurry. Have you ever heard this fish story: “I got a strike so hard that my line was broken before I could do a thing?” We’ve heard it a lot and always think the same thing: If the drag on that reel was set right and working smoothly then the fish should never have been lost. The drag should feed line out so that the line never breaks.
