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John S Member

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Apart from the problem already mentioned by rickster, I tend to favour a front drag reel. I find it easier to adjust the tension when playing a fish than with a rear drag version.

 

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Species caught in 2017 Common Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, White Willow.

Species caught in 2016: Alder, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Crab Apple, Left Earlobe, Pedunculate Oak, Rock Whitebeam, Scots Pine, Smooth-leaved Elm, Swan, Wayfaring tree.

Species caught in 2015: Ash, Bird Cherry, Black-Headed Gull, Common Hazel, Common Whitebeam, Elder, Field Maple, Gorse, Puma, Sessile Oak, White Willow.

Species caught in 2014: Big Angry Man's Ear, Blackthorn, Common Ash, Common Whitebeam, Downy Birch, European Beech, European Holly, Hawthorn, Hazel, Scots Pine, Wych Elm.
Species caught in 2013: Beech, Elder, Hawthorn, Oak, Right Earlobe, Scots Pine.

Species caught in 2012: Ash, Aspen, Beech, Big Nasty Stinging Nettle, Birch, Copper Beech, Grey Willow, Holly, Hazel, Oak, Wasp Nest (that was a really bad day), White Poplar.
Species caught in 2011: Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Elder, Fir, Hawthorn, Horse Chestnut, Oak, Passing Dog, Rowan, Sycamore, Willow.
Species caught in 2010: Ash, Beech, Birch, Elder, Elm, Gorse, Mullberry, Oak, Poplar, Rowan, Sloe, Willow, Yew.

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Front drag are more reliable and have better sensitivity than rear drag. I use both put prefer rear drag to use as I fing this easier to adjust. When targeting big fish I will use front drag all the time.

 

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I prefere rear rear drag as on some new reels there is the "fightin drag" feature which offers an instant adjustment instead of fiddling with a front drag. I,ve just got a :) shimano sahara with this on and it is the mutts nutts.

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Just to be cussed I'll suggest the ABU Centre Drag Reels :D . But having used all three systems, non of which have ever caused me any real grief, I do prefer the Centre Drag as a tool for fishing, although I dearly enjoy using my Mitchell 300x reels with their front drag.

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:confused: centre drag? please enlighten those in the dark.

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cheers, looking at the time you posted I was "pipped to the post".

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