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Jon Hedges Member

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I managed to land an 11lb Carp on 1.1lb bottom at Castle Ashby. I am convinced that I managed this due to fightin drag. Twice I got the fish to the net and was about to land it and it surged off (spooked no doubt) By quickly slamming the fighting drag to the left (loose) the run did not result in a break of the hooklink. The reel is a Sahara 3000m, and I can't speak highly enough of it ... I own 2 now !

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I managed to land an 11lb Carp on 1.1lb bottom at Castle Ashby. I am convinced that I managed this due to fightin drag. Twice I got the fish to the net and was about to land it and it surged off (spooked no doubt) By quickly slamming the fighting drag to the left (loose) the run did not result in a break of the hooklink. The reel is a Sahara 3000m, and I can't speak highly enough of it ... I own 2 now !

Hmmmmh! Nice reels :)

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Fighting-drag AND double-handle {SEE HERE} ...

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[ 03. April 2004, 09:17 PM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

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Chucking lures about means that I get through reels at a silly rate. I've used fightin' drag normal rear drag and plain old front drag and just about every combination of handle and auto bail system that's on the market.

Fightin' drag undoubtedly has it's place but for the most part, a good quality front drag set up will be smoother and less inclined to stick before it starts to give up line. It also makes for a significantly lighter reel. The only downside is that it takes an extra couple of seconds to change a spool and if you need to adjust the drag whist playing a fish, you have to know your reel well enough to do it without peering around the front. With front drag, you can still let a fish run when it's going in the right direction (away from the snags) by flipping the anti reverese off.

Species caught in 2020: Barbel. European Eel. Bleak. Perch. Pike.

Species caught in 2019: Pike. Bream. Tench. Chub. Common Carp. European Eel. Barbel. Bleak. Dace.

Species caught in 2018: Perch. Bream. Rainbow Trout. Brown Trout. Chub. Roach. Carp. European Eel.

Species caught in 2017: Siamese carp. Striped catfish. Rohu. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Black Minnow Shark. Perch. Chub. Brown Trout. Pike. Bream. Roach. Rudd. Bleak. Common Carp.

Species caught in 2016: Siamese carp. Jullien's golden carp. Striped catfish. Mekong catfish. Amazon red tail catfish. Arapaima. Alligator gar. Rohu. Black Minnow Shark. Roach, Bream, Perch, Ballan Wrasse. Rudd. Common Carp. Pike. Zander. Chub. Bleak.

Species caught in 2015: Brown Trout. Roach. Bream. Terrapin. Eel. Barbel. Pike. Chub.

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