Will someone list the different types of drags and their pros and cons?
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Will someone list the different types of drags and their pros and cons?
Click pawl, some adjustable some not. Friction, uses a pad of material like phenol fiber to press against the spool drum ot apply drag utilizing an adjustment screw and opposing spring. Rim Control, angler applies preasure on an outer edge of the spool itself with the free hand. Disc, uses a pad or pads to apply incremental preasure against a wide flange of the spool rims surface.Conicle Friction, uses very slightly disimilar tapers(male and female)to apply drag to revolving spool from the center axis. Unless there's some star drag reels out there I think I've got the bases covered.
Spin
Pros and Cons to each?
What is considered the best type for that high end reel in the other thread?
Do some pads tend to wear out or slip?...is cork good?[sounds cheap to me].
Look at the Teton Tioga line of reels in Cabela's or better yet Feather-Craft Flyfishing,They are the best all round reels on the market as for price,Quality,Value,Design..I own three and they've never once shown a flaw,drags are sealed and smooth as silk...you can pickup a large arbor for 6wt for $150.00 or less Life time warrented too,Just can't go wrong with these reels [url=http://www.feather-craft.com:7c950]www.feather-craft.com[/url:7c950]
Not a teton rep. or nothing Just one very satisfied customer and for the money it's alot of reel,did I mention how smooth the drags are???
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"Wish ya great fishing"
There was an outstanding discussion on this topic at stripersonline.com about a month ago.
I think the discussion began on Charlton reels and others relative to them.
One thing of consideration is whether the drag pressure is consistent throughout its range. Charlton uses synthetic material and contends that it can take the heat and cold and produce consistency. It is argued to be superior to cork drag systems for this reason. Also, the Charlton drag system employs a setting selector that lets you know/decide how many pounds are being applied-and by all reports it seems accurately calibrated to inform you. This is something that I anticipate you will see on more reels-I hope that Ross, Tibor and others will follow. This feature is why a lot of big fish/slawater guys gravitated toward Charlton, and the recent trend in IGFA record setting is favorable to Charlton. (Although it must me admitted that IGFA does not keep an official record of the manufacturer of the tackle, it is of record through secondary means.) The feature allows you to make on-the-line adjustments and permits you to decide and know what is being applied, and allows you to adjust to the fish with more decision rather than a wing and a prayer drag adjustment. Many saltwater guys believe they lose fish because of improper drag settings and adjustments on the go.
Also, there was a good article published in one of the rags a while back that tested various reels with serious drags, evaluating start-up drags, maximum pounds of drag, etc.
[This message has been edited by Rawthumb (edited 24 April 2005).]
IGFA just gave an award to Tibor for being the reel company with the most records taken this year...for the 2nd year in a row.
On the other hand, Charlton is discontinued.
LF:
Did SA/3M drop Charlton from production?
SW Flyfisher,
In all due respect, I think what Rawthumb was referring to were reels used for severe salt water applications. It is true that with 30+ years in the business, Tibor has accumulated a lot of records, and deservedly so. Not to mention Ted is a great guy. But with regard to Charlton, can we just set thier record srtaight? At this moment there are only 18 CURRENT IGFA fly fishing records for species over 100 pounds. Given the fact that there are many reels in the hands of salt water fly fishers (200,000+ by some market studies), the records are skewed tremendously in Charlton's favor. Of the 18 current records, Charlton holds 8 of them with several more pending. Considering Charlton production of thier large salt water reels at best may have been 1000 units, the reel has nearly 45% of todays IGFA records. Not bad for a dis-continued reel that hasn't been produced since mid 2003. Having said that, Charlton also holds CURRENT IGFA world records for Wahoo 1993 and 1994, Spearfish 2004, Dorado 12# and 20# - 2003, Roosterfish 2002 on and on down to the current record for Whitefish on 4#. A list of the current 100 pound+ records are as follows:
Blue Marlin 20# 289 pounds 2002
(largest fish ever caught on a fly)
Striped Marlin 16# 230 pounds 2002
Bluefin Tuna 20# 197 pounds 2001
Tarpon 20# 191 pounds 2003
Blue Shark 20# 165 ounds 1997
Striped Marlin 12# 154 pounds 2004
Pacific Sailfish 12# 114 pounds 2003
Pacific Sailfish 20# 112 pounds 2003
The bottom line is Charlton reels, although representing easily less than 1% of all reels in use today, has performed to an extroidinary level. I realize Tibor and Scientific Anglers may be sponsors of this site, but I also (love you guys) feel this site is for the general education of the fly fishing public and Rawthumbs comments were more than "right on the mark"!
Best .... Jeff
Just to make the picture a little more complete, can you tell us if and if so, how many of the records mentioned were set by the same person. It only stands to reason that a single boat, crew or person would use the same reel once they have found a winning combination. There is ample evidence were a single person will persue mulitple records once they have figured out a working game plan. Im curious if 10 top records fell to the same model reel in the hands of 10 different people. Either way its impressive. But at lest for me the picture is just a bit incomplete.
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Captn. Paul Darby
Dear ducksterman,
Men in drag are really bad from what I have heard. ;-)
Regards,
Tim Murphy