Question on drag ratings...

[CHUNQX]

The Certate has a max drag rating of 4.0kg. What does that mean? It seems to be higher than anything on the market, even the Stella. Is this good?

[Hattori Hanzo]

......I think the max drag (4kg) is the maximum amount of drag pressure the reel can exert.......The Airity has similar max drag pressure ratings....

[Hattori Hanzo]

From memory......I think most diawa reels have 4kg max drag ratings. Certate, Airity, Caldia Kix, Luvias.......

[marlin_dc]

hi mate,

most of the newer daiwa reels from the more expensive range have a drag of about 4 kilos. Shimano reels would generally have a 2 kilo max drag. To be honest for the small sizes u are looking at, you wouldn't exactly be running the reel on 4kilos of drag. The only time which you would really max the drag is either u are about to be burst off in a snag or when u are fishing racks and letting the fish take 1cm of line means death to another lure. Many people really underestimate their settings. For instance for a 6lb line u would use 2lb drag. If anyone who has tried setting their drags with a scale would know that 2lb of drag is pretty substantial. For most of us using 4 to 6lb fireline. One still wouldn;t use 4 kilos worth of drag.

regards
Darryl

[Stu_000]

I jumped on this thread when I thought it was about drag racing

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