What is Drag Fishing? Go To Fish Identifier. Sign Up. First Name Required. Last Name. Email Required. Interest Fishing Boating Both. Fishing Experience Beginner Intermediate Expert. Boating Experience Beginner Intermediate Expert. Where to fish and boat. Fishing tips and gear. Front drag reels pressure remains much more stable during the time period, not to mention, like DVT said, they're a pain to service.
I like the rear drag location but I won't buy a reel that has the rear drag due in part to the extra bulk on the rear of the reel. Easier to maintain and such..
I kinda like to fight the fish so the rear drag DOES make that easier, but if you set the front drag you don't need to play the drag.. That is about the only advantage I can see with a rear drag. Abu used to make a spinning reel with what they called a "middle" drag. The stack was behind the spool, instead in front of it. The base of the spool was a dial that adjusted the resistance. The stack was huge, like 9 elements, and at least 2" in diameter.
Greater surface area, easy to adjust, and still had push button spool swaps. These were Swedish built reels. I guess that's just too complex for China to make. Front Drag only. Have had 2 rear drag reels and will never buy one again. Lost quite a few fish due to the drag not being consistent in letting line come off spool.
Front always, they just are much smoother, even though I adjust my drag during a fight with a big fish. While I back reel instead of letting the drag slip before I converted to back reeling I saw no need to reset the drag during the battle with a fish.
Since I also fish channel cats, big trout, and pike in addition to bass, a smooth drag is a neccessity. When catching 4 pound smallies in swift river current, you will appreciate a smooth drag. With a big fish, I'll actually dial the drag back a bit. Not so much a bass issue, but with northerns, steelhead, and salmon it is. All depends on the fish. Dialing down with a bigger fish like a 40 tarpon will get you spooled pretty quick. If they do freeze, I would imagine the felt would freeze to the metal and when the drag does engage, the frozen felt tears away from the metal washer and once the friction warms up the felt, it rolls up and eventually works its way out of the spool.
This will probably destroy the remaining washers, just like getting sand or dust in the reel. Got to agree on the Shimano reel drags. My Stradic and Symetre have very smooth drags I have an old Pinnacle spinning reel with a very good drag.
It seems the technology on drags hasn't changed much over the years. The carbontex looks like great material for washers. Great info here! I'm 72 years old and still learning new things everyday.
I also like to experiment with new baits and rigs that I "dreamed" up in the middle of the night! Keep it coming I don't use a spinning reel often. But the best spinning reel I ever had was a D.
Quick It had a push button release for the spool and a front drag. I used my Quick this year for carp fishing. The drag works fine. I still have my and it is also in good working order I have never encountered a situation where I needed a rear drag.
It is not an issue to use a front drag. Nothing gets in the way etc. If you need a free spool function like a bait runner, just loosen your front drag. Tighten up when needed to set the hook. I also open the bail while I tighten the drag if I need the fish to run. An issue might arise where a fish feels a difference in tension and that is where constant even pressure of a bait runner comes in handy.
I only know if 1 or 2 species that will drop a bait due to tension change and they are in salt. Good luck. Before I bought a bait runner reel I just loosened off the drag on my Symetre. When a carp hit suddenly while my eyes were elsewhere , the carp peeled off 50' of line before I got my hands on the rod and tightened up the drag.
I wanted to try a bait runner reel to compare , using the back drag for that initial hit , especially when using a bolt rig. What I like about this reel is the front drag is already set at a tension that matches the rod and line I'm using Post by ec1 » Sat Mar 30, am Rear drags are pretty much a watered down version of a front drag Less drag power, not as smooth.
Hence, you will not find a high end spinning reel with a rear drag. Get a reel with a front drag, and get on with fishing! Post by cndbasshunter » Sat Mar 30, am I had a rear drag symetre and the drag sucked.
The settings were different everytime and the power was very low. Post by Gabriel » Sat Mar 30, am All of the above and the drags tend to not be as durable as well. I used them for decades and caught thousands of fish with them. The consensus has always been that front-drag reels have better drags.
The cost of that is that having the weight of the drag assembly at the front of the reel makes your combo more tip-heavy. If you plan to use the reel for steelhead, big pike, or saltwater species, then get front drag. For general freshwater fishing, I wouldn't turn down an otherwise attractive reel just because it has rear drag.
The top of the spools usually have a button that you simply push which releases the spool for a quick change. Front drags simply won out over the years and it saves manufacturers on cost by not having to produce too many platforms. Post by Bassmar » Tue Apr 02, pm I have fished many Shimanos with both drag designs over the years.
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