What do you guys have your preset set to on your lever drags?
What do you guys have your preset set to on your lever drags?
It depends on a few variables for me. 1. Drag capacity of the reel 2. The lb. of line being used 3.How aware I need to stay of the drag pressure after passing the pre-set.4.What I am fishing for/expect to catch. With that said I will usually keep my Avet 80w's (With 60lb max drag and 130lb line) between 20-30lbs at preset, usually staying closer to 20.
Anything smaller then that I keep even lower. (And usually find that aslong as my pre-set lets me achieve max drag still, I pay little attention to the exact drag I have on a fish.) Assuming that the fish I expect to catch on a smaller reel doesn't require me to monitor the drag like I would with something big, instead you can feel the fish more and adjust the drag as you see fit during the fight.
My main advice for all lever drag presets would be to stay on the lower end, its better to get caught with too low of drag rather then get caught too high and lose a fish.
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