I disagree. If you're fishing heavy tippet and the drag is adjusted to
that strength, it's hard to strip line from the reel. A tight drag also
interferes with the hookup. If I hook up on a big fish I'll first try to
get it on the reel (with plenty of bend in the rod), and then I'll
tighten the drag.

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Yes, and this is what the Marryat Plus is all about:

I don't know anything about the Marryat Plus, but I'd be more than happy
to try one. It sounds marvelous. There's a trip coming up in May that
would be perfect -- big dogs. I can send you my mailing address if
necessary. :-)

I want to be more clear about why a tight drag interferes with the hookup.
Normally, it doesn't really, because normally you hookup with some slack
line. The problem arises when the slack line is played out, or reeled in,
and you get the fish on the reel. A tight drag causes a shock -- a spike
in the stress on the tippet. Shocks are what you must avoid. Shocks cause
break offs and pull outs and rod breakages. That's why your rod should be
well bent over (but not too far bent over) when you get the fish on the
reel -- it absorbs the shock.

I'd rather palm the reel when I get the fish onto it, and then tighten the
drag. Maybe the Marryat Plus makes that approach obsolete.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

You can squeeze the handle progressively, the more you squeeze the more you
drag. It's not like an on/off system; therefore you don't need to palm the
reel anymore. However the Marryat Plus comes with rim control for those who
are used to palming and need time to get used to squeezing the handle.

Another big advantage is if you are pumping the rod by squeezing the handle
and cranking the line and suddenly the fish make a huge jump and starts
shaking his head, you simple release the fingertip pressure and the drag
instantly goes back to the preset low setting and instead of causing a shock
as described above the line is released from the spool and once the
situation has calmed down you start squeezing and pumping again.

Marryat,

Roger Ritter
Inventor of the Marryat Plus


For more information: www.marryat.com




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