"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
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Be a man Bob. Crank that sucker down as tight as it'll go and spool the
reel with your thumb as you need to.

All my drags get set that way!

That's pretty much how I set mine too Charles! If it works for muskies in
the weeds, stumps and logs, it'll work for bass too, I reckon.....
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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