front or rear drag

I'm going to pick up another Shimano spinning reel next week for a med.
light action rod. The local shop I go to have both front and rear drag
models, the rear drag has a lever for quick adjustment. What's the group
opinion between front and rear drag.

Thanks, Mike S.

Take a look at the reel diagrams, Mike, and compare the size of the drag
plates between the two options. In general, front-drag spinning reels have
larger drag plates, which translates into smoother functioning and fewer
break-offs.

Once you get accustomed to a front-drag adjustment, you will do it easily
enough. Set the drag farily tight for better hook-setting power and to
enable you to extract a fish from cover, but don't rely on the drag too much
during the fight in open water. That's where back-reeling comes in. Keep
your spinning reel set so that you can back-reel when the fish surges or you
need to give it some line to maneuver. This gives you much better control of
the fish and may reduce line twist.

Joe
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I'm going to pick up another Shimano spinning reel next week for a med.
light action rod. The local shop I go to have both front and rear drag
models, the rear drag has a lever for quick adjustment. What's the group
opinion between front and rear drag.

Thanks, Mike S.

On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 11:34:05 GMT, "Mike" wrote:

I'm going to pick up another Shimano spinning reel next week for a med.
light action rod. The local shop I go to have both front and rear drag
models, the rear drag has a lever for quick adjustment. What's the group
opinion between front and rear drag.

Thanks, Mike S.



Front drag, is the best. Larger plates=better drag operation,
smoother and less chance of failure when in use.


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"Mike" wrote in message
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I'm going to pick up another Shimano spinning reel next week for a med.
light action rod. The local shop I go to have both front and rear drag
models, the rear drag has a lever for quick adjustment. What's the group
opinion between front and rear drag.

Thanks, Mike S.
Go with the front drag . If you ever need a new spool, you will get a
complete new drag in most cases.

Thanks for the info, the local shop said they can't get the Spirex in a
front drag so guess I'll be ordering it from Bass Pro.
Mike


"Mike" wrote in message
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I'm going to pick up another Shimano spinning reel next week for a med.
light action rod. The local shop I go to have both front and rear drag
models, the rear drag has a lever for quick adjustment. What's the group
opinion between front and rear drag.

Thanks, Mike S.

Mike wrote:
I'm going to pick up another Shimano spinning reel next week for a med.
light action rod. The local shop I go to have both front and rear drag
models, the rear drag has a lever for quick adjustment. What's the group
opinion between front and rear drag.

Thanks, Mike S.


I have 2 spinning reels that I use almost daily, one front drag and one
rear. The rear drag is constantly being messed up/with, the drag being
moved one way or another during transport/handling of the gear. Maybe
just that particular reel, but I have to re-adjust it all the time
while the front drag reel is always set to where I had it to begin with.