Drag setting question on electric reel

Hi All,

I've been fishing for a number of years in sal****er and have never have any
problems landing big fish (60 - 120 lbs.) on lever reels. However, I
recently purchased a Penn 114L and an Electra-Mate 940 XP electric motor for
the Penn. A few days ago I ran into something big. The fish was probably
either a large Warsaw or Golith Grouper. The fish was definitely in the
neighborhood of 200 - 300 lbs. I had the star drag set as tight as it would
go and the damn fish kept taking line like there was know tomorrow. I may
be
mistaken but can't Star Drags be completely locked down like Lever systems.
The problem came when I tried to reel the fish up. The motor kept spinning
and the line kept going out. Could someone explain this?

Thanks

Only if you disclose where you were at when you hooked him.

Mark Rosenbaum wrote:

Hi All,

I've been fishing for a number of years in sal****er and have never have any
problems landing big fish (60 - 120 lbs.) on lever reels. However, I
recently purchased a Penn 114L and an Electra-Mate 940 XP electric motor for
the Penn. A few days ago I ran into something big. The fish was probably
either a large Warsaw or Golith Grouper. The fish was definitely in the
neighborhood of 200 - 300 lbs. I had the star drag set as tight as it would
go and the damn fish kept taking line like there was know tomorrow. I may
be
mistaken but can't Star Drags be completely locked down like Lever systems.
The problem came when I tried to reel the fish up. The motor kept spinning
and the line kept going out. Could someone explain this?

Thanks

"Mark Rosenbaum" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I've been fishing for a number of years in sal****er and have never have
any
problems landing big fish (60 - 120 lbs.) on lever reels. However, I
recently purchased a Penn 114L and an Electra-Mate 940 XP electric motor
for
the Penn. A few days ago I ran into something big. The fish was probably
either a large Warsaw or Golith Grouper. The fish was definitely in the
neighborhood of 200 - 300 lbs. I had the star drag set as tight as it
would
go and the damn fish kept taking line like there was know tomorrow. I may
be
mistaken but can't Star Drags be completely locked down like Lever
systems.
The problem came when I tried to reel the fish up. The motor kept
spinning
and the line kept going out. Could someone explain this?

Thanks



I'm not as familiar with those reels. but don't those drags work on a
"clamping" sort of system... where, like you said "screw in" the star drag
putting friction on the spool like tightening a nut on a bolt? Maybe theres
a new invention in the making!

too bad you didn't land that fish... Would like to have seen that picture!


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