10-11-2004, 05:15 AM
I see what you're saying about the lever drag taking more heat. But, have you ever heard of a reel melting down because of a fish? I've heard of a single reel getting fried, and this is no lie, I saw the reel. A Mako hit a friend of mines reel and it basically "melted" it to the frame. He was using a Penn 4/0 size reel, it was unbelievable. That mako was going so fast, it basically boiled the damn outside frame to the reel. Undougtly, the drag got so hot it just seared it. He said he had it locked all the way down, I was just wondering what kind of line he had on it. [laugh] My thoughts are, if you have equipment to match the species of fish you're after, does it really matter? And, if a 4/0 size lever drag reel had been in place of that senator, do you think it would have held up any better? There is a little food for thought
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