The intensity of a fish's strike varies drastically depending on whether a fish takes a trolled offering, a jigged or casted lure or natural bait. With a correct drag setting, we're ready for the strike. Then leave it alone, if you fight the fish correctly, you'll have more than enough drag to subdue the fish without line failure. Using this drag scale and anchor point method, adjust the single drag setting to 18 to 20 pounds depending on the limitations of your line or leader. If a lever drag reel is out of the question, fixed dragged high performance spinning or star drag reels will are the next best option. This trick will come in handy when fighting a big fish. Label 20 pounds at strike then at 25, 30 and if your reel is capable of higher settings, 40-plus. Another useful technique during this process is to take piece of white electrical tape and place a strip on the reel parallel to the lever and use it to label the pounds of resistance at various settings on the drag. Depending on whether it needs more or less drag to reach 20 pounds at strike, disengage the lever and rotate the tension knob accordingly forward or backwards before retesting. Have another member of the crew check the reading on the scale. Slide the drag forward to strike then lean back or load the rod until the reel begins to pay out line. Next run the line off the reel up through each guide on the rod and tie the running end of the line to a scale that's attached to a fixed point about 20 feet away.
Then dial the reel's drag tension knob forward (clockwise) several turns.
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To set your strike, disengage the lever drag to the free spool position. It creates enough resistance to tire the fish without putting too much pressure on the anglers back or tearing the hook free from the fish's jaw. This setting performs ideally when dealing with large game fish. I always set the strike to exactly 20 pounds of resistance. Ideally you should seldom if ever have to advance this lever beyond the strike position.
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To operate the drag you just push the lever forward to the preset stop labeled "Strike." From this position the angler must press a small button to engage the drag any further. These reels offer you the ability to fine-tune your drag settings for more efficient control throughout the angling process. When dealing with large game fish, I strongly recommend the use of conventional reels with a lever drag operation. Now before I get to the strike, there's one key factor that I'd like to touch on, that's proper drag setting for your reel. To keep things simple for this article, we'll define "big game" as any fish north of 80 pounds and any tackle class 50 pounds or higher. In this two-part article I will go through all of the critical steps needed to make the most out of every fishing trip - from the moment the fish strikes, to landing to proper handling. Let's face it, we aren't spending countless hours and dollars on boats, fuel, and equipment to amass a collection of stories about the ones that got away.
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The steps you take after the moment of impact make the difference between absolute glory and utter defeat. However, the moments leading up to the strike are only half of the overall experience.
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There's a wealth of information available about how to rig for and catch big-game fish.
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