In general disc drags have lower startup inertia which can help protect your tippet when the fish bolts, stops, and bolts again. Disc drags adjust fast and smoothly even during a fight, most click/pawl I've seen are either too slow or too clunky in that department, although there may be some good ones out there.
For freshwater use where the battles are generally measured in seconds rather than minutes either is fine. I'm sure there are disc drags that are real dogs and click/pawl that are superb. I know I was messing with a low priced Okuma the other day that had virtually no startup inertia, whereas even some high end reels I've played with have enough that it is really noticeable. ~Dave --- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What are everyone's thoughts on drag types? I know > that disc drag is pretty popular, but, the spring & > pawl has been around for a long time. What are the > pros & cons from your perspective? > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 6/17/04 12:15:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [FLYFISH] Orvis Clearwater Reel - > thoughts? > > > Ken, > > > > > > You might consider Sci Angler's Concept series of > reels. Very inexpensive for a good disc drag reel. > > > > > > > <http://www.3m.com/us/home_leisure/scianglers/fly_reels_concept.jhtml> > > > > > > My only complaint with them is that the spool is 2 > piece. It is held together by two long screws, and > if those screws loosen at all, the spool can > seperate, unnoticeably, but enough that your backing > can work into the gap and prevent you from being > able to secure the spool to the reel spindle (due to > the marginally increased width). You have to > completely strip the reel to fix the problem if it > occurs. > > > > > > That being said, I've had a Mastery 58 on my 6 wt > for 3 years, worked it through big carp, a fair > number of smallies, small redfish and sea trout, big > large mouth, and a variety of other fish, all with > good success and satisfaction. I purchased another > 58 to replace my old one before I realized the fix > on it, and have a Mastery 35 on my 4wt which is > great for panfish and small stream smallies (even > the occasional carp!). > > > > > > If you keep an eye on the specials at Hook and > Hackle <www.hookhack.com> you can get one for around > $30, delivered. > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > > Processed by the CommuniTech.Net Web Mail Program > > > . > > > . > > > . > > > To "unsubcribe" from this list, send an e-mail to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > .. > .. > .. > To "unsubcribe" from this list, send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail . . . To "unsubcribe" from this list, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
