How to set the drag on a fishing reel 

Thought I'd drop a line - glad I dragged myself off the couch to watch. Reely good, got me hooked, right to the point ....

Mate I dead set think you have hit the nail on the head with this video we all lose fish from time to time but the hook set then letting the fish swim is a massive thing so helpful all angles out there and very well explained thanks Robbie 😊

Great explanation Robbie. We've all buggered up drag settings and lost fish, but what your saying makes a lot of sense. Cheers mate.👍

I appreciate your input on this subject it really helps to listen to various perspectives on successful fishing and the use of equipment. Well done.

Used your tips this morning my hook up rate really improved caught 3 lovely rainbows 35-40cm mark. Keep the videos coming love watching. Cheers Paul

Great video Robbie, you're right that there are a lot of factors to think about. Your tactic of having a solid drag for the hook up and then backing off a bit if it is a solid fish is a good one. I do that a lot myself on the big Snapper and Mulloway The only time I go with objective drag settings is in the game fishing world where we set the drag at 1/3 of the line's breaking strain with a set of scales. The reason for that is we use mono and it pulls the stretch out and then puts direct pressure on the hook to punch it into a Marlin's boney mouth. There are drag adjustments during the fight as well but we always know where on the big reels where that 1/3 drag pressure point is as a baseline.

Great tips Robbie, I agree keep it simple! enough pressure to set the hook and adjust accordingly.

Good tips Robbie, keep up the good work!

Wholly smokes, were's the goatee ????? I remember an old Richmond footballer, at a fishing show, said a rule of thumb for setting drag is: half the breaking strain straight off the reel and a third of the breaking strain off the rod tip. Another great video Robbie..... thanks

The way my dad taught me was to put a decent bend in the rod & adjust the drag to just slip at the bend you want in the rod.

Its really great information well done i really hate people touching my rod and touching the drag really gets to me big time

Thanks Robbie. I always thought the drag was a dark art of some kind.

I like your K.I.S.S. method of doing stuff Robbie. Cheers mate 👍 🐕 🤠

Thanks Robbie. That makes sense.

Good stuff Robbie! Cheers!

I remember watching a fishing show back in the late 90’s/ early 00’s was stated that for a rough baseline drag set, the rod should have a nice, kind of natural bend in it and then adjust based off fish species. Pretty sure i’ve dropped all my carp cause the drag is roughly set for 15cm bream 😂

Good info mate thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍

I set mine tight then undo the drag one turn then test the line to see if it working if not i go 3 on my drag then test it then if it starts dragging i just leave it . When running circle hooks i let a bit of line out floating on the water then watch it when it starts heading out i slowly start wonding it in with no striking let the hook do the work

BEATS setting the drag on your DRESS! ;oP

When ii catch a barramundi my mate starts yelling Don't give it a chance skull drag it skull drag it! Ha ha.! Very interested in the drag vidio Robbie.

You RU-vidrs always need to have a loose drag to add that excitement …😜 Good video mate

Thanks for the vid Robbie

Great video, thanks so much for your time and effort

Hey robbie whats the go with breeding season, does it make them harder to catch and less agressive/ less prone to bite. Great video champ, thumbnail really Pulled me in (haha get it🤓 ), Great vid, keep it up 👍

I know when I make noise like your drag system on that reel I am to bloody cold . Lol😂. It is also used to tier fish out like the big ones I get lol .

Great video, very informative! 😁👍

Thanks Robbie We’ll explained

Depending on where you have the rod. If it’s not in a holder. Loose enough for line to to come off when without moving the rod. Otherwise when fighting fish just enough to keep a slight bend in the rod

I just have the drag super tight and hope for the best. 2 lazy 2 change it 😅

We love you robbie

Mate - can you do a vid on the reverse reel 😊

You should do a reaction video where u react to your old videos

Then once you have worked the drag out, navigated it away from snags, let it swim for abit. You can land it with your landing net left at home 😅

Leet's do sum Dreggun'! Bru!

Watched it mate,makes sense too me. 🍺👍🏽Al

well you sold me robbie, now where do i buy one .

Sorry Robbie this is not a good way to teach new fisher persons how to use the drag as reel makers state 1/3 of the line class . This is how records are set ! with a good drag setting a 6kg fish can be caught with 3kg line and only 1kg of drag . For playing with the drag with a fish on the line this only make things a lot harder as now the drag washers have lost friction with each other you don't know how many kg you have set as it stops then started to run again it might take twice the power to start the drag running again and snap your line. The reason no drag button they don't know what size line you are going to put on your reel ps love your videos long time sub keep up the good work 👍👍👍

Hello Robbie

Nice one my bald chin bro lol

All depends on what fish you are going for.