Avet Reels - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bubblehide · 01-11-2014, 07:14 PM

Yes, you can adjust the max drag while you have a fish on. But as Mahigeer stated, to do this, you must put the reel in freespool; which may give the fish enough slack line to throw the hook. However, what you should do is set the max drax to 1/3 of the line's rating, and never go beyond that. If you have a fish heading for structure, you can either stick with the setting, or thumb it, and risk busting the fish off, which it will likely do once it hits the structure.

01-11-2014, 07:14 PM	#6
bubblehide Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 552	Yes, you can adjust the max drag while you have a fish on. But as Mahigeer stated, to do this, you must put the reel in freespool; which may give the fish enough slack line to throw the hook. However, what you should do is set the max drax to 1/3 of the line's rating, and never go beyond that. If you have a fish heading for structure, you can either stick with the setting, or thumb it, and risk busting the fish off, which it will likely do once it hits the structure.