FUTjam86 Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 PLEASE HELP!!! May be a noob question but what’s the best way to get a balanced rod, reel and line set up, Is it best to have for example 35lb line, a rod with max line rating 35lb, a reel with 35lb max drag? Or do u go for a higher max drag reel ? Also I have a reel with max drag 49.2lb will 50lb line be ok on it? How do u tell the max line rating on a reel? Is it the max drag? Many thanks in advance for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobNudd10 Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 35 35 35 is a balanced set up if u use the three tension bars when reeling in a fish ideally you want them to go up equally or very close to equal for a balanced set up so all you said above is good balance so you r right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators FPdimsam Posted September 15, 2019 Moderators Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Usually I try to use a rod a reel and a line with the same characteristics. Of course, I may use a reel with higher max drag, in this case the main load is taken by the rod and the line. And that's ok for me because the line is the cheapest part of tackle and the cost of repairing the rod is cheaper, than the cost of reel repairing. And this kind of tackle works optimally. Also u may use a line with higher rating for the reel than optimal, but casting will be shorter in this case. Optimal line rating you can see in the description of a reel, for example, for Hornet Swarm 5000 capacity: mono 0.5/100, braid 0.28/170 (metric). However for Thora 290 rod (line weight 3.5 - 9.5 kg) my favorite is: Hornet Swarm 5000 (Max Drag 9.5 kg) and fluoro 0.4 mm with test 9.1 kg. Works perfect. Something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ma6iq Man Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 This link really helped me out in the beginning: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teo Jurado Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 En 14/12/2019 a las 7:35 PM, Ma6iq Man dijo: This link really helped me out in the beginning: Linke error... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ma6iq Man Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 https://forum.fishingplanet.com/index.php?/topic/1509-all-of-my-rig-setups/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkslinger98 Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 All of my setups have the reel as the weakest link. That way no fish can pull line off and run, When the drag is set to max. It doesn't damage the reel, I've landed 98lb fish with 20lb. setups easy. As long as you aren't reeling the fish can't go anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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