Going to do my annual real cleaning, lube and reline this Jan/Feb on my live bait rods. The reels are AbuGarcia 5600C4 and this year I want to change out the drag washers. I ran across a place on the Internet called SmoothDrag.com and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this web site or for that matter any other web site that might have good/smooth drag washers. Any help will be appreciated…
Fishing is a prefectible art…in which nevertheless, no man is perfect – Gifford Pinchot
Key West Sportsman 1720
Ice Blue Pathfinder 2200
“Kemosabe”
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That’s where I ordered my carbon drag washers for my abus and Calcuttas. I also got the Reelx lube from them and it works really well.
“Wailord”
1979 17’ Montauk
90 Johnson
Wilderness Ride 115
Smooth drags website is great. Also any of the carbon fiber washers on ebay are great too. I look for the cheapest site and buy from there. How old are the reels? They may have carbon fiber washers in them. Are the spools flat or hour glass style. If they are hour glassed they should have them already.
“All fisherman lie. And if they say otherwise, then they’re lying”
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
Thanks for the input…MM I have flat spools so carbon drag washers should really improve smoothness…hope all have a happy and holy Christmas!!
Fishing is a prefectible art…in which nevertheless, no man is perfect – Gifford Pinchot
Key West Sportsman 1720
Ice Blue Pathfinder 2200
“Kemosabe”
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