Re: what a drag !!
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I got into the habit of setting my drag when I used to do a lot of carp fishing. A 10 or 20 pound carp can snap the mono of an incorrectly set drag with ease.
From what I have read in English carp fishing books, the drag is usually set to about one-third (1/3) the breaking strength of the line. I use that as my rule-of-thumb unless there are special circumstances such as fishing elbow-to-elbow with other fishermen (opening day) or there's a tangle of roots and I need to yank the fish away from that.
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