I have a question that came to mind when reading this. I have a Revo Rocket (new). I have my drag set real tight, and i have been hooking fish and when i go to reel in the fish the handle turns, but the spool does not. Its like its slipping or something. I havent hooked into anything over 2 lbs on it either. If thst mattets, but what is wrong here? None of my other reels do this.

I adjust accordingly depending what species of fish i'm after.

If i'm after say bass i'll usually set that drag where i'll pull the line and get that line to pull just a little bit off the reel, but also knowing what size species of fish are generally in that water your fishing helps also. so small fish lighter setting on the drag ,med size fish a mid setting, and finally those big boys a med heavy or heavy setting on the drag. after a while fishing it will be second nature to you, in my op.

I have a question that came to mind when reading this. I have a Revo Rocket (new). I have my drag set real tight, and i have been hooking fish and when i go to reel in the fish the handle turns, but the spool does not. Its like its slipping or something. I havent hooked into anything over 2 lbs on it either. If thst mattets, but what is wrong here? None of my other reels do this.

Are you using braid and is it slipping on the spool?

Are you using braid and is it slipping on the spool?

I was using straight braid and now i have the braid as backing and 16lb Fluorocarbon... I bet youre right! My braid is slipping. I put electrical tape around the spool, and come to think of it, I tied a god awful arbor knot that i thought I was going to get away with.

I always use a little bit of mono first when using braid.

 

I adjust accordingly depending what species of fish i'm after.

If i'm after say bass i'll usually set that drag where i'll pull the line and get that line to pull just a little bit off the reel, but also knowing what size species of fish are generally in that water your fishing helps also. so small fish lighter setting on the drag ,med size fish a mid setting, and finally those big boys a med heavy or heavy setting on the drag. after a while fishing it will be second nature to you, in my op.

 

For the most part I agree with Squirmin.

I'm not overly technically on this drag issue, knowing the exact amount of drag is information I don't really need to know, that said using a scale at first to get a general idea isn't a bad thought.  I target all kinds of fish, some require more or less drag to land them given the same weight class of the fish.  You do have to know the capabilities of your target fish.

I always use a little bit of mono first when using braid.

Yeah, thsts what i hear to do, but its not my first time doing it this way. Never had a problem before. Thanks man