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Drag slipping on my new abu garcia baitcaster

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My baitcaster is less than 2 weeks old. I have braided line on it. My drag won't hold the line jus pulls off the spool with ease. Any ideas on what it mite be

  • Super User

You probably don't have it attached to the spool. Use a small piece of tape to affix 

the line to the spool.

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to be clear.  Roadwarrior is suggesting the line is not holding to the spool and is spinning.  good times!!

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18 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

You probably don't have it attached to the spool. Use a small piece of tape to affix 

the line to the spool.

Or a base-backing of mono.

 

Braid will slip on the spool if it's not 'secured' in some fashion...it's not the fault of your drag.

  • Super User

Tie it through the holes in the spool and put a piece of electrical tape over it for one wrap.

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I always use a mono backing. Its makes a spool of expensive braided line go further and the mono holds better to the spool than braid. 

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Line is slipping on the spool. Braid without backing tends to do this. 

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