This reel is only a couple months old and wasn’t sure if anyone else had run into this. On a good hard hook set with a swim jig or Texas rig. The drag slips. I have to thumb the spool to set the hook. I have another slx xt that doesn’t seem to have the same issue. Just curious if anyone has run into this. 

What line are you using?

I’ve had braid, mono and flouro on this reel lol and the soool is taped with electrical tape. And has backing. 

Are you fishing with the drag locked down?  If not, then some slippage on a hard hookset isn't out of the ordinary.  However, the way you put it makes it sound like more than 'some'.

No dragging locked all the way down. Maybe it’s me but man seems like more than a lil slip. I fish a lot of weed and grass areas. So if I’m working a work through there I need to set it hard. 

@Joedodge My curado 70mgl slips more than any other shimano I own.  Doesn't quite lock down like a curado dc or met.

 

scott

1 minute ago, softwateronly said:

@Joedodge My curado 70mgl slips more than any other shimano I own.  Doesn't quite lock down like a curado dc or met.

 

scott

No kidding? Maybe it’s just those reels. I mean it’s not a huge deal I just hate the habit of thumbing the spool

10 hours ago, Joedodge said:

No kidding? Maybe it’s just those reels. I mean it’s not a huge deal I just hate the habit of thumbing the spool

It's a good habbit to develop.  

20 minutes ago, Bigbox99 said:

It's a good habbit to develop.  

Why’s that 

28 minutes ago, Joedodge said:

Why’s that 

So you can selectively apply high drag pressure on hook set and have a lower drag to allow fish to run when needed.  Training your hand to thumb the spool on the hookset also will allow you to move to the next step which is thumbing the spool while using the base of the thumb to engage the clutch to let out some line when fighting a fish.  This let's your thumb become the drag when you are landing a fish and see that it is barely hooked in just the soft mouth tissues.  Better to give it line and let it dive delow the boat to tire it out then re-enguage the reel and have another attempt at landing the fish than to just to let it thrash on a tight line as you stare at it. 

 

Even if the fish is hooked well I'll still do it when using light fluoro and I don't feel comfortable with the amount of tension on the knot.  Times when the rod is fully loaded and the fish is trying to dive away but the drag isn't allowing the fish to move I'll engage the clutch and thumb the spool to take some stress off the knot and play the fish a bit.  I have zero tolerance for break offs on fish.

1 hour ago, Bigbox99 said:

So you can selectively apply high drag pressure on hook set and have a lower drag to allow fish to run when needed.  Training your hand to thumb the spool on the hookset also will allow you to move to the next step which is thumbing the spool while using the base of the thumb to engage the clutch to let out some line when fighting a fish.  This let's your thumb become the drag when you are landing a fish and see that it is barely hooked in just the soft mouth tissues.  Better to give it line and let it dive delow the boat to tire it out then re-enguage the reel and have another attempt at landing the fish land than to just to let it thrash on a tight line as you stare at it. 

 

Even if the fish is hooked well I'll still do it when using light fluoro and I don't feel comfortable with the amount of tension on the knot.  Times when the rod is fully loaded and the fish is trying to dive away but the drag isn't allowing the fish to move I'll engage the clutch and thumb the spool to take some stress off the knot and play the fish a bit.  I have zero tolerance for break offs on fish.

Wow. Excellent advice thank you! Maybe I’m not forming a bad habit lol