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[Blue_Fox]

Just a reminder...

With all the salmon fishing going on right now, does anyone here still follow the procedure of loosening the drag on the reel when it's not in use? It's a great way to prolong the life of those drag washers!

[bbwong]

I do. I will adjust it every time, this will make your reel last longer.

[Funeral Of Hearts]

Everytime I get home from a day out. Air dry all the gear, rinse if needed, and loosen off the drags.

[BCfisherman97]

Yup on all level wind, spinning and fly reels.

[adriaticum]

No

[obie1fish]

Ev........ry.......day. Even the tension on my Center pin. After a while you get to know the drags so you can dial in your drag easy. It takes little time, and keeps things consistent over time.

[Pin-nook]

ALWAYS!!  Reel care 1O1...maintain your equipment and you will rarely have problems! 

[brownmancheng]

Thanks guys I had no idea!   

[blaydRnr]

yes loosen the drag, but how many of you rinse off your spool and bail when fishing the chuck? saltwater is more devastating then a tightened drag itself!

[bigblue]

Loosening the drag is something we should all do but often forget.
Re-tightening the drag the next time out is something we should do but ALSO forget.
And, we end up getting a sore thumb from trying to stop a hot running spring ("Oh-My-God!!" followed by "we know what" LOL!)

[canso]

re-tighten before you go out, helps keep the rain out on some reels

[FlyFishin Magician]

Yes - after every outing, the drag is loosened!   

[Fish Assassin]

Also loosen the drag a bit when landing a fish. Seen too many guys tightening up their drag when they bring the fish to shore only to have the fish take one more run and snap the line.

[adriaticum]

I never used to do this but I asked Shimano directly and they said that it should be done that it can push the grease out of the washers and make the drag sticky.