How to Set the Drag on a Baitcasting Reel So You Don't Lose Fish- Favorite Fishing Soleus XCS Reel

I go over how to set your drag on baitcasting reel to keep the big fish you hook from throwing your hook!
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[@braedenbrown6691]

Thanks, Dude! I got my first Bait Caster. An Oldschool Ocean City True Temper. I was about to start taking screws off!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ILikebaseball8]

Thank I’ve been trying to catch bass on the lightest drag 😂

[@DamonHowattHunter]

Thank you, this helped tremendously.

[@graebuckfishing]

Glad it helped!

[@RWBraswell]

This is interesting bc my whole life it has been “open up the box, take out the reel and crank the drag all the way down”

[@graebuckfishing]

I works for a jig but other baits you need some drag to not rip the hook out of their mouth

[@jberg3256]

Decent information but you didn't talk about the line at all which is a huge factor in how tight the drag should be. Especially across different types of rods, reels, and types of fishing. For instance, when you hook into a 30-pound striper with 20 lb mono, you want her to be able to take out line with the drag set loose enough to account for strength and weak spots in the line as well. I agree it has to be set firm enough to get a good hook set but still loose enough that the fish doesn't just snap the line when it goes for a run.

[@danthe360man]

Is there a rating for each reels maximum hold?!?

[@nautica4618]

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[@crashbandit8032]

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[@hikerJohn]

You did not answer the question. You set it based on the weight of the line you are using. If you have 8# line you want to set it so the fish cannot break the line but you did not explain that or show how to do it. I wish my buddy Dave was still alive cuz I forgot the exact details but for (example) 8lb line you set the drag to slip on 5lb of resistance so that when the fish takes a bunch of line it will only slip at 8lbs when the spool gets smaller and has a lower gear ratio. The only reason I'm watching is to refresh my memory on exactly what weight to use (or use a fish scale)