daveh
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1. My 3 wt reel is a clicker, the rest of my reels are of the disc drag type. I understand the various types of drag mechanism but feel any treatment of the subject needs to include a straightforward explanation of the basic types of drags and their pros and cons.
2. I am fortunate to be able to use pretty nice gear. Accordingly my reels are well above the average cost you mentioned. Depending on the size say $275-$600.
3. I set my drags to feel right rather to a specific amount.
4. I guess I am drawn to what I feel is the best reel for the job without regard to whether it is traditional or a little more creative in design. That said, my reels are pretty mainstream, i.e., Ross Evolution, Hardy GEM, Hardy Featherweight, Charlton, Ross Big Canyon, Tibor Everglades, Riptide, Gulfstream.
5. I use reel covers and try to be careful with my gear but particularly when fishing from a drift or flats boat I haven’t figured how to keep them from getting a bit of “boat rash”. Type III anodizing would be a nice feature. I really don’t care much what color my reels are but my SW reels tend to be light gold in color bacause I feel they don’t shot the boat dings as much as the black reels.
6. I don’t know enough to get into the cork vs. synthetic debate and IMO it is the rare fishing condition that really tests a drag anyway. I just try to buy the best reel I can for the job and take whatever drag it comes with.
Looking forward to your article.
