![]() Now all you have to do is pick up your rod and wind the handle a single turn in most cases and that will disengage the secondary drag system so that the main drag can take over and you can set the hook. Once a fish takes the bait and starts to swim with it, the reel will allow the line to come off the spool very easily - remember there are only 1 or 2 pounds of drag on the reel at this time. This secondary drag is only designed to keep the reel from unspooling and to allow the bait to swim freely. The secondary drag is typically adjusted with a drag knob located on the bottom of the reel and only offers a few pounds of drag or tension. When the secondary drag is engaged you create what we call a “controlled free spool,” meaning that the drag is light enough to allow a fish to take the bait and run with it without feeling the very light drag. ![]() (see image below)īaitrunner reel has what is called a “teaser lever” to engage the secondary drag system. ![]() A Baitrunner reel is designed with both a primary and a secondary drag system.
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