A huge number of posters here have fished with my gear here in AK... We need drags.
Sealed drags are absolutely needed in salt... a real good idea everywhere.
Very few upper end reels are not to be found in my kit. Riley thought it was child abuse to be forced to fish with a Hardy reel. Too loud, tough on knuckles, and uncool
Ross, including the newest are jokes, IME&O. Burned out drags on the first run on a lightly used reel.
TFO has been a huge, positive surprise. The BVK series (four examples) has been beaten brutally and came out grinning.
Sage, SA, some Hardy are good.
Lamson reels use the same drag, top to bottom models, and they work!
Bauer is a proven reel, period! Hatch is also a solid choice.
