The Reel
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- When
you hook into a large fish, it will usually
run and pull out line. The energy gets
stored in the line and rod, which is
transferred into heat by the drag or braking
system. A drag is a braking mechanism
that can increase or decrease the resistance
against the fish. It's like driving your car
while adjusting the emergency brake.
The more brake, the more work your vehicle
has to do to overcome that resistance.
With no resistance, the fish will swim for
an extremely long time without getting
tired. With 100% resistance and if the
opposing force is strong enough, the weakest
member of the whole system will break.
Usually the tippet or one of your knots will
break first, but in the worst circumstances
your rod will break.
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