Like you guys, I profile all my big reels. Note: Think of the drag plates’ life and efficiency as a bell curve graph. When the reels are new they make less drag than once used on a a few good fish that pull high drag. The why?...bc just like the clutch in a car or new brake pads on a rotor, the drag plates when new have no grooves and they don’t seat together until some heat and pressure break them in. Moral of the story....check them once in a while to see when they peak out and re-adjust accordingly; and after much use you may want to check them again, as with repeated heat cycles and wear the plates slowly deteriorate.
Start with a casting setup, 6500-9500. 65 pound braid and a 10-13ft casting rod. Its tough to target sharks just in a size class cause 10ft sharks come 40 yards off the beach too.
Really great info. Thanks... Believe I will set my big cat catcher up so I know exact what it will do. Never have really hit a big one on the rod, but I hope to sometime. Awesome Stuff. GPJ
Hey! We would recommend the tiagra 130 over the avet! We have owned 2 and both broke after 3 months. The only down side to the tiagra is you have to messed with the preset on the beach to get it to set right. The mak 130 would be one of your best options along with an alutecnos 130 or penn 130 st or vsw, although they can be tough to set as well
so ya confused me a little on this... We adjust the one drag setting with the free spool on right but when u test the drag u test with it set to strike? so turn it on free spool, turn up the other drag, turn it on strike and check drag? If it's not where you want it then turn it on free spool, turn side drag up or down, put it back on strike and test again?
To kind of simplify. You should only ever adjust your preset in freespool. But to test how much strike is, you have to put the lever at strike. BUT if you don't like the strike setting then you put it back in freespool first to adjust preset!
@@GulfCoastNationso when u tested your first pull on the video that was from freespool or the lowest setting? thats what i was saying, thanks! trying to find a scale now...
Always spool the braid in low speed- You should have around 20-25 pounds of pressure on the line to get it on tight! Then we spool the mono on in 2 speed under very low pressure. That doesn't need to go on tight because it is about to get kayaked back out! (and you don't want to stretch the mono too much before use!)
I got a avet 80 exw in a few weeks ago and had the same issue. The lever was in free spool and I couldn’t get the Knob to budge but only a click or two. I ended up grabbing a set of channel locks and slowly turning the knob. It didn’t take much effort to turn once I had the channel locks on it. My guess is the reel just needs to be used and heated up and then it’ll function better. But like he said in the video, once you get the knob set where you want you shouldn’t have to mess with it anymore. Hope this helps.
When you set an avet 50w at 65lb at strike, what is the normal lbs right outside of freespool? My scale is showing around 27lb right outside of freespool and I was expecting it to be less. Thanks!!
I'll never understand how manufacturers can claim max drags that are way over what is possible. The Tsunami SaltX claims 50lb on a 4000 size reel. Yet your using some serious tackle and running 50+ lbs. I've got a few accurates capable of some heavy drag. No way a small spinning reel could ever hold up to that. I've noticed Accurate lowballs their figures a little bit as do some other big game reel manufacturers. Crazy how much drag you guys run. But like you've said it's critical to give the shark the best odds of survival. Glad you all fish heavy gear. Too many guys fishing old senators fighting sharks for hours!
Thats the truth! If you are gonna go out and target them, we believe you should do so responsibly! Our accurate 600n for jigging is 40 pounds at strike and let us tell you, that girl is a BEAST!
@@GulfCoastNation oh yeah Accurate doesn't mess around. I've got an 800 valiant and it can put a hurting on big AJs and Grouper. Got it paired with a carnage 2 80-200 rod. And it's surprisingly light for it's class. One day I hope to see you pick up an Accurate ATD for your personal use. From what I've heard they're the holy grail of lever drags!
@@GulfCoastNation you guys would know better then I would. I'm sure you know a ton of other guys fishing that size gear. So far I've only heard good things.
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Like you guys, I profile all my big reels. Note: Think of the drag plates’ life and efficiency as a bell curve graph. When the reels are new they make less drag than once used on a a few good fish that pull high drag. The why?...bc just like the clutch in a car or new brake pads on a rotor, the drag plates when new have no grooves and they don’t seat together until some heat and pressure break them in. Moral of the story....check them once in a while to see when they peak out and re-adjust accordingly; and after much use you may want to check them again, as with repeated heat cycles and wear the plates slowly deteriorate.
good information right there!
@@GulfCoastNationYou’re welcome fellas. Keep up the great work.
What’s the setup for your light bar? That thing is sick
Just a light bar on a work light stand! Lighting is key!
@@GulfCoastNation you running it on a 12v atv battery? Looked looks like it’s in an ammo can in previous videos. Or a water tight box of sorts
@@shroudedunity yeah, water tight battery box, 12v dakota lithium battery
What’s the fishing rod and reel for sharks 4-6 feet
Start with a casting setup, 6500-9500. 65 pound braid and a 10-13ft casting rod.
Its tough to target sharks just in a size class cause 10ft sharks come 40 yards off the beach too.
Thank you
Really great info. Thanks... Believe I will set my big cat catcher up
so I know exact what it will do. Never have really hit a big one on the
rod, but I hope to sometime.
Awesome Stuff.
GPJ
Glad yall liked it! Couldn't hurt to do a little pull test!
Hopefully soon you will find that giant!
Accidentally clicked the preset know a couple of times , while the lever was engaged, then went back to setting the drag as u said. Any problems?
Is 55 pounds enough to catch a big shark?
Hi my reel max drag is 40ib what size sharks would you say I can catch with it
Depends on how much line it holds.
In the market for a 130.
Looking at the Makaira 130 or the Avet 130.
I see you dislike the Tiagra 130? Any opinion would be appreciated.
Hey! We would recommend the tiagra 130 over the avet! We have owned 2 and both broke after 3 months.
The only down side to the tiagra is you have to messed with the preset on the beach to get it to set right.
The mak 130 would be one of your best options along with an alutecnos 130 or penn 130 st or vsw, although they can be tough to set as well
so ya confused me a little on this... We adjust the one drag setting with the free spool on right but when u test the drag u test with it set to strike? so turn it on free spool, turn up the other drag, turn it on strike and check drag? If it's not where you want it then turn it on free spool, turn side drag up or down, put it back on strike and test again?
To kind of simplify. You should only ever adjust your preset in freespool. But to test how much strike is, you have to put the lever at strike. BUT if you don't like the strike setting then you put it back in freespool first to adjust preset!
@@GulfCoastNationso when u tested your first pull on the video that was from freespool or the lowest setting? thats what i was saying, thanks! trying to find a scale now...
@@bobbyh177 first pull is always strike. Thats what we are trying set first! The rest is what it is just nice to know
How often do you check the drag? Every trip or once a year?
Once it is set we rarely check it unless we feel something is wrong! It should stay right where it is unless the preset has been messed with
Just curious when you are spooling up your reels do you use high or low gear setting??
Always spool the braid in low speed- You should have around 20-25 pounds of pressure on the line to get it on tight! Then we spool the mono on in 2 speed under very low pressure. That doesn't need to go on tight because it is about to get kayaked back out! (and you don't want to stretch the mono too much before use!)
I can’t hold 60 pounds of drag by myself 😬 🏃♂️ 🤣
Get DRUUGGG across the sand 😅🤣
How come my knob for the pre drag setting won’t turn?
it is a brand new avet 50w and i cannot get the knob to turn
I got a avet 80 exw in a few weeks ago and had the same issue. The lever was in free spool and I couldn’t get the Knob to budge but only a click or two. I ended up grabbing a set of channel locks and slowly turning the knob. It didn’t take much effort to turn once I had the channel locks on it. My guess is the reel just needs to be used and heated up and then it’ll function better. But like he said in the video, once you get the knob set where you want you shouldn’t have to mess with it anymore. Hope this helps.
you can hear that line boyyyy! lol it didn't like that
She was pulling some HEAVY drag!
When you set an avet 50w at 65lb at strike, what is the normal lbs right outside of freespool? My scale is showing around 27lb right outside of freespool and I was expecting it to be less. Thanks!!
Hey! If we set our 50w qt strike it is the trx model.
The exw models we would aim for 50-55 pounds at strike
@@GulfCoastNation thanks. I have the 50w trx model. Would you recommend keeping it at the 65lb mark or drop to 50-55lb like the exw?
@@danielnelson5142 what is it spooled with?
@@GulfCoastNation 100lb braid backing then uni to uni knot to 200lb braid. With a topshot of mono
@@danielnelson5142 if your topshot is 200 mono then yes, 65 pounds at strike, put the heat to em!
I'll never understand how manufacturers can claim max drags that are way over what is possible. The Tsunami SaltX claims 50lb on a 4000 size reel. Yet your using some serious tackle and running 50+ lbs. I've got a few accurates capable of some heavy drag. No way a small spinning reel could ever hold up to that. I've noticed Accurate lowballs their figures a little bit as do some other big game reel manufacturers.
Crazy how much drag you guys run. But like you've said it's critical to give the shark the best odds of survival. Glad you all fish heavy gear. Too many guys fishing old senators fighting sharks for hours!
Thats the truth! If you are gonna go out and target them, we believe you should do so responsibly!
Our accurate 600n for jigging is 40 pounds at strike and let us tell you, that girl is a BEAST!
@@GulfCoastNation oh yeah Accurate doesn't mess around. I've got an 800 valiant and it can put a hurting on big AJs and Grouper. Got it paired with a carnage 2 80-200 rod. And it's surprisingly light for it's class.
One day I hope to see you pick up an Accurate ATD for your personal use. From what I've heard they're the holy grail of lever drags!
@@Tyler-kw9ce we had heard mixed reviews about the ATD series! Who knows though!
@@GulfCoastNation you guys would know better then I would. I'm sure you know a ton of other guys fishing that size gear. So far I've only heard good things.