RE: front drag vs. rear drag
skeeter 7MM
What is the point of having your drag set so loose that a one pound trout or walleye can strip off line for a run. Then on another fishing trip for pike, set the same reel with a stronger drag setting. Did you know the faster that you can land a fish the better off its surival rate when you release it. IE, there is no reason to fight a fish to the point where its exhautesed if your just going to let it go. I pretty sure the drag system is not for letting the fish run, it is for preventing ur line from breaking. Really though if you want to reel your fish in more than once, then just back reel on your spinning gear. Another problem from letting fish excessily take line from a spinning reel is that your line twist everytime that you hear that zing.