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H4wk3y3z 14 Aug, 2017 @ 2:01pm
REEL DRAG SETTINGS SHEET
From day one, myself and many others have either broken line or broken their reel. Through trial and error many have set their drag. Well, now there is a page which shows exactly how much drag tension is applied through each drag setting for each reel in the game and can be easily read and understood.

All of the in game reels are on this sheet. All DLC reels are still in the process of being added daily. But we decided to release this page so the players can view and know where they might need to set their drag to the fishing line for the best outcome in catching a fish.

If you have any DLC reel that we may not have listed, please feel free to post the reel name, maximum drag weight, minimum and maximum line weight, and how many drag settings there are. Any help to add to this is much appreciated, as this is for everybody

SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE::
OldAces:
-Noneya
-Trotta
-Pvt. Parts

H4wk3y3z



https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VwTKpPoHICgSbMWFzUER199xLwH5j35wW3AxGc-dI4k/edit?usp=sharing
Last edited by H4wk3y3z; 9 Apr, 2019 @ 6:21am
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JeppeH 14 Aug, 2017 @ 2:09pm 
Good job.
But Im pretty sure this allready exist in the ubersheet.
H4wk3y3z 14 Aug, 2017 @ 2:13pm 
I looked at the ubersheet one, and it can be difficult to read for some. We just made one that can be read easier and should be very understandable for all the players. There is also some extra information that the ubersheet does not show on their drag settings page. Thanks for your comment.
Last edited by H4wk3y3z; 14 Aug, 2017 @ 2:35pm
sparkschaser 14 Aug, 2017 @ 2:16pm 
nice sheet
Nanuk72 14 Aug, 2017 @ 3:23pm 
Hello guys, and yes Jeppe, part of can have a machr on ubersheets, but u can see on this ones the information is more complete and updated, so i hope it helps some one :)
Nanuk72 14 Aug, 2017 @ 3:26pm 
My friens Hswk & None does most all that job, so i can said is a lot of real time and testing in there, as i said before hope it helps.
BonPadre 16 Aug, 2017 @ 12:11pm 
Btw, I totally forgot to put that in there.
Nice job guys.

Can I follow with a question ? (and obviously I will lol)

While I also do understand the use of "knowing" what drag setting cause what tension, what is the impact in game to use it directly to max possible setting that will not break the line ?

I personally still use a setting at 1/3 of the line resistance, and then apply more drag as soon as I have a bite... Is that method have a negative impact on my fishing results ? (earlyer on my gameplay I tend to use it to the right max drag possible though)

If not, then why would I need to know the exact tension applied to what drag setting if I by no mean will need to use directly to it's max possible safe drag force ? I ask that because basically I can simply apply along my reeling the tension needed to get the fish.

So while I applaud the great work, I tend to still really not get why it's usefull.
Sorry to sound dumb, but my question is really a serious one, as to me it seems I'm missing something very important, if you guys did put so much effort on this.

Thanks for clarifying, if someone would do so.
H4wk3y3z 16 Aug, 2017 @ 4:10pm 
Drag reel tension numbers may not be useful to everybody out there. But I'm sure even you yourself have watched numerous people break their line while you've been fishing.

As for the settings that we have marked in yellow and red on the sheet. The yellow setting can and will increase the damage that is applied to your reel dependent on fish size and the amount of tension the fish puts on the line. The red settings will snap your line as long as you are not using a higher line weight then the reels maximum line weight. If you are using a line weight that is over the maximum line weight for the reel, then you are going to break your reel.

The amount of damage the reel is taking when fishing with the drag setting in the yellow can't be calculated on our end as their are a lot of variables. On the reels there are different shades of yellow. I'm pretty sure each shade of yellow pertains to a certain percentage of damage. This range can not be held within a range of drag to calculate the amount of damage. I don't even know if the devs would be willing to give up this information.

Each trip to a lake usually is about 5+ days if you're wanting to make any kind of profit. So it all really comes down to, do you want to save some money and stay out of the yellow and most likely do no damage to your reel, or is it profitable to accept those repair cost for the damaged reels and set your drag settings to be in the yellow. This is all up to the individual.

You should never ever use a line weight that is over the maximum for the reel. Doing so and setting your drag to your line weight; there is a high probability that you will break your reel.

If you break a reel that was bought with the in game currency in the in-game shop,, it can not be repaired. Only DLC reels can be repaired when they are broken.

Last edited by H4wk3y3z; 16 Aug, 2017 @ 9:05pm
BonPadre 16 Aug, 2017 @ 4:46pm 
Ok great nice detailed answer CorruptHawkeyez :steamhappy:, truely appreciate you took time to do it, while then I indeed did not learn anything new for myself, it surely will be helpful then for someone else I'm sure.

At some point I was really starting to wonder if I was totally missing something important that would lower my catches or something like that.

I ofc did break lines either by lack of knowledge early on, then due to snags, and later due to some lack of attention, as I also have 2 buttons on my mouse for playing with drag... so one notch too far is still always a possibility.

And indeed as I'm most of the time fishing near the right targetted weight fishes with gear that is matching the fishes I want to catch, I'm one with what I would call reasonable repair costs, and I usually closely monitor my actions on the bars and quickly understood there were actions while reeling in that were :
1 improductive
2 putting too much un-needed stress on my reel
So yeah I usually let my rod do some work too.

But then I for that reason alone (repair costs) I better understand the value of knowing those settings compared to fish weight targeted.

Tight lines all
OldAces-noneya 9 Nov, 2017 @ 6:18pm 
Updated Nov 09 and I hope this will help some of you.
OldAces-noneya 21 Nov, 2017 @ 7:54pm 
Have a great Thanksgiving
Cpl Tunnel 10 Dec, 2017 @ 10:28am 
thunder spin 5000 set on drag 6 (27.75 lb) doesn't work for 28lb line :(
OldAces-noneya 10 Dec, 2017 @ 7:54pm 
@ Cpl Tunnel I've also checked it and your correct! Thank you for the info and its been marked with caution for now
Last edited by OldAces-noneya; 10 Dec, 2017 @ 7:54pm
kang123haha123 12 Dec, 2017 @ 7:51am 
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OldAces-noneya 12 Dec, 2017 @ 8:39am 
@Cpl tunnel I sent the info to support and again thank you
Cpl Tunnel 12 Dec, 2017 @ 10:39am 
Your Welcome
Its the only good reel for the 28lb line :(
Last edited by Cpl Tunnel; 12 Dec, 2017 @ 5:10pm
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