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Ruby Red Lip
 
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I have a Shimano Torium 20 and was looking for the best way to set the drag on this reel. The reel will be used for Kingfish and from what I have been told should be set to around 5lbs of drag. Any help would be great.
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Trigger
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you might try tying your line off to the side of the boat or to a railing around your house and put the pressure on while walking away.....a kingfish drag should be set where the line comes off easily with a strong pull..its always better to be looser when it comes to those fish
someone else might have a better idea to set their drags for kings, but from a boat when trolling, i always want the drag just slightly tighter than having a big bait (like a hardtail) pulling out line
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Trigger
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| put it on a fish scale and use the 12 to 20 percent rule 20 percent of your line strength
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For kings use very little drag! You can always tighten it as you need it!!!!
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Give Ron a call at the Rod N Reel Depot and ask him what happens when the line breaks when you are testing a drag???? All kidding aside you dont need more than 2-3 pounds of drag for kingfish.
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We use 5lbs of drag for Kingfishing. We have set that by using a 5lb weight plate (home gym) and recently starting using the fish scale.
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Rig the rod and put it in a rod holder then attach a scale that has a marker for max weight and give it a good pull. We like to put it in the rodholders to more closely simulate the real thing.
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Trigger
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The way that I have seen most teams do it, is to put the rod in the holder, and tie the line to a scale and walk backwards. adjust the drag to your desired setting.
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