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a 6/0 senator 114hl should be able to deliver 35#'s of drag. we're talking 100# spectra and an 80# topshot with a 30-40% drag setting. 30#'s of drag would be a good place to start. these types of drag settings a pretty much my physical limit. i'm 5'8", 165#'s and i push paper all day. if you're bigger and stronger, a 30# drag setting should be no problem.
hunter, regarding the avet jx and lx, you could probably reconfigure the bellevilles from "(())()" to "(((())" , "((()))" or "((((((" and increase your drag range. with these stiffer belleville configurations, the smallest turns of the preset knob will give you big jumps in drag. also, when you throw that lever forward, you are "on" immediately. there is now slow progression or gradual increased. you go from freespool to full on drag immediately.
the down side of the avet jx/lx is the limited drag range. once you pass 15#'s of drag, there is so much lateral/axial load or the right main side plate bearing that it starts to bind. what you notice is increasing resistance when you try to turn the handle. an equivalent sized accurate reel will deliver twice the drag range with no axial/lateral load issues. the reason is simple. the accurate has two drag washers instead of one, and it has two bearings on the right side instead of one. oh, and it is also twice the price.
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