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Uncle Russ · 04-24-2008, 08:03 AM

Freddy: The spare for the SR12 was $155.00 and that for the SR20 was $170.00. As I recall, the one for the SR30 is about $195.

One feature I didn't mention (which I really like) that I'm sure everyone familiar with the reels knows about, is the fact that the drag setting is contained entirely within the spool. This means that you set the drag with the outer, graduated knob on the front of the spool, and that drag setting remains no matter how many times you detach or attach the spool using the inner, gnurled, nut. Thus, you can set the drag on your 65 pound spool to, say, 20 pounds, and that on your 50 pound spool, to 15 pounds and never have to worry when you change spools. I have tested this feature many times on the SR30 and it is golden.

The other side of that coin is that you can also record the incrmental drag for each graduated mark on the drag knob, and, at least theoretically, change it while fighting a fish. On the other hand, it is not a series of clicks, so, in practice, it would be very difficult to do accurately and you would pretty much have to do it by feel. I tested this some time ago on the SR30 but cannot remember how much drag is indicated by each mark. And I don't think it is completely linear.

Russ

04-24-2008, 08:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
Uncle Russ Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,075	Freddy: The spare for the SR12 was $155.00 and that for the SR20 was $170.00. As I recall, the one for the SR30 is about $195. One feature I didn't mention (which I really like) that I'm sure everyone familiar with the reels knows about, is the fact that the drag setting is contained entirely within the spool. This means that you set the drag with the outer, graduated knob on the front of the spool, and that drag setting remains no matter how many times you detach or attach the spool using the inner, gnurled, nut. Thus, you can set the drag on your 65 pound spool to, say, 20 pounds, and that on your 50 pound spool, to 15 pounds and never have to worry when you change spools. I have tested this feature many times on the SR30 and it is golden. The other side of that coin is that you can also record the incrmental drag for each graduated mark on the drag knob, and, at least theoretically, change it while fighting a fish. On the other hand, it is not a series of clicks, so, in practice, it would be very difficult to do accurately and you would pretty much have to do it by feel. I tested this some time ago on the SR30 but cannot remember how much drag is indicated by each mark. And I don't think it is completely linear. Russ __________________ "Tschirhart: Helluva deal. You bait the hooks--I catch the fish!--Grimm."