Reels by Ken Matsura / Japan

mad marlin

Hi, guys I thought of posting this Japanesse reel for all of your gurus of drag systems, this company has an amaizing drag system , check it out

marlin and tuna

Bill Fisher · 03-10-2008, 06:08 AM

i mentioned that drag system here once and alantini said he saw no mechanism to allow the reel to compensate for the decreasing diameter of the line on the spool as a big fish takes his run. what they had to do was bolt the reel to a bench with a full spool of line, tie the line off to a fixed digital scale, and then hook up the handle arm to a variable speed electric motor and turn the handle. if the graph is accurate, then it looks like they had a 25% drop in drag pressure over time, probably due to heat. that is not good either.

noone else chimed in

puroagave · 03-11-2008, 03:23 PM

if i read this right, it does not have a drag disc per say...

it should also be mentioned the 50s has a retail price equal to $4,900 USD.

Mitchw123456 · 03-11-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Gera Ratio
high 1.7:1 Low 1.5:1

is it just me or does this seem kind of pointless for a 2 speed reel?

BretABaker · 03-11-2008, 03:53 PM

yeah, not sure that .2 extra is helping a whole lot.

1.7 is also pretty slow for high gear.

Bill Fisher · 03-11-2008, 05:09 PM

typo?

's whuddeye figger

SpecialK · 03-11-2008, 11:37 PM

I was thinking it had to be typo...
You would not even tell the difference.

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03-10-2008, 06:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bill Fisher Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 223	i mentioned that drag system here once and alantini said he saw no mechanism to allow the reel to compensate for the decreasing diameter of the line on the spool as a big fish takes his run. what they had to do was bolt the reel to a bench with a full spool of line, tie the line off to a fixed digital scale, and then hook up the handle arm to a variable speed electric motor and turn the handle. if the graph is accurate, then it looks like they had a 25% drop in drag pressure over time, probably due to heat. that is not good either. noone else chimed in

03-11-2008, 03:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
puroagave Junior member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: So. California Posts: 27	if i read this right, it does not have a drag disc per say... it should also be mentioned the 50s has a retail price equal to $4,900 USD.

03-11-2008, 03:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
BretABaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pearland, TX Posts: 1,288	yeah, not sure that .2 extra is helping a whole lot. 1.7 is also pretty slow for high gear.

03-11-2008, 05:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bill Fisher Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 223	typo? 's whuddeye figger

03-11-2008, 11:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
SpecialK Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 450	I was thinking it had to be typo... You would not even tell the difference.

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