Do you grease HT-100 drag washers?
Dura-Drag vs HT-100 Dura-drag is also pre-treated with a special formula developed by Penn engineers. This formula improves the drag performance, giving it a silky and smooth feel from the start and right through the entire drag run. In practice, this means you don’t need to grease the washers like many do with HT-100.
Should you grease your drag washers?
Grease it and the max drag gets better. Go figure. In a saltwater setup, I wouldn’t even hesitate to grease the carbon washers. This extra grease will aid in fighting off the ever corrosive saltwater and keep the washers from drying out and collecting salt air moisture in them, causing the drag to become jerky.
What are drag washers used for?
“Having a drag washer on each side of the spool evens out the drag pressure over twice the area,” he says. Using drag washers on each side of a conventional reel helps to improve balance and spread out the drag pressure.
What is the Penn versa drag?
Versa-Drag™ with HT-100™ washers – Penn’s Versa-Drag system is a very durable carbon fiber material that produces a very smooth drag and offers between 15 and 20 lbs of drag from the HT-100 drag washers on these reels.
Do you need to grease Carbontex drag washers?
Carbontex® can be installed dry OR with a LIGHT coating of Cal’s Universal Reel and Drag grease. This is the only grease we recommend. It can be used on the drags and everywhere else in the reel grease is desired. The majority of anglers prefer the greased drag system.
Is drag grease different from reel grease?
In general, drag grease is different from other grease used in the reel. It usually has a higher viscosity and tends to have lubes and fillers that are based on microscopic particles like teflon, silicates, lithium, poly or rotan.
Are Carbontex drag washers good?
i’ve enjoyed a zero failure rate for at least 5,000 reels. woven carbon fiber and teflon grease gives you a smooth drag, no start-up, no chatter, it actually extends your drag range and gives you a lifetime of absolute reliability.
Should you grease Carbontex drag washers?