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The Johnson Story => Johnson Reel Discussions => Topic started by: Huckster37 on February 20, 2017, 06:16:21 PM

Title: How the Double Drag Works
Post by: Huckster37 on February 20, 2017, 06:16:21 PM: Clipped from the 1975 Catalog
Title: Re: How the Double Drag Works
Post by: Huckster37 on February 26, 2017, 06:12:32 PM: More on the internal drag. Below are pictures.
1. A pic of an internal drag
2. A pic of the parts laid out in order
3. A pic of the sheet I made to lay the parts out, with part name & number.
Title: Re: How the Double Drag Works
Post by: Skip Smith on February 26, 2017, 06:40:23 PM: Nice job of describing the double drag, Dennis!
Title: Re: How the Double Drag Works
Post by: salmonfishing on March 21, 2017, 12:59:49 PM: Dennis, any idea why they would create a double drag system? Wouldn't the single drag be sufficient? Which one would be the loosest?Trying to envision how they would work in unison and can't seem to grasp it! As Skip said, outstanding detailed pics!
Title: Re: How the Double Drag Works
Post by: Huckster37 on March 21, 2017, 01:09:50 PM: Best I can tell you is the description on that 1st post I clipped from the catalog. The internal is supposed to be set according to line test and the external is to allow you to play with the fish if you so desire.
Title: Re: How the Double Drag Works
Post by: Huckster37 on April 20, 2017, 11:16:34 AM: Go to this link at Fishing Talks for a more in depth explanation. Post by Tim 7 years ago

https://www.fishingtalks.com/johnsons-dual-drag-system-explained-1801.html (https://www.fishingtalks.com/johnsons-dual-drag-system-explained-1801.html)