don't know much physics...
...majored in Lit, but the drag setting info is clearly reversed on the two reels. I have both and the 3W does not have a drag, just a simple tension adjustment system that, along with low start up inertia and large arbor design, prevents backspooling of the reel even at very light settings. The LW reels have an adjustable drag system accessed by removing the drag adjustment knob on the reel. I have the 8eleven and 8twelve reels and have them set very lightly at their initial drag setting (I don't tend to use much drag on steelhead anyways) and have connected with larger Dean steelhead on tippets as light as 8lbs without trouble.
...majored in Lit, but the drag setting info is clearly reversed on the two reels. I have both and the 3W does not have a drag, just a simple tension adjustment system that, along with low start up inertia and large arbor design, prevents backspooling of the reel even at very light settings. The LW reels have an adjustable drag system accessed by removing the drag adjustment knob on the reel. I have the 8eleven and 8twelve reels and have them set very lightly at their initial drag setting (I don't tend to use much drag on steelhead anyways) and have connected with larger Dean steelhead on tippets as light as 8lbs without trouble.
