[alantani]

jack, i remember you mentioning that. for me, i've been using the shimano stuff for 7-8 years and i've never had a drag failure. teflon grease has a melting temp of 650 degrees farenheit, so we're both safe!

curly, i would say this.... dry carbon fiber will perform the same regardless of the manufacturer or the reel. and failures of dry carbon fiber drags are well known when the drags become wet with either water or oil. i can't help the guy that insists on hosing his reel down with wd-40 or reel magic, but i can help that guy that hoses his reel down with water.

and here are some suggestions that i would make to doug i had some face time. rig a way to seal the drag chamber against water intrusion. leave the spool bearings open. get a larger diameter offset handle. grease the drag. if you talk to him, let me know what he says. thanks!