Drag

[Wing wang walla walla bing bang]

Can we only use 7 out of the 8 drag settings on a reel now?
If so does that mean max drag pressure is applied on the second last notch now and full is locked?
or is it now all reels cant hit advertised drag pressure and have lost power?

[Bridges]

As I understand it, if you have a 20 lb maximum rod and a 19.9 lb or less maximum drag reel, you can use full drag settings. If the reel is the "weak" link in your setup { rod, line and leader are stronger than your reel }, then your reel can break.

[Wing wang walla walla bing bang]

I was using 10lb rod, 10lb line and 9.9lb max drag reel for trout and maxed out before the fish would take line at max drag now it just glows red. I'm guessing max was 9.9lb before changes. Reel has 8 settings 9.9 / 8 = 1.2375lb per bar. So max 7 usable bars is 7 x 1.2375lb = 8.6625lb max usable now and it kinda ruins the ultra light fishing i always did in this game previously.

[Bridges]

Originally posted by Wing wang walla walla bing bang:

I was using 10lb rod, 10lb line and 9.9lb max drag reel for trout and maxed out before the fish would take line at max drag now it just glows red. I'm guessing max was 9.9lb before changes. Reel has 8 settings 9.9 / 8 = 1.2375lb per bar. So max 7 usable bars is 7 x 1.2375lb = 8.6625lb max usable now and it kinda ruins the ultra light fishing i always did in this game previously.

There's the problem. Yeah, you can't have the reel as the weakest point. Some people were quite upset with that.

Also, I noticed that I have room to spare in the red zone, then the fish zig zags, or jumps, then goes in the opposite direction and my bars redline. I think that's kind of like a "shock" tension.

So, yes, there have been major changes to the setup formulas.

[Wing wang walla walla bing bang]

At least i can just pick up the fisherman for my light trout fishing itch, cant see that getting changed. Just will suck not making progress on this game when im on there fishing, though to be honest you dont progress in this game anymore it just buy new dlc at release as leveling is beyond slow nowadays.

[Ozzys_Dad]

Originally posted by Wing wang walla walla bing bang:

At least i can just pick up the fisherman for my light trout fishing itch, cant see that getting changed. Just will suck not making progress on this game when im on there fishing, though to be honest you dont progress in this game anymore it just buy new dlc at release as leveling is beyond slow nowadays.

I mean if you want to use an unrealistic drag model then I guess that's an option. Or perhaps just use a setup that's a tad more powerful which would negate the 1 click down on your current setup. I always thought using the locked down(fully maxed) drag was an exploit but obviously I used it because it made things easier. I do agree that the current system should be a little more forgiving if the fish are not that big but I've had a few real life reels obliterated by a fish I wasn't expecting on a setup with the line much stronger than the reel was made for. One was an 8+ pound Bowfin when I was pan fishing. I had to pull the Bowfin in by hand after the reel was wrecked beyond repair.

[Wing wang walla walla bing bang]

it wasnt locked it still slipped line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hJV78aikK4, now it locks.