Ultimate Upgrades by Bryan Young
Convert your 5-stack to the Ultimate 7+1 Drag System
"To give a a brief history of this set. The stock Newell Drag Set left a lot to be desired. It was often sticky during the run of a hooked fish. So, the first thing that we did was to replace the Newell stock washer with greased HT-100 washers by Penn or Carbontex washers by SmoothDrag. This was a great improvement, and this combination produced a very solid 12# of drag. Wanting more, with the help of Alan (Tani), I've created a 7+1 stack versus their 5 stack (5 + 1). This set produced a solid 18#-20# of drag.
Note that after installing the drag set, at rest, the height is slightly higher than the stock set. A 1/8-1/4 turn of the star will resolve the binding. of the top of the stack with the sideplate. I hope you understand. Some solutions have a little adjustments.
The following pictures compares the differences between the stock and the 5+1 drag systems installed in the gear.
~B. Young"
Kit Contains:
(3) - Thick Carbontex* Drag Washers
(4) - Thin Carbontex* Drag Washers
(1) - Under-Gear Carbontex* Drag Washer
(4) - Stainless Steel Keyed Washers
(3) - Stainless Steel Earred Washers
*Carbontex is a tradename of SmoothDrag.
Fits Models:
Newell 600 Series