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Christoffer Hansen:
Hey guys,
                I have a saltiga maverick 6500 with a broken drag knob I need to replace and was wondering if the Daiwa saltiga radiation knob are a upgrade to the reel or purely bling? Does anyone by chance know the price of a original knob? I know the radiation knob is around the $100.
             Cheers chris

Brandon Khoo:
I like them - I find them more precise than the standard knob

Christoffer Hansen:
What about the som custom knob? Has anyone tried them. I'm not real keen on the plastic standard one!

Les Maunder:
This might upset the apple cart, but I have tried and tested the Radiation knob and found it to be difficult to adjust in the final stages of drag pressure - i.e. the last half turn of the drag knob significantly increases the drag pressure (from zero to hero).

The SOM Drag Knob is more parabolic in application and easier to work with.

Also note I have seen a standard Daiwa drag knob melt under extreme pressure.


Cheers


Les



 

Christoffer Hansen:
Hey les,
             If you were to pick between the 2 you'd pick the som? There both full aluminum contruction are they?

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