to quote Tak -
"Drag rating on BLC rods are different from other GT rods and maximum drag 20kg on BLC83/40R-PM is when rod is at 0 degree angle (pararel to ground). As you have mentioned, berry and tip section of this rod is soft and rod is not meant to fight on 20kg drag at 45 degree angle which many people would think about drag rating.
We know this rating method on BLC still confuse some people and we will try to explain this in better way if you could give us some time."
Cheers,
Tak
What I understand, and it sounds from what Brandon is saying I've got this wrong , is that the BLC rods have their drag ratings at 0 degree angle and that the second number on the rod relates closely to that ie 83/40 , I pressumed when Tak said other GT rods he was still reffering to Carpenter and that, say , the EP 85/36 which has a max drag on the rod of 10kg was the max drag at 45 degrees and that at 0 degrees this rods drag would probably be 18kg .
One of the reasons I got rid of my EP was because of this low max drag when compared to the BLCs but if this 0 and 45 degree difference between kingfish and GT rods is right I'd have probably hung onto it.
As it is I've just purchased a BLC 80/35 to drag kingfish out of those tight spots but have fished my 84/18 at 10 kg of drag !
My question would now be at what angle is the drag on the EP actually measured at, if it is different to how the BLCs are measured ?