Grease for smoothdrag washers?

[lightj12]

I have a few sets of smoothdrag "smoothie" drag washers for a Penn 500. They dont appear to be carbontex material, they sort of have a marbled, white/grey color and appear to be made of hard fiber material. It seems like the material will not absorb grease like HT-100's or like washers. Do these washers perform well & should they be greased?
Thanks

[Alto Mare]

I have a few of those in some of my reels, eventually I will replace them with carbontex  but for now I will keep on using them. Smoothies are specially formulated material  with self lubricating qualities, they can be used dry or with a very light coating of Cal's. I did lightly coat mine and they perform well, I would probably leave them dry in extreme cold climate. Alan recommends carbontex, I did swich to them on most of my gear, but as long as the smoothies work for me,  I'm going to keep on using them untill I run out. Take care, Sal

[Dawn]

The grease won't hurt the Smoothie drags, but you will most likely get less drag.  I recommend them dry.
They are pre-treated with a dry lube.

Dawn

[lightj12]

Thanks for the responses; I guess I'll install them dry.

[Alto Mare]

You can experiment for yourself, if that does not work for you just add a touch of Cal's grease  for more smoothness. Sal

[andrew_g]

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me if saltwater intrusion affects the function of the smooth drags? Thanks

Andrew

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

i think it will but if you have set the drag properly  i don't think water will enter in between the drag washers and the metal washers IMO...hope this helps...tight lines!

[alantani]

saltwater can still find its way inside.  grease is definitely the way to go.

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

grease is definitely the way to go.

you took the words out of my mouth ooops rather my fingers.