dartanium?

[jurelometer]

Re Tef-gel, the way that I see it: For a less jumpy drag, what you are looking for is the smallest difference in static (from dead stop) and kinetic (in motion) coefficients of friction.  A higher  overall coefficient of friction number (less smooth) is actually better as it requires less clamping force for the same amount of drag, which will also tend to make the drag less jumpy, and put less load on the components.

Applying Cal's causes the grease to become the main friction surface resulting in a lower overall Coefficient of friction.  This is probably why manufacturers were initially reluctant to use Cal's  or similar products. But this grease keeps the two coefficient of friction much closer together, especially when exposed to contaminants, making the trade off worthwhile to folk here, and eventually to most of the saltwater reel brands.

Tef-gel is an anti-seize product. It has a lot of Teflon  in it, and some sort of goo to hold the Teflon in place. It supports fairly high operational temperature (280c).  So far so good. But it is not primarily designed to protect constantly rotating/sliding surfaces under pressure, as machinery grease products are.  It I designed to fill voids without hardening and to prevent galling when tightening threads. I suspect that it is thicker than the NLGI 2 grade drag greases, and may not temporarily liquify under pressure the same way that machinery greases do.  Or something like that.

I am curious.  Let us know how it works.

-J

[Hytekrednek]

That  makes sense. I will try it out soon and report back. There is a high end custom reel maker "usa made" that uses tef-gel on their drags. I forget their name though. They make larger, very fine, high grade reels. I wish they would make some bass fishing size/type reels. Probably good for my wallet that they don't though.