Hey guys, I am getting an 80tw soon and will be going through it as soon as I get it for general maintenance and drag tuning/greasing if necessary. I had a few questions about it though. I have went through my 50tw enough to feel comfortable, but didn't know if there were any major differences between it and the 80. I didn't see a step by step for the 80, and was going to use the same one I used for my 50 for reference (I think it was for a 30T?). Is there any big differences since it has the dual drag disks? The other thing was about the rod brace. Is it necessary on this reel, or is it just a holdover from the previous generation Internationals? I thought the stand on these was plenty beefy, and wasn't going to use it if I don't need to. If I get this thing figured out, I will try to take pics as I go. Thanks for any thoughts or tips.
hey nemo the 50 and the 80 are almost identical, im sure youll be fine. as for the braces i dont see a need, all tiagra's no longer have braces on them and they work fine without them.