Reel Repair by Alan Tani

It's true. When using an MG 300 with light line and(or) bigger fast-moving fish like Steelhead, the stock drag may not be able to slip at the right time. A forefinger pressing on the underside if the rotor with the A/R off might work better.

I view back reeling as a recipe for disaster, so the way I see it, if I can't trust the drag on my spinning reel to work correctly every time it's needed then I don't think I can trust the reel. To me, the drag function on a spinning reel is it's overall most important function, and always has been. More fish have been lost because of a malfunctioning drag and/or adjustment than any other aspect of a spinning reel. That's why I only seriously fish ABU branded fulcrum drag  spinners.

I was taught, correctly, to play and work fish by using the reel drag system in conjunction with the flexion of the rod one is using.