Carbon Fiber Drag Washer Material

Woven carbon fiber sheet used for drag material in any fishing reel.

Carbon fiber drag washer material.

Carbontex may be used dry or with a very light coating of cal s universal reel and drag grease. C arbontex sheet is the ultimate drag washer material for fishing reels. Just trace the drag size needed and cut. 100 x 195mm they just fit inside a dl business envelope.

Carbontex sheet is the ultimate drag washer material for fishing reels. Don t try cutting it. You can view a more detailed explanation of this process on my instructable which can be seen here. In a saltwater setup i wouldn t even hesitate to grease the carbon washers.

Carbon fibre material is easier to grind sand hone to shape. Carbon based drag washers are a great upgrade for reels that do not already have them. Approximately 8 inches x 4 inches. Tough inexpensive easy to cut and fit almost impervious to heat it s a quantum leap over the fibre washers fitted to so many factory fishing reels.

Plus it s not really flat. Each cf sheet measures approximately 8 x 4 and can be cut using a variety of methods from sharp scissors exacto knife or hollow punch set. Penn ht100 and smoothies carbontex are all carbon fibre material. Our washers really do run smoothly smoother than even carbontex washers the composite carbon fiber material still though reduces friction and heat allowing you catch more.

In a single drag disk setup say for example a shimano curado 200 a dry carbon washer seems to be not quite strong enough to satisfy the status quo. Aftermarket carbon drag washers are available for many reels and are an easy drop in solution. 1mm and 0 5mm the best quality carbontex not sandwich material easy to cut and install a great upgrade for your reel dimensions of our carbontex sheets. We show you how to upgrade your fishing reel drags using carbontex our carbontex drag washer sheets come in two sizes.

This very high quality carbon fiber drag material is the perfect combination of unrivaled stopping power silky smoothness and outstanding consistency with a high heat tolerance. Racecar moulding already epoxied so i think it is not too suitable. They are smooth in operation reliable consistent and hold up to heat better than other types of drag washer material. Grease it and the max drag gets better.