Carbon Fiber Drag Washer Material

Aftermarket carbon drag washers are available for many reels and are an easy drop in solution.

Carbon fiber drag washer material.

Old washers in the front row carbontex and stainless steel washers in the back. Carbon fibre is the generic name. We show you how to upgrade your fishing reel drags using carbontex our carbontex drag washer sheets come in two sizes. That s right our washers are unique they have been been developed to provide an alternative to traditional carbontex washers.

Carbon based drag washers are a great upgrade for reels that do not already have them. 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. You can view a more detailed explanation of this process on my instructable which can be seen here.

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. Carbon fibre material is easier to grind sand hone to shape. Racecar moulding already epoxied so i think it is not too suitable. Woven carbon fiber sheet used for drag material in any fishing reel.

In a saltwater setup i wouldn t even hesitate to grease the carbon washers. C arbontex sheet is the ultimate drag washer material for fishing reels. Approximately 8 inches x 4 inches. Don t try cutting it.

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. 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. Just trace the drag size needed and cut.

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. Carbontex sheet is the ultimate drag washer material for fishing reels. 100 x 195mm they just fit inside a dl business envelope. 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.