For feeder fishing they are much more user friendly.
You can set the standard drag as ‘normal’ and then use the fighting drag to dial out current etc. For stillwaters, cast out having set the standard drag, then set you bobbin and lastly slacken the fighting drag to allow a fish to pull line off the spool without pulling the rod in. When you get a bite you simply tighten the fighting drag and then rely on the pre-set standard drag. Effectively you have 2 drags.
They are more user friendly than either a baitrunner or a front drag. I was using a 4000 gtrd on the flooded Thames this week - I used the fighting drag once I had cast out and simply slackened it off just enough to stop the current pulling line off the spool. As debris built on the line I just added a click or two more fighting drag. In the (unlikely) event of a bite; the F drag lets line off the spool until you lock it up again and then you rely on the standard drag to play the fish.
It might sound a little complicated but it’s really simple in practice. And I’ve had 35 years practice !
You can set the standard drag as ‘normal’ and then use the fighting drag to dial out current etc. For stillwaters, cast out having set the standard drag, then set you bobbin and lastly slacken the fighting drag to allow a fish to pull line off the spool without pulling the rod in. When you get a bite you simply tighten the fighting drag and then rely on the pre-set standard drag. Effectively you have 2 drags.
They are more user friendly than either a baitrunner or a front drag. I was using a 4000 gtrd on the flooded Thames this week - I used the fighting drag once I had cast out and simply slackened it off just enough to stop the current pulling line off the spool. As debris built on the line I just added a click or two more fighting drag. In the (unlikely) event of a bite; the F drag lets line off the spool until you lock it up again and then you rely on the standard drag to play the fish.
It might sound a little complicated but it’s really simple in practice. And I’ve had 35 years practice !