Patent ID: 7017845

Claim:
A fishing reel having a drag mechanism using a friction imparting material, said material having the following characteristics: a) a plain weave-construction having a weave count of filaments, wherein the weave count of a warp is substantially in the range of 9–10.6 per centimeter and the weave count of a fill is substantially in the range of 7.1–7.9 per centimeter; the base weight is substantially in the range of 270–300 grams per square meter; the thickness is substantially in the range of 675–825 microns; and the filament properties are: diameter 7.5 microns; density substantially in the range of 1.75–1.77 grams per cubic centimeter; tensile strength 192.5 thousands of newtons per square centimeter; tensile modulus 26.6 millinewtons per square centimeter; and the carbon content of the material is at least 99%.