Abu Reels?

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#1 Post by **jack01986** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:17 pm

Im going to get one but cannot decide which one to get as there seems to be loads of them https://www.veals.co.uk/acatalog/ABU-reels.html
I was thinking of the ABU 6500C3CT Premium Mag Elite, Like your one eric it looks very cool. Or the chrome rocket but would prefer to have the mags to help with the casting any advice guys.

#2 Post by **eric** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:03 pm

the premium mag just looks great, its the only reel for me :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: who cares about performance :)

#3 Post by MC » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:23 pm

i have the new 5500mag and love it, i got the 6 pin break blocks remove and got a 2 pin one put in its place, but the mags alone provide great breaking on there own, thinking of getting the 6500mag( bling model)

#4 Post by **jack01986** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:35 pm

eric wrote:the premium mag just looks great, its the only reel for me :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: who cares about performance :)

Ye as long as you look good fishing it doesnt matter :D :D :D :lol: :lol: . The chrome rocket looks pretty cool as well but id say the premium mag is easier to handle? The 5500mag is also an option as well. Dont think I would change to much on them just yet as Im only really starting beach fishing.

#5 Post by **eric** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:46 pm

jack01986 wrote:
eric wrote:the premium mag just looks great, its the only reel for me :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: who cares about performance :)

Ye as long as you look good fishing it doesnt matter :D :D :D :lol: :lol: . The chrome rocket looks pretty cool as well but id say the premium mag is easier to handle? The 5500mag is also an option as well. Dont think I would change to much on them just yet as Im only really starting beach fishing.

never used a rocket but one of my mags is magless, damn sand and neglect, so is suppose you could call it a rocket, it casts ok, but i have more confidence in the magged reel for hoofing it out, probably a placebo effect. i havent birdied the premium yet, never say never :oops: :oops: then again the brakes are set to the max :roll: you have a pm

Conor P · #6 Post by **Conor P** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:46 pm

Try the Hi speed mag 6500 elite, or the 7000 hi speed. If short on cash buy the green mag elite green, like me.

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#7 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:52 am

well if you want it for starting out, forget the 7000 hi seed.

the hi-speed i personally don't like but others love theirs. i think the build quality is crap.

to be honest i think the best you can do is get a green elite as i think they are much better made than the new ones.

i wouldn't dismiss the chromer just because it doesn't have mags. sometimes it can me eaisier to lean with as there is less to concentrate on. 2 blocks and a small bit of end tension and your ready to go.

Crack-Off · #8 Post by **Crack-Off** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:26 am

Def Premium mag elite(orange) or the green mag elite.....

IMO if you buy an expensive reel (say around 160 euro) you WILL not and shouldnt expect a "crap" reel for the money you are handing out.

Wondering on what basis fishing midget gives this opinion as I was thinking of adding to my premium,sports mag, slosh 20 and 525.

Any thoughts?

#9 Post by **dbrock** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:31 am

ive had a black abu 6500ct,, a elite, mag elite, rocket, all were excellent reels and never had a problem with them, the only one i had probs with was the red high speed,, but i know pleanty of other anglers who love em and have never had probs with em,,,

Crack-Off · #10 Post by **Crack-Off** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:37 am

what happened with it??

#11 Post by **dbrock** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:39 am

gears went after 3 trips

Crack-Off · #12 Post by **Crack-Off** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:12 am

Jaysus that IS poor

#13 Post by **jack01986** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:11 pm

Cheers for the advice lads. Ye I think im getting the premium mag and if I cant get my hands on one of them, one of the normal green mag elites.

#14 Post by **ofeannachtas** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 1:44 pm

Has anyone any comment of the Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 7000i Red

Bought one, just owndering should i have gone for mag.

Sean

#15 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:03 pm

Crack-Off wrote:Def Premium mag elite(orange) or the green mag elite.....

IMO if you buy an expensive reel (say around 160 euro) you WILL not and shouldnt expect a "crap" reel for the money you are handing out.

Wondering on what basis fishing midget gives this opinion as I was thinking of adding to my premium,sports mag, slosh 20 and 525.

Any thoughts?

i meant "crap" in relation to the old ones. i haven't got one personally as i have just read too many reviews that have said the gearing has stripped on them, and that the same people have had corrosion problems.

this is, of course, the main reason i don't have one and wont recommend them to anyone, and personally i hate the way they feel when using them.....but that is purely personal.

i just think the old ones are better quality. thats all.

just for the record i have 4 abus, 7ht turbo, 525 supermag an avet sx and others, so i like to think i know what I'm talking about but anyone who knows me will tell you i don't have a clue :lol: :lol: :lol:

Rockhopper · #16 Post by **Rockhopper** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:29 pm

Alex, the Ambassadeur 6500 C3 CT Mag and the 5500 C3 CT Mag (gun metal colour) are the highest spec Abu have ever made, they were designed by Peter Coogan to the same spec as the limited edition Millennium Reel (only 1000 made, I've not seen a photo of one let alone the reel) They have a totally new drag system, both have brass side plates and other parts are made from superior metals to the green MagElite. I got a couple a while back and the quality is better than my green mags both are fully built in Sweden.

The High Speed Mag and the 7000i Mag got all the hype and it seems unjustified after the feed back from users like Denis Brock and a few of the UK guys I know.

Tom.