Abu6500 Mag High Speed

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#1 Post by **Drew** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:41 pm

Have any of you lads got one? If so what's your opinions on it?

Thanks in advance.

Rockhopper · #2 Post by **Rockhopper** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:58 pm

UP and Down.....some love them others dont like them that much...Our Kris got one and he preffers the new MagElite with the gunmetal side plates.

He said the hight speed is very noisy and bulky, he also gets a better distance with the other new reel.

His friend bought the high speed and he loves it.....ups and downs Drew :?

Tom.

#3 Post by **beachcaster** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:00 pm

very hard to balance the spool mate ,its a bugger.apart from the retrieve not much difference from the mag elite.imho not worth the extra money.cheers john

#4 Post by **Drew** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:06 pm

Cheers Tom and John,

It's already bought, got it for a christmas present so can't return it now, I'll see what she's like on Tuesday then report back. Tried to get a 7HT Mag yesterday but BAC doesn't have them yet and Tight Lines only had 1 which he wouldn't sell, Gutted.

It'll be some time in February before I'll have the money for the 7HT Mag again, as I'm planning on something beginning with Z at the Belfast Show... (Hopefully, if Tonys is there). :lol:

Rockhopper · #5 Post by **Rockhopper** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:07 pm

beachcaster wrote:very hard to balance the spool mate ,its a bugger.apart from the retrieve not much difference from the mag elite.imho not worth the extra money.cheers john

Ive not used one John, so you think that "V" spool is harder to balance? that was supposed to be one of the reasons for the "V" in the first place, huh! ABU!!! doesnt suprise me that much.

Tom.

#6 Post by **beachcaster** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:08 pm

was told by a good sourse the v was for takeing the pressure of the side plates??i know its really hard to get the spool balanced at all.bloody days work on its own!!!lol

Conor P · #7 Post by **Conor P** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:24 am

TSF (Total Sea Fishing) Reviewed it and gave it good reviews.

http://www.totalseamagazine.com/reviews-full.php?ID=17

#8 Post by **fishinmidget** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:33 pm

they give everything good reviews....

#9 Post by **eric** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:46 pm

fishinmidget wrote:they give everything good reviews....

thats cause the companies pay them to say its good

#10 Post by **Drew** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:45 am

Gave it a good ripping down the Local Beach t'other day, all I can say is... "Mmmmmm". 8)

#11 Post by **dbrock** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:28 pm

mmmm well my red mag has no gears now and i havnt used it anywhere rough,, or put it through any mad sort of pressure ,,, hopefully its a one of

Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:16 am

not often the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when reeling in ,it sounded like the reel had exploded inside lovely grating\crunching thing going on dennis stikes again :lol: :cry: :lol: :lol: :cry: :lol:

Conor P · #13 Post by **Conor P** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:15 pm

I got an average mag elite
I think it's :D :) :D :) :( :o :shock: :? 8) :lol: :P :twisted: :wink: :) :D Slow retreive, but with fast retrieve :P :P :P :P It should be good. I love the noise they make, that screeching :o

#14 Post by MC » Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:01 pm

beachcaster wrote:was told by a good sourse the v was for takeing the pressure of the side plates??i know its really hard to get the spool balanced at all.bloody days work on its own!!!lol

have the new 5500 mag and once the v spool is balanced its a great reel for casting,

#15 Post by **Drew** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:16 pm

MC wrote:
beachcaster wrote:was told by a good sourse the v was for takeing the pressure of the side plates??i know its really hard to get the spool balanced at all.bloody days work on its own!!!lol

have the new 5500 mag and once the v spool is balanced its a great reel for casting,

yeah a 5500 is next on the list... flip me its a long list..

#16 Post by **Lee337** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:40 pm

dbrock wrote:mmmm well my red mag has no gears now and i havnt used it anywhere rough,, or put it through any mad sort of pressure ,,, hopefully its a one of

I have not taken one of the new Hi-Speed 6500's to bits to check but I imagine they have just used the old hi speed gearing set that they fitted to some of their bait casting reels (5500 size). If they have then the size of the teeth is smaller and would be more easily damaged than the standard gears.

Lee

#17 Post by **Century Man** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:19 pm

I read in Total Sea Fishing review something about locking out brake blocks.???

Is it possible to disengage say 1, 2 or even 3 blocks without opening the reel and if so how does this work?

#18 Post by **Drew** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:05 pm

Century Man wrote:I read in Total Sea Fishing review something about locking out brake blocks.???

Is it possible to disengage say 1, 2 or even 3 blocks without opening the reel and if so how does this work?

The 6 Blocks sit on a star, To take them out of action you simply slide them down towards the center. apparantly