Magging a 525 and abu 6500

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Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#1 Post by round_ourway »

I magged a penn 525 and abu 6500 during the week... I was actually surprised how simple a procedure it was!! famous last words.. no doubt.. I will test them out this weekend..

I also pimped my humpalumpa trolley and gave it a sexy coat of metallic blue
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Re: Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#2 Post by fishermannum1 »

round_ourway wrote:I also pimped my humpalumpa trolley and gave it a sexy coat of metallic blue
hi steve i think eric is doing his "PINK" :roll: :roll:
as ole rab c said " see me' see the sea' i love the sea me"
right i'am off for a swally!!!!!!! so were's the F***'n purse!!!!!!!
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Re: Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#3 Post by kstaff »

Sweet! Any pics? Let us know how they turned out, did the 525 not have a mag tough?


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Re: Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#4 Post by beachcaster »

probably a penn 525 gs the one with just the brake blocks.seen a few done seems to be a good job.
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#5 Post by round_ourway »

I was out at the weekend trying them out.. very smooth. handy enough job
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Re: Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#6 Post by roger de dodger »

where did you get the mag s from and where they expensive :?: sounds like fun pimping your own reel 8)
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Re: Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#7 Post by paddyc »

Give this guy a shout, christopher.macey@ntlworld.com
There aint much out there that Chris cant make mag units for, http://homepage.ntlworld.com/christopher.macey/
I/we have been using him for a few years now and all his work is impecable, a great caster and a super nice guy to boot, you wont be dissapointed.
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#8 Post by round_ourway »

http://www.blakdogtackle.com/index.php? ... kq93q9eg72

great website with plenty of tuning kits available for various types of reels
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#9 Post by round_ourway »

Scooby-Do Humpalumpa
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Re: Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#10 Post by spindlefist »

Is there anyone on the site that'll mag reels for people?
I've an abu 6500 that could do with a decent service and i'd lke it magged too..
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Re: Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#11 Post by paddyc »

A few of us do them, what reels are they??
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Re: Magging a 525 and abu 6500

#12 Post by spindlefist »

abu 6500c
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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#13 Post by paddyc »

you have a PM
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