ABU Cardinal 177 SWI

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sailnfish
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ABU Cardinal 177 SWI

#1 Post by sailnfish »

I was bought one of these as a gift and It seems to be a lovely, solid and smooth reel for small money. Haven't had fish on it yet but it casts well and didn't struggle at all hauling some big clumps of weed.
If it keeps performing well, I'll be adding a smaller size one to the Arsenal too. Has anyone put one of these through its paces over a couple of seasons ?
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flounder
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Re: ABU Cardinal 177 SWI

#2 Post by flounder »

I have mine over 2 years, still going strong.
Nothing has ever gone wrong with it.
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sailnfish
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Location: East Cork

Re: ABU Cardinal 177 SWI

#3 Post by sailnfish »

flounder wrote:I have mine over 2 years, still going strong.
Nothing has ever gone wrong with it.
Good to hear :) another good one in the collection so :)
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knightser
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Re: ABU Cardinal 177 SWI

#4 Post by knightser »

sailnfish wrote:
flounder wrote:I have mine over 2 years, still going strong.
Nothing has ever gone wrong with it.
Good to hear :) another good one in the collection so :)
if you keep pulling in weed like that there will be feck all left for the rest of us :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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sailnfish
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Joined: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:01 pm
Favourite Rod: Daiwa supercast bass / Surecatch Sa
Favourite Reel: Technium / Surfblaster
Favourite Fish: Cliched Bass :)
Location: East Cork

Re: ABU Cardinal 177 SWI

#5 Post by sailnfish »

knightser wrote:
sailnfish wrote:
flounder wrote:I have mine over 2 years, still going strong.
Nothing has ever gone wrong with it.
Good to hear :) another good one in the collection so :)
if you keep pulling in weed like that there will be feck all left for the rest of us :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
:lol: :lol: :lol: it's grand, I'm strictly catch and release with the weed. It's always unhooked properly and released safely.
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Aidan1888
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Re: ABU Cardinal 177 SWI

#6 Post by Aidan1888 »

I use the freshwater version luring for Pike and it's a very good reel.

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