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Well,,,,since I am unable to fish with one arm after shoulder surgery,I decided to give all the Abu reels(6) the yearly strip down and cleaning.....I found a couple of minor parts that were getting worn from heavy use...
After talking with Mike at Mike's Reel repair, I decided to give my 6500 C4 a complete makeover,which included,new style ceramic bearings on the spool,a new ball bearing idler gear,new style worm gear with stainless bearings on both ends of the gear and new carbon fibre drag washers......My brass gears were showing signs of wear so I replaced them with slightly lower ratio new ones..Instead of 6.5-1 I went with 5.3-1 which will be a little better for the bigger fish...
My impression of the reel after the redo is very good..I haven't fished it yet,but, it is so smooth now with the extra bearings and new gears...Spinning the spool now in cast mode is wild,,,it spins for over 30 seconds on its own. To say I'm impressed is an understatement. One will just have to be careful with the hail mary casts as a backlash could happen easier now with the faster spool speed...
The rest of my reels got a good cleaning,new drag washers and lubed.....Don't think I'll do the upgrading to the reels my guests fish with,I'd be clearing backlashes all day....
These new parts have come out in the last few months and are a very easy install...If you are interested in any of them give me a shout....I would be happy to help you install any or all of them over a coffee if you're out this way...
Steve
After talking with Mike at Mike's Reel repair, I decided to give my 6500 C4 a complete makeover,which included,new style ceramic bearings on the spool,a new ball bearing idler gear,new style worm gear with stainless bearings on both ends of the gear and new carbon fibre drag washers......My brass gears were showing signs of wear so I replaced them with slightly lower ratio new ones..Instead of 6.5-1 I went with 5.3-1 which will be a little better for the bigger fish...
My impression of the reel after the redo is very good..I haven't fished it yet,but, it is so smooth now with the extra bearings and new gears...Spinning the spool now in cast mode is wild,,,it spins for over 30 seconds on its own. To say I'm impressed is an understatement. One will just have to be careful with the hail mary casts as a backlash could happen easier now with the faster spool speed...
The rest of my reels got a good cleaning,new drag washers and lubed.....Don't think I'll do the upgrading to the reels my guests fish with,I'd be clearing backlashes all day....
These new parts have come out in the last few months and are a very easy install...If you are interested in any of them give me a shout....I would be happy to help you install any or all of them over a coffee if you're out this way...
Steve
