abu garcia ambassadeur 10000 ca
Submitted by fishinguy on Wed, 2015-10-21 19:36
what are you guys thoughts on this reel? and how much are they since i cnat fnd them anywhere? thanks
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Dream fish to catch:
Giant herring.
Cobia.
carnarvonite
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Date Joined: 24/07/07
Top Reels
They were top of their class when they were first introduced on the market but sadly not produced any more.
Auto 2 speed, wider spool for more capacity than the 9000, centrifugal over run brake and no line leveller to stuff up.
Had one for years till a certain person lent his tackle box to a rellie and never saw it again. Paid $140 for it in 1969 and another $100 for a Len Butterworth "The Rocket" 9 wrap, 12foot beast of a rod. Caught many huge fish and sharks on it over the next few years.
There was a cheaper version introduced about 5-6 years after the 10.000ca came out, called Abu 10s, not near as good as the originals.
fishinguy
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Date Joined: 16/06/15
what is the drag strengh on
what is the drag strengh on them? also would 15kg mono be good for it chasing swan river mullys?
Dream fish to catch:
Giant herring.
Cobia.
carnarvonite
Posts: 8627
Date Joined: 24/07/07
Drag
No idea on what the drag strength would be---we didn't bother with such trivial thinks then.
15kg mono will be ideal and not just for in the Swan, used mine everywhere. Got spooled on the first 4 casts at Quobba using 40lb mono [no braid those days] in 1970 on unstoppables. Caught dhues from boats, pinkies, samson fish and salmon from rocks and beach.
trymyluck
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Date Joined: 06/05/12
yeah they are a great reel
yeah they are a great reel for casting in the surf ..drags ok, but not to the standard of todays reels.