New gear thread

[nagz]

Originally Posted by matt jorg

Lovely gear guys but isn't this a new gear thread?
Does anyone have any secrets around new season gear at this years tackle shows about to hit?

Lol oops got carried away

Might need an old gear thread lol

Originally Posted by nagz

Might need an old gear thread lol

+1 - Call it the "Quality Old Gear Thread" as people may mistakenly post up 1980's Ryobi reels / handlines and that sort of thing.

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by SLAZMO

Did you come across the 24K models? I have been wanting one of those for years ($1600 +/-) - I do have one 1500 & 2500 CIAR in sunset and burgundy 20 year editions.

So Doc you like Abu's also?

No I haven't Andrew.

Yes I like Abu, especially the round oldies. Never owned one but there is something special about them that attracts me - classic look, simple, no nonsense, reliable design etc.

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by SLAZMO

Done.

Thing of beauty...

Limited 1500c right?

Originally Posted by The Doctor

Never owned one but there is something special about them that attracts me - classic look, simple, no nonsense, reliable design etc.

The KISS principle is forever instilled in the Abu Ambassadeur history (until 2009). No disrespect to the Shimano Curado stable or similar however I would like to think that there were more Barra caught on old clunker Abu's than new age low profile baitcasters in times gone by.

Unfortunate that old reliable yet ugly technology gets cast aside. Bit like the 'Kingswood' - god I love my Kingswoods but thats another story...

Doc here's what's inside a Ambassadeur C3, if you ever considered or needed to do a "emergency field service". You could use a bottle cap & twig to open it up and some sweat to wash it out, some pork fat off a BBQ to lube it and continue fishing for the rest of the day. (I stress "Emergency" service lol).

Originally Posted by The Doctor

Limited 1500c right?

Thats right.

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by SLAZMO

The KISS principle is forever instilled in the Abu Ambassadeur history (until 2009). No disrespect to the Shimano Curado stable or similar however I would like to think that there were more Barra caught on old clunker Abu's than new age low profile baitcasters in times gone by.

Unfortunate that old reliable yet ugly technology gets cast aside. Bit like the 'Kingswood' - god I love my Kingswoods but thats another story...

Doc here's what's inside a Ambassadeur C3, if you ever considered or needed to do a "emergency field service". You could use a bottle cap & twig to open it up and some sweat to wash it out, some pork fat off a BBQ to lube it and continue fishing for the rest of the day. (I stress "Emergency" service lol).

I laughed so hard when I read the pork fat bit! Nice one and I agree with you.

Now I saw your 1500C, I want one also, no, two!

[The Doctor]

I know the auction was over already but check out this chome baby:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Abu-Gar...p2047675.l2557

Originally Posted by The Doctor

Now I saw your 1500C, I want one also, no, two!

Good luck finding one under $200 now - they come in production every 20 years I hear - last one was when I was about 14 or so and they were $200 in every shop - as stated they release a limited number every build batch.

I purchased one of the very first 5600 C4's at Mossops when they were here on the Goldy.

Here's one for a "greatly" over inflated price - and I got my two for $150 a piece... http://www.ebay.com/itm/ABU-Ambassad...item35a78b7096

[nagz]

Originally Posted by SLAZMO

The KISS principle is forever instilled in the Abu Ambassadeur history (until 2009). No disrespect to the Shimano Curado stable or similar however I would like to think that there were more Barra caught on old clunker Abu's than new age low profile baitcasters in times gone by.

Its a toss up between round abu's, calcuttas and bantams up here. These three reels have pretty much carried top end barra fishing from i've seen

I've seen sh!t tins of both roll across my work bench.

Another lube that i've seen a lot of is red bull dust.

Great stuff lol

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by SLAZMO

Here's one for a "greatly" over inflated price - and I got my two for $150 a piece... http://www.ebay.com/itm/ABU-Ambassad...item35a78b7096

Thanks, Andrew. I saw that.

Check out these beauties.

Nagz, we might as well start an old Abu Garcia appreciation thread.

They're the same ones out of that PDF that I posted up - under my pics of the 24K.

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by SLAZMO

They're the same ones out of that PDF that I posted up - under my pics of the 24K.

Oh... I missed that...

You ever fished your 1500C, Andrew?

Originally Posted by The Doctor

You ever fished your 1500C, Andrew?

Oh hell no lol. Nah packed away in a box, lots of VCI & silica gel packs and hidden from thieving hands... Will open the box every couple of years to check for corrosion and change paper and silica packs. Going to be a treat to myself in old age to either fish or sell? Depends on life I guess.

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by SLAZMO

Oh hell no lol. Nah packed away in a box, lots of VCI & silica gel packs and hidden from thieving hands... Will open the box every couple of years to check for corrosion and change paper and silica packs. Going to be a treat to myself in old age to either fish or sell? Depends on life I guess.

I'd be sad if I was one of those reels.

Originally Posted by The Doctor

I'd be sad if I was one of those reels.

They haven't got rods - but will roll two custom rods in due time.