abu 7000

[rambo79]

duz any body know were i could get a ct cage for my 7000

[SPUGY]

try rutherfords on roker avenue he has loads of abu spares first place i try for mine 01915654183

[ralph]

abu dont actually make any 7000 size reel without a levelwind, strange, i know, but true.quite easy to just take the levelwind off,the bar over the spool usually doesnt cause too much interfierance.

Ralph

[jeff]

I\'ve just done what Ralph says and use it for uptiding. No problems with casting or retrieve.

Thanks,
Jeff.

[CODHEAD]

oooom ooooom jeff who showed you that oooooom oooooom

[KeithB]

Are these Abu Sevens inferior to the original 7000\'s??? they look identical but seem to be near half the price, think ID are selling them on ebay for £59.99.

[MickA]

Have had an ABU Seven for a good few years now. First thing I did was to take off the level wind mechanism. Like Ralph says, the top bar doesn\'t interfer too much. These reels have (or had) brass bushes for the spool to ride on. Get rid of them and replace with some bearings and it turns into a bloody good reel. Word of warning though - if you put bearings in be careful with the line level. As the spool runs a lot faster I got loads of nests at first but through trial and error eventually got it sussed by stripping off a bit of line. Its a bit battered on the outside now but the internals are still ok. All in all can\'t complain for what I paid for it and the use I\'ve had out of it.

[ralph]

only difference between the abu 7 and the 7000 are that the 7 has cheeper side plates and it has a one year warrenty instead of a 2.

[rambo79]

went in rutherfords he said abu dont do ct cages for 7000s anymore he had a look at my reel and said taking off the level wind shouldnt be a problem he reccomended i get a new spool for it he was very happy wen i left cos i bought a new reel aswell 7200 let you know how it peforms thanks for everybodys help

[ralph]

7200? whats it like?

[bigh]

From what I\'ve heard they\'re crap. The gears pack in at the first sign of strain.

[ralph]

so whats the difference between the 7200 and the 7000 or 7 etc...

[crack-off!]

7200 is spot on Ralph,i had one.Think bigh was on about the seven as i have heard the gears are not up to much.Plastic i believe?

[bigh]

Crack off, you may be right m8, I may have misunderstood the guy who was telling me about the one he bought and was back in the shop 3 times in a month for the same reason, gears nacked. He got exchanged each time no quibbles.

[Gwyn]

There was a problem with the gears on the 7200 as well, the gear which drives the spool is made of to different metals and were not a good fit therefore when pressure was applied the brass gear spun round the steel causing drive to the spool to be lost.
ABU know about this and were replacing the gear under warranty.

hope this helps

Gwyn