Bargain but help required !!

[ambleangler]

Hi to All again.

Just bought myself two Ambassaduer 7ooo reels in mint condition, both boxed with oil, spanners. spare brake blocks and user manuals for £70 for the two !!!. The guy I bought them from is packing up sea fishing and taking up fly fishing so these reels were of no further use to him. Both of the reels appear to have been well looked after. One thing is puzzling me though, on the left-hand sideplate of each reel there is a disc numbered 1 to 9 and in the centre of this disc there is a knurled knob with an arrow on it ? Not having used the 7000 reel before, could anyone explain what this knob is for as there isnt any mention of it in the user manuals that I can find anyway.I would guess that they are some sort of braking system ? Your help would be very much appreciated.

Cheers,
aa

[NICKY]

its for the brakes mate but if you have the manuals it will tell you in there

[ambleangler]

Cheers Nicky Mate, I have the little manuals and will have a proper look through them tonight.
Many Thanks,
aa.

[d-a]

disk

the disk does not do any thing but is a marker for setting the breaks theres not many people use it in this country

[TerryC]

Well, brake control and not brake control if that makes sense the brakes are actually centrifugal. This is end float control for the spool which you can fine tune he overall breaking effect, say for windy conditions. Normally a slight amount of end float would be desirable with the spool just moving left to right when you apply a little side pressure back and forth, you would move the numbered ring [0] to the notch in the knurled cap. This is your reference point. Going down in number increases end float and the spool runs more freely reducing it is the opposite.

If the reels have brass bearing bushes they are worth polishing with cotton buds and metal polish to give you better distance. Really old reel have 1/8" shaft and bearings are expensive as all the other models have 3 mm shafts.

Great reels enjoy them !

[shaun]

Sounds like the spool tension knob but not sure as ive never owned a 7000, loosen/tighten it up enough so you can just feel the slightest side to side movement in your reels.

[waco]

Sounds like the spool tension knob but not sure as ive never owned a 7000, loosen/tighten it up enough so you can just feel the slightest side to side movement in your reels.

exactly

[g.ordon]

It's the mechanical breaking system adjustment knob mate, turn it clockwise and it slows the spool down, anti clockwise speeds it up

[Persues]

Good luck with your new reels.

Abu 7000 reels are among my favourites - they are great general workhorses and can easily double for our (mainly) mixed to rough coastal marks through to inshore boat fishing.

Parts are inexpensive and easy to source unless, as has already been pointed out, yours are very, very old models - check the reel foot number which can be used to help date them. Their comparatively low (by today's standards) retrieve ratio makes them a dream for hauling good fish. All you have to do is hook into one

You can also get good casting distance with 7000 reels if you bother to learn how to handle them. Other reels can go further, but this is where the "how far is far enough" argument begins

I leave the levelwinds on mine since they make fishing dead easy, and I can still cast them a good long way with 30lb mainline - sometimes 40lb, depending on where I'm fishing. Most of the time I fish marks where I don't need to cast a long way though.

Good score - long and faithfully may they serve !

[ambleangler]

Cheers for all the replies mates ! I have read through the user handbook tonight and there isnt any mention of it that I can see. It tells you how to control the spool tension by turning the knob on the right-hand side of the reel, (which is straight forward enough), but nothing about the 'scale' on the left side plate. I think that you have clarified it for me with your replies.
cheers again,
aa

[ambleangler]

Cheers Pursues !
The number of times that I have read NOT to go near level winds are etched on my mind but as a relative newcomer to multis, I thought that I could do with all the help I could muster mate !! The reels are old but I will check and see HOW old they are. They have been very well looked after by the guy I bought them off and apart from one or two minor scuff marks, they are in first class condition. I am well pleased with them mate.
cheers,
aa.