abu 7000c, how many still use one or a varient for rough ground ?

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Out of curiousity I was sat wondering how many people still use one or a variant ? Bet it's not many with the array of reels available now. I like them personally, great for cranking a fish with the only downside imo being the retrieve when it' just your gear your bringing in.
 
I have a couple, got a narrow spooled lever drag version, which has a 6.3:1 retrieve (was used a lot for Pollack fishing when I lived in Devon) and that was excellent when fishing rock marks in the Channel Islands, but my favourite is a 7500C3 High Speed made for the Japanese market which has the standard line capacity of a 7000, but with a very high retrieve.
I think (don't hold me to this) that if you swap the main drive gear and pinion you could improve the ratio of a standard 7000, parts shouldn't be too hard to find or expensive.
 
topbanana said:
Out of curiousity I was sat wondering how many people still use one or a variant ? Bet it's not many with the array of reels available now. I like them personally, great for cranking a fish with the only downside imo being the retrieve when it' just your gear your bringing in.
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had 10 at 1point and loved every 1 as they rarely let me down, except in the casting department as it did limit me when a big cast was needed. and was ideal for winching fish up the pier wall or cliffs easily , unlike the 525 mag (all i use now ) which is the 1 thing it not able to do in my eyes, but not part with any of them
 
ive still got 2 red ones from seventies, upgraded with bearings and converted, probably best shore reel ever made , never had any problems with them , I used one since 1976 I had all my pbs on them from the clyde in the 70s and used them from Tynemouth to Aberdeen in heavy ground never let me down once, I just wish abu were still going , they are made far east all rubbish
 
I've got the blue 7500 CT C3, had it from new in 1999, one of the best reels Abu made. Partnered with my Century Saturn and 30lb line, it's all I've ever needed for the rougher ground.
 
I have a burgundy 7000c3 practically brand new with 30lb straight though and levelwind on. Great for Whitley bay and whitburn beach when theres a sea on and it's a freezing night just crank the Fish in no thumbing the line or worrying about weeded shockleader knots.

You started something here might give it a go next session out it's up there with my saltists just the retrieve let's it down.
 
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I've had/owned/own the original swedish models including the red 7000, 7000c synchro a few of, blue 7500c3ct and black 7000c. All very good reels, brilliant cranking reels but as davy m says the retrieve can be the only let down. Brilliant with a fish on though ;)
 
topbanana said:
Out of curiousity I was sat wondering how many people still use one or a variant ? Bet it's not many with the array of reels available now. I like them personally, great for cranking a fish with the only downside imo being the retrieve when it' just your gear your bringing in.
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spot on m8
 
It's like everything the old stuff does the job just the new stuff is better, a old mini will do 70mph but a new one will do 130mph in comfort, the only thing I will say if the old 7000s are bomb proof.
 
Abu 7000c

Abu 7000c

I still have a number of the 7000c they are still the best reels that Abu made, brass side plates and bearings instead of bushes, so very little corrosion only the handle needed to be replaced occasionly. Some of the 7500 also had brass side plates, but when the high speed gearing came in problems also came the spool shaft was reduced and on certain models it could bend and jamm the reel. Abu seemed to get over this problem with the 7200 but went back to alloy side plates and bushes, after that Abu were taken over and production went elsewhere the new reels are very different gone has the reliable free spool mechanism to one made out of plastic gears which if not set correctly causes the pinion to become damaged and makes the automatic free spool release to malfunction, I have had to replaced three pinions already on reels with this problem the alloy side plates are back aswell.

I have seen a absolutly mint 7000c sell for £150 and a mint synchro go for £185
 
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Still got a 7000, which I put brass side plates on, and a 7000c. The original 7000 will be over 30 years old now, never let me down once when using it. Sadly they're both gathering dust as they can't get near to my 525s
 
still got my 7000c syncro with levelwind for night fishing and would not part with it but have got to say my slosh 30 and penn 535 are better
 
still own 1myself great reels.left handed model.SO saying im old in the tooth{dentures}can these reels be SOUPED UP,what ever they call it,whats required,finaly would or could rutherfords do job.thanks for any replies if any.
 
Gwyn said:
I still have a number of the 7000c they are still the best reels that Abu made, brass side plates and bearings instead of bushes, so very little corrosion only the handle needed to be replaced occasionly. Some of the 7500 also had brass side plates, but when the high speed gearing came in problems also came the spool shaft was reduced and on certain models it could bend and jamm the reel. Abu seemed to get over this problem with the 7200 but went back to alloy side plates and bushes, after that Abu were taken over and production went elsewhere the new reels are very different gone has the reliable free spool mechanism to one made out of plastic gears which if not set correctly causes the pinion to become damaged and makes the automatic free spool release to malfunction, I have had to replaced three pinions already on reels with this problem the alloy side plates are back aswell.

I have seen a absolutly mint 7000c sell for £150 and a mint synchro go for £185
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Oi our kid.....guess who just got a minter 7000c...for a ton !
Will let you look ...but no touching ! You know what your like !
Just don't tell Sue....she hasn't got over the 5000c , the gtec, and the 2 rods.....yet ?? Why do they sell them so cheap ...?:D
I need a session .....start the planning!
Mel.....
 
I use a 1976 red 7000 with the levelwind removed and the bushes swapped for hybrid ceramic bearings from Charlie at Reelbearings. It is bullet proof and casts well, just have to keep it clean so that the corrosion does not get at the alloy side plates. The 7000C is even better as it has brass side plates .
 
i have the old red abu 9000 just filled it up wth braid and its going to get used again,every now and again i fish with it ,done wreck fishing /uptiding/rock end wrk /cliff top/pier wrk and clean beach it does everything and niether with its slower retrieve pull the teeth out of a fishes mouth.
with these modern fast hyper speed retrieve reels i reckon there will be a lot of fish wanting dentures now.
 
Dilbertd said:
I use a 1976 red 7000 with the levelwind removed and the bushes swapped for hybrid ceramic bearings from Charlie at Reelbearings. It is bullet proof and casts well, just have to keep it clean so that the corrosion does not get at the alloy side plates. The 7000C is even better as it has brass side plates .
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I have a 7000c tweaked, and on rocket fuel, which will give my 525mags a run for their money on anything over 20lb line.
I have a, tweaked, 1950s, Pfluger sea king 2, which Abu pinched most of their 7000 ideas from, (And IMHO is better made than a 7000c ...Wait for it :p:p?), which will outcast the 7000c on anything under 20lb, and would live with the 525s.

Only problem is 3 1/13:1 retreive.....:eek:
Beautiful reels... but when you really launch them to the horizon....you go 'B*ll*cks....I'm going to have to wind that in ?
The only reel where you can get really, really, bored winding in !
Boy do they go though!:D

mel......
 
Jeffrob445 said:
I have a couple, got a narrow spooled lever drag version, which has a 6.3:1 retrieve (was used a lot for Pollack fishing when I lived in Devon) and that was excellent when fishing rock marks in the Channel Islands, but my favourite is a 7500C3 High Speed made for the Japanese market which has the standard line capacity of a 7000, but with a very high retrieve.
I think (don't hold me to this) that if you swap the main drive gear and pinion you could improve the ratio of a standard 7000, parts shouldn't be too hard to find or expensive.
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I wished it was so simple but unfortunately not. The spindle on the 7500 and the other high speed variants is only 3mm so your existing spool will not fit. I did this conversion and got all my spool spindles turned down. The "new" spools still fit the 7000 and I found a big increase in casting distance due to reduced drag between the spindle and the pinion gear.

If I could only have one reel for all types of fishing I would pick the 7500 C.
 

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