any one got abu 7000c3ct
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lambengland
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You have posts and threads in the forsale/wanted section and yet you still post it here when it states so many times not to post them in this section. Some people...
Regarding your PM's asking if I will swap my reel, I'm afraid no, absolutely not.
Sorry.
I use a 7000C Syncro with levelwind
for all of my general shore fishing (30lb mainline) and I can comfortably cast over a measured 150 yards with it with one brake block in. I have an Akios clone of the Abu 7000 as well which, if anything, is even better.
My 7000 C3 CT Mag High Speed is for distance shore fishing on clean ground and it can throw for miles and will probably still be running in 20 years !
I wouldn't part with them for the world - I didn't realise you were looking asking for a swap in your opening post or I wouldn't have replied - I thought you were simply asking for owner feedback !
Sorry.
I use a 7000C Syncro with levelwind
for all of my general shore fishing (30lb mainline) and I can comfortably cast over a measured 150 yards with it with one brake block in. I have an Akios clone of the Abu 7000 as well which, if anything, is even better.My 7000 C3 CT Mag High Speed is for distance shore fishing on clean ground and it can throw for miles and will probably still be running in 20 years !
I wouldn't part with them for the world - I didn't realise you were looking asking for a swap in your opening post or I wouldn't have replied - I thought you were simply asking for owner feedback !
dabcatcher
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This is my last:
Out of the box the reel is capable of more than most casters.
Speed it up and watch the birds nests, again, and again, and...
... unless you are already operating at the reel's upper limits.
I don't know very many people who could make that claim.
I run my 7000 C3 CT Mag High Speed with a full set of magnets (or sometimes with one or even two removed) and one black brake block, with standard Abu reel oil.
It's as fast as a fast thing but controllable.
In brief:
Good casting technique = greater distance
Snatched casting = shorter distance and/or bird's nests
A faster reel can = greater distance
A faster reel can also = less tolerance of poor technique and it can be a whole lot easier to mess up.
Basically, the more sensitive your kit is the greater control you have to exercise over it, and that goes for most things in life.
My own take is simple; if you can't cast well with a plain vanilla reel you're unlikely to do too much better with one that's been tricked out.
The car does not make the driver...
I wish you good luck in finding a suitable reel and playing with it.
At the risk of repeating myself though, an out-of-the-box 7000 (or most other reels for that matter) is capable of more than most people who use one.
Out of the box the reel is capable of more than most casters.
Speed it up and watch the birds nests, again, and again, and...
... unless you are already operating at the reel's upper limits.
I don't know very many people who could make that claim.
I run my 7000 C3 CT Mag High Speed with a full set of magnets (or sometimes with one or even two removed) and one black brake block, with standard Abu reel oil.
It's as fast as a fast thing but controllable.
In brief:
Good casting technique = greater distance
Snatched casting = shorter distance and/or bird's nests
A faster reel can = greater distance
A faster reel can also = less tolerance of poor technique and it can be a whole lot easier to mess up.
Basically, the more sensitive your kit is the greater control you have to exercise over it, and that goes for most things in life.
My own take is simple; if you can't cast well with a plain vanilla reel you're unlikely to do too much better with one that's been tricked out.
The car does not make the driver...
I wish you good luck in finding a suitable reel and playing with it.
At the risk of repeating myself though, an out-of-the-box 7000 (or most other reels for that matter) is capable of more than most people who use one.
rocketman
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150yds with a 7000, is that just a sinker or a baited trace? and what casting style do you use?Regarding your PM's asking if I will swap my reel, I'm afraid no, absolutely not.
Sorry.
I use a 7000C Syncro with levelwind
My 7000 C3 CT Mag High Speed is for distance shore fishing on clean ground and it can throw for miles and will probably still be running in 20 years !
I wouldn't part with them for the world - I didn't realise you were looking asking for a swap in your opening post or I wouldn't have replied - I thought you were simply asking for owner feedback !
dabcatcher
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you,ll find that theres very little adjustment on the magnets. not much difference between full on and off.
Just a sinker (I should have noted that) and I use a slow pendulum with only one backswing.
Can't do it every time mind, but I can do it regularly enough, and it's a 20 year old 7000C Syncro I'm using, with levelwind and 30lb mainline. I look after the reel in terms of rinsing it off after every trip, drying thoroughly and a drop of Abu reel oil here and there every three or four trips, but it isn't highly tuned in any way.
120 - 130 yards is a relative breeze and I can consistently blast that.
I can match it with the Akios reel too.
It probably helps that I'm a big bloke...
Rockets and Ultra Casts go for miles by comparison, so I'm not saying a 7000 is a caster's dream reel; just that it, like most reels, is a lot more capable than most people who use them (me included) and a lot more capable than many give them credit for.
20 years ago most folks would give their reel a drop of 3-in-1 every now and then because that's what everyone had lying around in their shed. A lot of people could cast a long way using what we would consider sub-standard (by today's standards) lubricant.
I hate to sound preachy because I don't consider myself a good caster by any means. All I'm getting at is that a capable caster ought to be able to cast well with most reels, given the chance to throw a few swings with it and back the brakes off to the point where you're comfortable with it.
The spool on a mate's Rocket free-spins for ages because he's had it all tricked out. I can't cast it worth a damn because I'm nowhere near a good enough caster to be able to properly handle it. He can blast it for miles though, smug git that he is
The last 6500C3 I got came out of the box, a brake block went in, some line and a shock leader went on and then I started fishing with it. Half a dozen or so casts with it and I had it close to where it needed to be, and refined the braking slightly over the next hour or two and it's not been touched now in ages because it's smooth, predictable, goes like the clappers and I don't need anything more from it.
Anyhoo - IMHO reels are made for casting right out of the box. Making them go faster or, crucially, making them provide less braking can often have the opposite effect to the one you were aiming for.
Sorry for banging on - perhaps this should go into a different thread ?
Davey-m
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I have a 7000 C3 one with the levelwind on and It casts great don't see the need to take it off as cast far enough for what its designed for. Once saw a lad cast a 7000C3 levelwind strapped to a conoflex highlander easy 120 yards. Don't bother moding 7000s. I once looked into a qtc cage for one and they don't do them. Also spool is fixed to the pinion shaft so mags won't be much better that centrifugal breaks.
Look for reels with speed shaft, something that the spool sits on bearings then the shaft runs through middle but still has centrifugal breaks like abu 6500 rockets. Slosh 20sha / shv. Saltist. Penn fathom 15 to name a few theses are good to mod if that's your thing.
Look for reels with speed shaft, something that the spool sits on bearings then the shaft runs through middle but still has centrifugal breaks like abu 6500 rockets. Slosh 20sha / shv. Saltist. Penn fathom 15 to name a few theses are good to mod if that's your thing.
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I don't see what's so magical about the 100 yard plus barrier.
I've seen catfish anglers in America using levelwind Abu 7000 reels fishing 30lb line straight through and lobbing worm baits with a 2 ounce weight a good 80 yards and more with ease.
My uncle tells me that a lot of levelwind Abu 7000 reels are used by long range salmon anglers in Canada and New Zealand where 100+ yard casts are commonplace; in fact they are supposed to be particularly popular in New Zealand for this type of fishing.
All I want is to thump a bait out, send it a long way if I want it to and not tie myself in knots in the process.
I have no doubt that it's not the best way, and I'm not suggesting a 7000 is the best reel either.
I just use what I know and stick with it because I see no reason to change what works.
Distance, field and tournament casting don't directly correlate with fishing one or more baits...
All things being equal and provided the reel is running well, the caster and the rod influence distance more than the reel, IMHO
I've seen catfish anglers in America using levelwind Abu 7000 reels fishing 30lb line straight through and lobbing worm baits with a 2 ounce weight a good 80 yards and more with ease.
My uncle tells me that a lot of levelwind Abu 7000 reels are used by long range salmon anglers in Canada and New Zealand where 100+ yard casts are commonplace; in fact they are supposed to be particularly popular in New Zealand for this type of fishing.
All I want is to thump a bait out, send it a long way if I want it to and not tie myself in knots in the process.
I have no doubt that it's not the best way, and I'm not suggesting a 7000 is the best reel either.
I just use what I know and stick with it because I see no reason to change what works.
Distance, field and tournament casting don't directly correlate with fishing one or more baits...
All things being equal and provided the reel is running well, the caster and the rod influence distance more than the reel, IMHO
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