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Post by reid5665 on Mar 7, 2007 10:46:48 GMT
Why does my 1974 ABU 7000C (£12.50 of ebay) outcast my new 7500 (£69.99) by some 30 yards. Also why has it corroded after 5 trips, washed after each use when the old one still looks like new. Are they just crap nowadays?
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Post by maninblack on Mar 7, 2007 12:34:09 GMT
Hi reid5665,
I think that you will find that there are a lot of counterfeit abu reels from the far east on the market at the moment.
Doe's it say on the side made in sweden, if not you'v got a duff one.
Tight lines
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Post by dean macey on Mar 7, 2007 12:37:55 GMT
i have a 2 year old abu 6500 and it is knackered already.i sounds like me old mitchell and has started to decay.definate downside since their move to the far east.do the abu he management actually give a stuff because it makes you wonder.on the pier the other night no one had a good word to say aboat the company.such a shame really.
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Post by maninblack on Mar 7, 2007 12:46:57 GMT
Hi dean,
I think you will find that the genuine abu reels are still made in sweden, it's the knock-off's that come from the far east..
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Post by reid5665 on Mar 7, 2007 12:56:19 GMT
No mention of Sweden. Have stripped both reels, modern one engineered from plasticine methinks. Old one looks as good as the day it was made although obviously had a lot of use. Did the right thing yesterday then, bought 3 abu 6000c, 1 abu 5000c and another 7000c all dated early 1970s plus big box of spares from my local tackle shops second hand shelf, all for less than £80. Strangely he did not want the new abu in part ex. Told me to use it as a weight next time Im boat fishing. lol
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Post by sparkypaul on Mar 7, 2007 17:36:11 GMT
I have and still use my 15 year old 6500 c3 after a few services and a ct cage fitted, i cant fault it, brilliant reel it out casts my sx20shv every time. treated my self to a mag elite cuple weeks ago that seems to be a good reel to. So as for new verses old i will let you know in the next 15 years lol.
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Post by monkeynuts on Mar 7, 2007 19:23:36 GMT
Hi dean, I think you will find that the genuine abu reels are still made in sweden, it's the knock-off's that come from the far east.. i got very angry with my local abu dealer (il leave them nameless 4 now) as thay sold me an abu 7000 c3 last year , and cut a long story short is was shite and was changed twice or more till i got a strop on and got a full refund. that reel was a genuine abu............. made in tiewan   after a lot of asking around, it seems abu have moved 80% of there prodution to tiewan  and yes thay are very poor to say the least the only why to know if its a good one is look on the side and it will say MADE IN SWEDEN , if it an't there its crap |
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Post by monkeynuts on Mar 7, 2007 19:25:03 GMT
genuine abu  crap abu  |
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Post by Pete B on Mar 7, 2007 20:48:45 GMT
Hi reid5665, I think that you will find that there are a lot of counterfeit abu reels from the far east on the market at the moment. Doe's it say on the side made in sweden, if not you'v got a duff one. Tight lines Although there probably are some fakes floating around its not the case that only genuine Abu's come out of Sweden and all others are fake. Abu for some strange reason have put there name to these taiwan cheapies that are made for less & should be sold for less than the original 'Swedish Abu's'. Also watch out for the 'assembled in Sweden' tag, these are Taiwanese built to. |
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Post by reid5665 on Mar 7, 2007 21:01:54 GMT
Looks like i did the right thing buying the old ones then and I should never need another reel again. Spent today stripping cleaning and servicing them. They seem to be in really good mechanical condition. Had a cast with each over grass.......faultless. Especially the little 5000c chucks a couple of ounces a long way indeed.
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Post by Pete B on Mar 7, 2007 21:14:07 GMT
Sounds a good deal reid5665, great reels the older ones & the Swede built new ones, its a pity they're flooding the market with the cheapies - I get the feeling they're making a rod for their own back!
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Post by cuckoo on Mar 7, 2007 22:00:16 GMT
I have 2 mag elites , my green 1 i bought from a bootfair , and is about 4 years old my florida orange i bought last year , and both are stamped made in sweden , great reels , i also have 2 525 supermags , and a 7ht turbo, but i prefer the mag elites to the others , personal choice i think ,
the penns are great reels , but not as user friendly as the mag elites !!!!!
lee.
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