Baitcaster build.
Submitted by southcity104 on Sun, 2014-06-29 14:20
In the foul weather of late I've been enjoying a few projects. This is a 6kg baitcaster I had built for the kids as there getting ready for some inshore fishing for snapper, Skippy, ect.. Dave whitnell supplied the blank and built it , guides and seat were from anglers workshop USA.
Blank was a 6', 6 kg United composites.
Guides were Pac bay ti minima's x 8 and top.
Fuji reel seat.
Was also looking at reels and the ryogas/ Calcutta's were pulling my retail strings but in the midst of a shed clean out I found my old 15year+ Abu 5500c pro shop.After a clean up it looked and felt great, fitted some carbon drag washers, 200 meters of braid and it's back in action again.
All up was around $280
Anyways here's some pics
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kinga86
Posts: 283
Date Joined: 16/10/08
The old Abu's still go
The old Abu's still go awesome! I have my old Swedish made Abu 6500C3 on a modern day PE2-3 jig rod and it is lovely to use. Upgraded the Abu's handle to a power handle, threw in some carbontex drag washers and its spooled with 20lb braid. Knocks over big fish with ease.
psion
Posts: 424
Date Joined: 15/05/12
Hell
Hell
thats is NICE, that reel came out orgasmically