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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Oct 2006
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First repair of the season.
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:21:11 -0000,
wrote:
On another note, I took back the Abu Garcia bait caster to the store,
it sucked. It wanted 8-17 pound test line, but would not even adjust
enough drag for 4 pound. Tried two of them, finally gave up. I will
keep looking but I did get an old one I had rebuilt. It works ok, but
I still prefer my little spinning rods.
I've got a 6000-C which is easily adjusted for 4lb drag, though I
never go that light with it. It replaced my old 5000 which my son now
has. The 6000-C is about 15 years old, and frankly I haven't taken
good care of it. Only rinsed it with fresh water and oiled it a
couple times.
Just tested it and it pulls smooth with the drag set for a couple
pounds. Noticed it is "Made in Sweden."
Except for the 5000 and 6000-C I've always bought rods and reels at
K-mart type end of season close outs. You can often get decent combos
for less than 20 bucks. Rod quality is easy to see/feel, reel quality
is told by testing the drag first, and by time. But I've got some
cheap Shakespeare and Penn spinning reels that came on combos that
have worked flawlessly for many years.
--Vic
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