Dave look at this way.......They an ok reel for the money.If it lasts a year and runs out of steam it's cost you a £1 a week,less than I expect you spend on hooks!..All the 7000 and 10000 series are made in Taiwan now.I use ABU all the time,I just like them but dont expect it to be too healthy in 2 or 3 years time.Oh,check all the fittings are tight before you use it,they seem to have a ''Screwdriver & Spanner'' phoebia in Taiwan!hi everybody,
just bought an abu 10'000 big game reel.look's alright but it's been made in taiwan.will the reel be any good or have i bought a load of rubbish.got it mail order for 59.99.cheer's....dave.
:lmao: Like ron said they are ok for the money and I never thought of it that way when he says £1 a week it don't seem a lotDave look at this way.......They an ok reel for the money.If it lasts a year and runs out of steam it's cost you a £1 a week,less than I expect you spend on hooks!..All the 7000 and 10000 series are made in Taiwan now.I use ABU all the time,I just like them but dont expect it to be too healthy in 2 or 3 years time.Oh,check all the fittings are tight before you use it,they seem to have a ''Screwdriver & Spanner'' phoebia in Taiwan!
Ron
Dont worry mate...Ive had 2 of em!I dropped my Thai bride, had to send her back after that!
Some of the original Swedish ABUs like your chrome model had brass endplates. These models obviously have better ding and corrosian restance than the alluminium endplate models.
Maybe I'll fit an anode.Some of the original Swedish ABUs like your chrome model had brass endplates. These models obviously have better ding and corrosian restance than the alluminium endplate models.
Couple an alluminium endplate, saltwater and a chrome frame and you have galvanic corrosian and instant degarading of the alluminium part setting in unless you are very scrupulous in maintaing them.
Can't understand why ABU still persist in using alluminium for sea reel endplates other than cost.:g:
Should worry about. Found out the other day that Okuma make a fair number of the reels for all top manufacturers except ABu.hi everybody,
just bought an abu 10'000 big game reel.look's alright but it's been made in taiwan.will the reel be any good or have i bought a load of rubbish.got it mail order for 59.99.cheer's....dave.
That's true but you are acting as the earth and will discharge any electrical current via your body.
The designers thought of that - and came up with 'sacrificial end plates'
Hi Pel Problem is on the alluminium frame jobs is the bars are chrome. So now the endplates and the frame plates are sacrificial.The designers thought of that - and came up with 'sacrificial end plates'
Some of the recent models have aluminium (I think) sides to the frames - wonder if that is better? Time will tell.
I have one of the gold BG ABU,s which does look cheap but works OK.
Recently I bought two 6500C Power Handle reels. £45 each and will do for pike and light boat work. Look as well made as any - Stamped 'Made in Sweden'. Only cost cutter I found in it is one ballbearing and one bush for the spool to run on.
I have no problem with bushes (my old 7000 had them, lovely reel) but cannot understand why ABU would go this way. Surely the saving in one ballbearing is minute?
They will do the job, I'm sure.
