Abu 6500

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    Posted: 30 Jun 2013 at 8:05pm
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Got an old Abu 6500, had it for 20 plus years & has done me well over that time. It is my 4kg mono setup.

It is not smooth as it once was. Drag is a bit sticky, nothing to get worried about & still preforms as it should do.

Problem is, when I flick out a half pillie with 1/4oz sinker, I am not getting the distance. Probably not even half the distance as it once did. There is no way I could get a birds nest unless I really wanted one.
What love to have this reel performing as it did ages ago or is it past its use by date
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Hi BB
Ok best to send your reel to me for a service and upgrade drag washers to carbontex, I am sure we can get it running better than it used to for min $$, my address is 99 Market Rd, Epsom, Auckland, ph 021 975 471 anytime, cheers swordfishsteve
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