

I have had like 15lb mono on it for quite awhile but felt like the line was 'lumpy' on the spool.

This past weekend I went down to fish on the Altamaha and on a friends advice I stripped it down about halfway and then topped off the spool with braid specifically 30lb Suffix brand.

Adjust Your Abu Garcia To Prevent Backlash & Cast Farther Abu Garcia's Blue Yonder 6500 & 7000 baitcast reels are known for making record long casts. I did this on my other reel as well which is a Diawa Exceler and it was golden however the Abu was just frustrating. If you adjust the spool tensioner, centrifugal & magnetic brakes correctly not only can you cast far but eliminate backlashes known as birdnesting. The line buried in on itself, didn't feel like it flowed off the reel, and really just wasn't enjoyable to use. I would really appreciate some input on what kind of line will work well on this reel.ġ.Does it perform better with mono versus braid versus ?Ģ.Is it better to use a heavier line and if so how heavy as a baseline? So I have totally stripped all of the line off of the reel and am going to completely re-spool it. I am not asking so much about brands (though I am very open to opinions on that as well) but more so just the general type of line that will give me the best performance out of this type of a reel. I think that I am explaining myself but I will be happy to answer questions if I am leaving out some detail that is critical. I would like this reel to be as usable as possible in a multitasking type of way though I appreciate it has it's ideal use simply due to the nature of it's design, I can accept that I just don't know what that ideal is.Ĭlick to expand.1. My draw to braid is the high tensile strength to line size ratio. My primary target is Gar, so I need to be able to cast a bit, yet hold up to the fight of a big fish. I don't know if anyone has done this yet or not, but when you spool your reel with mono, mono/braid, or just braid what is the weight difference? Because I'm wondering about the rotational mass of the spool at that point. The one with the most weight would probably help reduce backlash, and may cast further, as long as the line was light. I'm not sure I'm explaining this well, but here's my theory. Whether you want to fish in saltwater or fresh water or want to catch snapper, barramundi, Salmon, tailor, mulloway, cod and more, the Abu 7000 Reel will prove to make your whole fishing experience way more fun and effortless. I have an Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000 reel and the line guide gets stuck on one side or the other causing the line to pile up on one side of the spool. Braid is lighter than it's comparable weight line, but is it lighter than it's comparable size line? (i.e. Need to fix your 5000 (09 01) Ambassadeur Use our part lists, interactive diagrams, accessories and expert repair advice to make your repairs easy. 10# braid is the size of 4# but as far as weight what's the difference?) Because if the braid is heavier the increased rotational mass would mean the spool would take more energy to speed up the spool, but once it was rotating it would rotate longer.
