This was the original model released some 25 years ago. It holds 220 yards of 20lb monofilament fishing line. (No level wind) features: Gear ratio of 4.7:1. Weight 298 gmĦ500-CT (black and silver) Original. It holds 220 yards of 20lb monofilament fishing line (this being the most popular line weight for salmon fishing). Ultra Cast 6500-C3 (black and silver) features: Gear ratio of 4.7:1. Given the 6500s pedigree it is truly tremendous value for money. There are numerous other brands of this sized baitcaster in stores in New Zealand for twice this price. Currently a new 6500 in New Zealand will cost you around $230.00. Perhaps this factor also adds to its unswerving popularity. The Abu 6500 is also inexpensive when compared with similar sized baitcasters from other manufacturers. This will avoid your valuable reels becoming scratched. Try to avoid laying your rod and reel down on the stones. They may be battered and the paint worn off but because spares parts are inexpensive and readily acquired they can be kept working like new.
ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 LC UPGRADE
Whereas spare parts for other brands would not be available in-store and would need to be ordered! The later model Abu Ambassadeur UC6500C baitcasting reel.Īs anglers upgrade and buy new salmon baitcasters their old Abu reels are kept as spares. The pawls and worm gears for this reel are readily available at most quality tackle stores in the South Island. Some of the best salmon ever landed in New Zealand have been taken on the Abu 6500. Here the 6500 has proven itself a winner on South Island riverbeds were nor-west winds often whip up dust storms during summer. The constant casting and winding of the handle will quickly expose any weakness in design or construction. Salmon fishing is tough on gear reels especially so. Perhaps one of the main reasons the Abu 6500 has stood the test of time is the availability of spare parts. These events are still remembered as some of the most significant in the history of the sportfishing tackle industry. The Swedish-built ABU 444, the company’s first spinning reel, was introduced in 1955 followed in 1965 by the first Cardinal reel. The generation of world famous Ambassadeur reels got their start at the 1954 New York World’s Fair. The first reel, named Record, was marketed in 1939.
After World War II Abu redirected its efforts toward the development of precision fishing reels. It originally manufactured pocket watches, telephone timers and taximeters. The company was founded by Carl August Borgstrom in 1921. The 6500-C3 is the embodiment of precision Swedish engineering. The reel will also sound different and be less prone to tangles. After this treatment you will notice that casting is greatly improved. At least once a season, and preferably at the beginning of each season, the whole reel should be stripped, cleaned, lubricated, and reassembled. The precision quality solid brass gears should be kept lightly oiled. To get the best out of your Abu 6500-C3 always ensure that you fill the spool to within 2mm of the top or casting distance will be greatly reduced.
If you were going to be fishing the surf you would want a bigger reel with greater line capacity.
This being the ideal amount of line for a salmon reel used for river fishing where very long casting is not required. This reel has three ball bearings and a gear ratio of 4.7:1. The model that everyone would recognise is the black Ultra Cast 6500C. The 6500 has undergone various upgrades over the years.
I personally own four of this model and have caught many salmon on them. It has been, and remains still, by far the biggest selling reel of its type in New Zealand. The Abu 6500-C3 Classic reel has for over two decades been the baitcaster of choice for many thousands of New Zealand salmon anglers.
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