abu 7000 lever drag

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Does anyone out there own an ABU 7000 LEVER DRAG and what do you think of it? is the drag consistent?

cheers
Reggy

[revs57]

G'day Reggie...I have an ABU 7000 Syncro...the handle winds backward to take the drag off, when you begin to work on a fish it takes up the drag functioning like a lever drag...Its not bad...I've found the drag on that particular reel a bit jerky though but I use it for floatling on reefies, snapper and such mostly...I find that the syncro function enables me to easly pull out a few metres of line and set it in place without the disengage, engage thing, cant say the jerky darg has ever caused a problem...its just not smooth like the other ABU, penns and shimanos I have

cheers

Rhys

[Rod_Bender]

Yeah i've got the abu lever drag reel. I like it! What are you using it for? Rivers or reef?

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Rhys
Haven`t seen a syncro yet....interesting! Thanks for the reply
Reggy


Rod Bender
Don`t have one yet. Doing my homework first. All good so far.
Reggy

[Rod_Bender]

Reggy

The reason i asked was if your looking at using it for bottom bashing out at the shoals etc, for $ reasons, why not just go to a TLD model say 20.

[billfisher]

I have heard that it is really an adapted multidisk star drag. Ie it is not like the typical lever drags with a large single disk. This may be a good or a bad thing depending on the intended use. Ie it should be a good casting reel, but it will not be as smooth or powerful as the tradtional lever drag system.

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Looks like a typical single disk lever drag to me. Have a look at
Southwestern Parts schematic.

[billfisher]

Reggy,

Thats what I was told by a tackle store owner. Perhaps someone who owns one can elighten us. There have been quite a few different 7000 models made over the years apart from the red bush bearing model everyone knows, including high speed ones and a saltwater version with stainless steel sideplates.