![]() ![]() Here’s what you’ll need to get started cleaning your fishing reels. Here’s how to clean and lubricate an Abu Garcia Ambassadeur fishing reel.īig thanks to Steven Gonzales for the assistance with this post! Tools and Supplies Needed Some of the parts may have slight variations but the overall process will be the same. These basic steps for cleaning and lubricating a fishing reel will work for all baitcast fishing reels. As always, one may find some easier methods, but here’s my method. Here’s a guide to cleaning your fishing reels. If you like to tinker, taking apart an Abu reel is relatively easy, if you keep some key points in mind. If you don’t have the time or the desire to take your catfish reels apart, your local reel repair shop will clean reels for around 20–30 bucks each. Keeping your fishing reels clean and well lubricated assures optimum performance. The Abu Garcia Ambassadeur fishing reels can cast a mile, as well as haul in monster catfish and they’ll stand up to decades of use and abuse and keep on performing. That does not mean the year it was made but actually the year it came out.Abu Garcia Ambassadeur bait cast fishing reels are loved by catfish anglers all across the United States and are hands down the most popular fishing reels for catfish. In the 70's the first two numbers or the middle two numbers indicates the model year. The serial number indicates the model year of 1976 but they cannot all be read that way. Penn has used an anti reverse pawl (dog) ever since anti reverse became available on everything they make until the recent spinning reels now use an anti reverse one way bearing (still a pile of junk though). If the anti reverse pawl is damaged, worn, missing, or installed upside down or had the teeth opened up so far that it is not engaging. ![]() It is actually an excellent system and is still used today on many reels including the Shimano Curado, Citica and most any quality reel as a dual anti reverse backup along with a one way anti reverse bearing. The 5000D just like all the 5000 series reels prior to 1981, has an anti reverse pawl located just above the drive gear. Just remember to hold the handle when you set the hook! No anti-reverse so handle will turn backwards. ![]()
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