abu garcia cardinal 704lx

[renmaster]

hey guys.... just bought this reel at basil manning for R799. anyone got any reviews.. was going to get the excellor but i thought i would 'test drive' an abu...
testing grounds will be vidal ledges.. leave in 1 week. this will compliment my excellor 8ft medium heavy and my shimano 6'6 ... i've heard the first nice kingies are coming out.... cant wait...

 

[FLUKE]

In the latest Berkley DVD a 30kg GT is landed on a 700 series Abu after a four hour fight with 10lb Fireline.
Enough said!!
Did Basil Manning have anymore because I'm also interested in one?

 

[renmaster]

sorry fluke... i bought the last 704lx at the gateway branch... they are clearing stock and have quite a few things on special... they still had the 2 other abu's but different models to the 704 ( not sure if they still there tho, i bought mine on friday )
good to hear the reel can take some punishment.

 

[BigMatt]

on that berkly DVD those reels were really put through their paces andman did they perform....

gonna be my next reel

 

[dugongboy]

[color=#006600]renmaster[/color] wrote:

hey guys.... just bought this reel at basil manning for R799. anyone got any reviews.. was going to get the excellor but i thought i would 'test drive' an abu...
testing grounds will be vidal ledges.. leave in 1 week. this will compliment my excellor 8ft medium heavy and my shimano 6'6 ... i've heard the first nice kingies are coming out.... cant wait...

Good on you bro - the Excellor is a decent reel but is way overpriced -  and overrated due to the excellent marketing on ESA !!

I also saw the DVD and I was impressed !!

 

[Van The Fisher Man]

Hi Guys,

These reels are fantastic. From the Xcraftic alloy that they are made of, to the sealed, bushed, Carbon Matrix drag that CAN stop the bus, the 800’s have bearings instead of the bushing found on the 700’s.

I would also like to add, that before we put these reels on the store shelves, that we tested them by over spooling them with line rated to heavy for the reel and then tied it to the back of a car and tried our best to destroy the reel, I have kept that specific reel and with no repairs necessary, and I am still fishing with it.

Enjoy
Van

 

[FLUKE]

Van was it the 704lx that Adam and Earl were using? I'm looking for the same size range as the Daiwa 2500. The reel they used looked about the size I'm looking for.

I want to check the E.L. Shops otherwise I'll have to try order one. I wasn't going to buy straight away but when I saw the post about one for R799 I got all excited:lol:1 and now I'll just have to look for the next best price!

 

[ignoblis]

The are still available for R799.00 at Basil Manning main shop, 2 maybe 3 left also 1 smaller 700 series available. Well worth a look.

ignoblis

 

[FLUKE]

Thanks, I snapped one up on Friday and can't wait for it to arrive today. R799 is an absolute steal as they are now R1200-R1400!!

 

[FLUKE]

My reel arrived and it's a beauty, can't wait to use it.

I beleive Abu to be the leaders in precision reels for light tackle fishing and I can see that this one is no exception. You just have to take the spool off and see the bush the spool runs on. This bush system eliminates the need for the little drag washer under the spool.

That little drag washer is the weakness in the drag system of almost all spinnng reels. I have never understood why reel manufacturers have a huge multidisc drag system on top and then have 1 washer the size of a 10c peice on the bottom.

WELL DONE ABU FOR PUTTING IN SOME THOUGHT.:first:first

 

[renmaster]

nice one fluke.... totally agree... quality reel. i'm off to vidal tommorow ( i'm frothing i'm so excited )and really gonna fish it hard... the mercury fishing reports say vidal is fishing well so hopefully there some nice kingy's around...will have a report back on monday...