River Itchen Grayling day

[paul williams 2]

Will i need a lubricant?

 

[Claudia Crowther]

How would I know :-0

 

[paul williams 2]

LMAO!

 

[Cakey]

Cameras ready..............

 

[chavender]

Claudia , i might be able to help you out on the abu reel front as i've recently upgraded one of my abu 506's with a mk1 abu 507 (same shape but bigger) i'm halfway through pimping my spare abu 506 (reconditioning/restoring it) i've put back the anti-reverse pawl and cleaned up the friction plates & gear's (its fitted with the faster gears just like the 506M) so the drag is now as good as new and i'm about to do a re-spray on the pain't and fit a new cowling or re-furbish it (pain't it) ready to sell on E-bay but i'm willing to give you first choice,and if your not bothered by a little scuffing to the paint work on the reels body & cowling you can have it for ?30 and if your prepared to backwind (much better for trotting) i can remove the anti-reverse pawl ( the handle is already aligned with the lowest point of travell of the spool,giving improved line release ) it is also fitted with the shallow match spool.

 

[Claudia Crowther]

Chavender PM mate

 

[chavender]

sorted then. It has caught many a good grayling in its time,i hope its as lucky for you as its been for me.

 

[Neil Maidment]

Chavender, I could have done with you about 30 years ago. I ruined several ABU's trying to "release" the backwind !!

 

[chavender]

its easy you just take all the parts out of the reel put them in a bag and shake vigorously then put them back and you should be left with a bit thats the anti-reverse pawl.no it's easy (when you've done it a few times) its just a matter of a total strip down & rebuild of the gears.

 

[Cakey]

The same chap from another link also does ABU REELS

 

[Cakey]

and a few more besides.........

 

[Coops]

Abu closed faces.... I've got one of them in the garage somewhere. Forgot I had it. I will have to get it out and give it a twirl.

As I fish almost exclusively for barbel nowadays I've forgotten what treasures I have wasting away in the garage. What a waste! It will be nice to get the old Normark float rod out again too.

I'm really looking forward to this, the change will be like a holiday.

 

[Jeff ( Lucky ) Spiller]

Quick question.
The Itchen,very deep,very wide,very fast ?
What would be a good float, a small Avon crow quill ?

 

[Mark Wintle]

Jeff,

Fast, narrow, shallow. Drennan Chubbers (small ones) might be a good starting point.

 

[Jeff ( Lucky ) Spiller]

Thanks Mark, too narrow for my new 15' float rod ?
Just got some crow feathers off ebay, just need some balse and dope now.

 

[paul williams 2]

Jeff....did they replace the rod with the same model?

 

[Jeff ( Lucky ) Spiller]

Just picked it up from my local tackle shop, same model as before Paul.
I was hoping to use it on the Itchen.

 

[paul williams 2]

Nice one!.......watch the barges on the Itchen!

 

[Jeff ( Lucky ) Spiller]

If I see a barge on the Itchen, I'm off home.

 

[Claudia Crowther]

Jeff
If you see a barge on the Itchen you know your tom tom is rubbish lol;-)