NAUGHTY But Nice - Another Ebay Purchase 😈


The reason I felt guilty regarding the purchase of the Abu 506 was because of this beauty below.


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This is the Abu704.
For less than £20.00 including postage on ebay I just could not resist this with 3 spools supplied to.
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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just goes to show if you look hard enough there are still some bargains out there on ebay. 😉
I have one of these already. 😈
It cost me £30.00 second hand with one spare spool so this is a bargain.

I had dropped my older reel on the floor at home. The floor is solid oak so it was like dropping in on a slab of concrete.  !!!!!!!!!!!

The reel was fine apart from a small dent in the cowl but just a small dent altered the cylindrical shape of the spool slightly. It also made it very difficult to remove and replace which is a must with these reels.
It also hindered the line release from the spool.
I have no doubt one of the friendly engineers at work could re- shape it for me the next time I call in the fitting department but a bargain is a bargain and I just couldn't resist . 😉

This is the best closed face reel I have owned.
( Not having tried my Abu 506 yet )
 A little clunky compared to the Daiwa 125M though.

Having had two Daiwa 125Ms

which I liked immensely I believe the 704 has greater longevity and I would recommend this reel to anyone trotting on less than 5 lb line
 ( pre - stretched ).

FACE OFF !!!!!!!!

Let see how the 704 compares to the Abu 506
If there are any closed faced reel specialists reading this please comment and give us your the benefit of your expertise as to why the Abu 506 is rated the best closed face reel of all time and more importantly
 why haven't Abu been able to replicate their success 40 years down the line ??????

Until the next time . . .

 TTFN . . . .




Peanut.

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