- ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 WITH BAIT CLICKER MOD
- ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 WITH BAIT CLICKER SERIES
ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 WITH BAIT CLICKER MOD
This is a very easy mod - take you 5 minutes to do. You'll know right away - just take the hub back off, move to the off position and reassemble.Īs always with a project like this - measure twice, cut once. If you mistakenly don't have it in the off position when you put it together, it won't click. Note the position on the diagram of the click spring when in the "off" (down) position. Widen the slot just a little toward the outside and that should fix it. If after you're done and the reel is together, it doesn't seem smooth, it's likely that you cut the slot too close to the inside of the reel hub - the click mechanism is rubbing against the inside of the reel. Cut slowly, little by little is the way to go Make sure that when you cut the long slot that you cut it square with the reel hub. The diagram and pics should explain it all, but a couple of things to point out: I used a finetip marker to draw the cut lines on the reel hub. At HookandBullet, we make it easy for you to find the fishing related businesses in the area. Sometimes we need some expert advice, or we get caught out on the water later than expected. After all, we all forget gear from time to time. If you want to do it with a tape measure, you can, just convert the decimals to fractions or remember that 1/16" is. Find fishing tackle, live bait, fishing guides, fishing charters, campgrounds, and hotels near Fawn Creek. If you have an Abu with a clicker, just copy the measurements. I picked up a digital caliper on eBay for a buck. A digital caliper will help a lot too - as you can see from the diagram, the measurements aren't what you're going to find on your tape measure. Tools needed - a Dremel with reinforced cutoff wheel, and a vice. Since the mod is too difficult to explain in words, I put together a diagram and a couple of pics on how I did one of mine.
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caught blues to 20 pounds on it and several 15-17 pound channel cats on it with no problem.
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i caught a 40 pound flathead on it and that reel was screaming for mercy. it is great for channels and small blues.
ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 WITH BAIT CLICKER SERIES
The question of bait clickers seems to come up on here fairly often, and I've mentioned (as have others) that if you have an Abu Garcia 5000 series reel without a clicker that you can make a pretty easy mod to add one. i have it on a quantum tournament grade casting rod. I originally posted this in the Catfishing section, since that's what I fish for, but thought the Rough Fish guys might also be interested in this.