I have lots of baitcasting reels (Shimanos, Daiwas, and Quantums) and they all cast well without backlashing (except for rare backlashes caused by u. That's why Abu Garcia later received the honor of being chosen "Purveyor To The Royal Swedish Court," a distinction bestowed upon a select group of manufacturers for consistently exceeding its highest standards of quality and craftsmanship.Ību Garcia's influence on the sportfishing community is unmatched. Today I bought two older Swedish made, Abu Ambassadeur 'One 5000's' for 15 each and they are in great shape, except that one constantly backlashes. If not for the 'ABU' engraving on the left plate, this reel could be considered a Record Ambassadeur 6000. Undaunted, ABU redirected its skills toward the development of precision fishing reels used by anglers the world over. Transitional reels of notoriety are the non-ABU 5000 with neither ABU or Record engraved on the left side plate, the 4-screw version of 5000C De Luxe and the ABU engraved 6000 below.
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The Record Ambassadeur 5000, 5000A, and 6000 models were also added to the series of Ambassadeur lineups. Unfortunately, World War II caused a sharp decline in the demand for taxi meters. 1955: The first Small Mouth Bass was imported to Sweden by the Borgstroms and ABU’s first spinning reel, the ABU 444 was introduced to the market. Borgström was a brilliant craftsman with a talent for light precision engineering skills he had acquired during his years in the Halda watchmaking factory. The company manufactured pocket watches, telephone timers and taxi meters. (Images: Courtesy Pure Fishing/Abu Garcia) Of all places, it came from Swedenan odd twist since baitcasting is the only truly American form of angling (having evolved from the simple Kentucky reels of the mid-1800s). In 1921, by the river of Mörrum in Svängsta, Sweden, Carl August Borgström founded AB Urfabriken. RIGHT: In another early ad, Junior is stoked over a Mitchell 300 spinning reel while Dad eyes the real prize, the Ambassadeur 5000 casting reel.
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