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Fishpart · 05-27-2004, 06:45 AM

What improvements have you made and what improvements do you recommend for yor ABU Garcia 6500 sized reels?

I have two 6500 sized reels, an obsolete UltraCast and a TCST. Both reels have Smoothie Drags which are quite an improvement over the stock drag but are still lack somewhat. I also repalced the stock bearings on the TCST with ABEC 5 bearings, what a diference in smoothness and casting. I want to replace the bearings in my UltraCast but they are extremely hard to find. I ended up removing the shields on the bearings and polishing them with very fine abrasive compound.

I know some of you are using Penn 704 drag washers as an additional improvement over the smoothies, how are they working out?

05-27-2004, 06:45 AM	#1
Fishpart Keep The Change iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Road to Serfdom Posts: 3,275	ABU 6500 Upgrades? What improvements have you made and what improvements do you recommend for yor ABU Garcia 6500 sized reels? I have two 6500 sized reels, an obsolete UltraCast and a TCST. Both reels have Smoothie Drags which are quite an improvement over the stock drag but are still lack somewhat. I also repalced the stock bearings on the TCST with ABEC 5 bearings, what a diference in smoothness and casting. I want to replace the bearings in my UltraCast but they are extremely hard to find. I ended up removing the shields on the bearings and polishing them with very fine abrasive compound. I know some of you are using Penn 704 drag washers as an additional improvement over the smoothies, how are they working out?
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