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fcap60 · 07-03-2007, 11:36 AM

nightfighter:

There's some good advice here, but my reccomendation is to do what works for you based on your fishing habits. For starters, I would just fish the reel "out of the box" for a while until you get comfortable with it, then go from there.

I have upgraded the drag wahers with Penn HT100's and they work great. I have also used both the power handles and the regular paddle handles that come stock on the ABUs. To be honest, I like the paddle handles very much, especially when throwing plugs b/c I think it's easier to use.

There's a few other things you can do...like open and remove the silver tesnion knob under the handle and remove the plastic piece that holds the spindle snug. I also remove one (1) break block on my 6500s (2) on my 7000s....This should allow the spool to spin a little easier.

Good luck

07-03-2007, 11:36 AM	#7
fcap60 Frank Capone Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hamden, Connecticut Posts: 2,229	nightfighter: There's some good advice here, but my reccomendation is to do what works for you based on your fishing habits. For starters, I would just fish the reel "out of the box" for a while until you get comfortable with it, then go from there. I have upgraded the drag wahers with Penn HT100's and they work great. I have also used both the power handles and the regular paddle handles that come stock on the ABUs. To be honest, I like the paddle handles very much, especially when throwing plugs b/c I think it's easier to use. There's a few other things you can do...like open and remove the silver tesnion knob under the handle and remove the plastic piece that holds the spindle snug. I also remove one (1) break block on my 6500s (2) on my 7000s....This should allow the spool to spin a little easier. Good luck