abu big game question

[eelman]

Originally Posted by nightprowler

was this the HSN model?
Im looking for my first convench to fish from the surf and was looking at the 7000 HSN

Doesnt make a difference which model they all got wet Abu never came out with a waterproof drag like shimano did with the Dartanium drag..you can pour water on it and it still stays smooth as silk..Abu's suck in the surf, my advice would be to stay away from abu products for serious surf fishing they are fine in a boat. where there are seas involved like the surf and the reel will get wet...Go with a calcutta 400b for surf. I even had problems with mine from rain while fishing, just to much upkeep. If your only fishing a couple nights a week you may be ok or if you by into the "rocket" crap and super bearings or if you cast in a cornfield. Otherwise there are far superiour reels out there today. Like I said I baught mine basically as live lining reels with no casting per say being done with them and they are cheap.

These reels on dry land performed best in a football field for distance casting and even then, they cant hold a candle to the smooth castability of a calcutta