New Abu 7000i reels WHICH LINE??? HELP!!!!!!!

Member Joined: May 13, 2009 Posts: 18 Location: Suffolk

Have recently purchased a pair of Abu 7000i Multipliers to use on my boat, not sure how to fill them successfully. I have always avoided multipliers for use on the beach as i can't use them for long casts, heaven knows ive tried! Which mono line do i need to fill them with for trouble free casting on the boat, and do i need a shockleader attached? The reels are the levelwind type if that makes much difference.

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:29 am

any thing from 15 to 20lb i use 20lb so there no need for a shockleader because you dont generate that much power from a boat if you got 7 other anglers onboard as you got the be aware of the other around you, 20lb should be ok for all your fishing around suffolk

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:35 am

As stated 15 to 20lb line is ideal, having the level wind helps you concentrate on the fish rather than winding on the line so it don't bunch up.
After saying that it is a simple job to use you thumb and fore finger to guide the line on.

Uptiding from the boat don't need a long cast only enough to clear the scare area, 20 to 40 yds is ample.
Cheers
keith big grin

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:30 pm

The above advice is good for line strength for uptiding and shallow bottom fishing but simple choice of line strength will not give you trouble free casting. There is a few things you can do to help.

Underfill the spool slightly, say 5mm below the spool lip. This reduces the delivery of line per turn of the spool and helps a great deal to prevent fluffs and birdies during the initial release and early part of the cast. The 7000 has a big spool so the slight loss of line capacity will not cause you any problems on this part of the coast.

Also snap all the brake blocks into use (I think they have 4?), this along with the drag caused by the level wind will go a long way to helping with backlash problems. A heavier oill or grease on your level wind will also act as an additional brake if used rather than the recommended light oil. The added benefit is that the level wind will also have more protection.

Rather than use light oil in the bushes at each end of the reel use a heavier oil, this will also help slow things down a bit. Car gearbox oil is a favourite but if you need to slow the reel more you can use black axle grease or the ultimate solution, motorcycle chain lube - the latter really really works well, just make sure you get the old fashioned sticky spray grease (one made by Putoline is my favourite) and not one of these new fangled PTFE or wax thingys ... which are as crap as a chain lube as they are at slowing your reel.

One word of caution ... do not use end tension as a brake! In the short term it does work but over time causes a lot of damage and can be a very expensive mistake on models such as the 7000 with a fixed spindle .... too much tension and a load of stress from a big fish or lump of weed can see the spindle distorting requiring a replacement spool.