muddy

hello folks help wanted please ,ive just got a abu goldmax 507 reel can anyone help please how do i get to taking the spool off and what is the little button called gear lock does it depress in and lock or does it just hold until you take your finger off button and how do you cast with the reel .....yup im a complete dunce with this reel many thanks for any info at all

Brian G

Is the button on the side of the reel pretty sure it is, and it does exactly what it says locks the gears to allow the removal of the line pick up cup, once you have removed the cup the spool will be exposed.

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muddy

Brian your a goodun done it mate thankyou, now as for the simply matter of casting ?? found the reel in a second hand shop boxed with a tiny instruction sheet £30 had to have it lol

Brian G

Casting is easy just dab the spool with your index fingure and the line will automatically fall against it and be ready to cast.

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muddy

thanks Brian ,only used to these new fangled reels mate ,this reel though is mint and i must admit looks very very nice oh and one more thing if i may ask Brian the slots on the actual cover i take it thats where you can feed the line thru ? i may be wrong lol

Brian G

No mate the line is feed through the centre of the outer cover and when the reel is turned less than half a turn the pick up pin or pins if it has two engage the line. You have got one of the least complicated reels manufactured, only a centre pin reel is simpler. The only draw back to the Abu reels is the tendency for the line to go behind the spool, I only ever put 50yds of line on the spool to help it lay flat on the spool, do not be tempted to overfill as this makes the problem worse.

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muddy

thank you once again Brian many thanks for help offered