Originally Posted by
Bugle M In
appreciate the advice on hand drag and understand what you are saying (i flyfish a lot, so i get it)
I was just concerned about the creep or if there was an issue when on a down rigger.
Reason being, i talked to a few folks at some of the retailers (and they didnt know much about the Abu's but did look over they reel i had when i had line
put on).
They felt is sounded good and was smooth and drag was decent etc.
But, the biggest concern (other then reliablity) on reels is the drag system when on a downrigger.
Sounds like some reels have some issues with that, and even the islanders had that issue (so pay big bucks, but still not better off), so they came out
with the new version to deal with that.
The abu is just short of the amundson on drag and both are weaker then the islander mr3's, fyi, from me testing them all at once together.
The Luhr legacy i wanted to origianlly purchase for cheap seems to have been the older version, and i am hearing there were a lot of issues with
things like reel creep.
I think they have come out with a new version, so hard to say if it is better now?
That is the issue often times.
A reel comes out, and issues develop with some, and word gets around, and then everyone passes on the same info.
Then when the product, example the new LJ legacy comes out, you dont know if someone is sharing product review of the new version, or
of the previous old version.
Same thing with the Islanders going from some issues with the 2's and now to the 3's.
but yes, no reviews really of the abu at all.
Only Whognu's , which i do appreciate.
So it shows it isnt a common product out there.