Replacement vintage rod rings

[willybendit]

Hi if your after a ABU 9000c ive afew to sell ,
from £60 to a B/new one in its box never been used or had line on it £230 regards Alain

[lazy hooker]

Originally Posted by SteveM422

Hi Mike..... I might well do that.... I'd quite like another with the long cork handle but in better nick than mine is currently! Any chance of some pics and, if you message me with the sort of money you'd be after, then I'm sure we could do a deal. I've decided that, as good as modern tackle is, I'm going retro - a 484 Atlantic paired with a 1970's 9000C - perfect!

its an absolute classic rod...capable of hitting 200 yards, with a tip thats for fishing!!!!!

you've found the best person for them...i know he even has had a couple rebuilt and they are mint!!!

[MRG2000]

Originally Posted by SteveM422

I'm going retro - a 484 Atlantic paired with a 1970's 9000C - perfect!

Ooooooo sounds fab , be even better with an original red 9000 with the tear drop handle ( brass side plates), that was my first ABU rod and reel combo i worked for months to get the cash to buy that set up.....a long time ago too.

[SteveM422]

Well.... I have already got two 9000C's, my original purchased in 1978 for my 18th birthday, another that I bought a few years later in Northern Ireland, both have the brass side plates and the tear-drop handles but have the black finish (which I actually prefer - I've never been a big fan of ABU's red). I've just bought a rather nice, almost mint 10000CA which I also intend to use from the beach.... So, it's just a really nice cork handled 484, as close to original condition and fittings as possible!

[SteveM422]

Willy..... I am soooooo sorely tempted to have a couple of those from you!....

As a footnote to this thread, can anyone answer a question for me? I've been buying ABU tackle since the early 1970's, then, I think it was around the mid eighties, their tackle started to appear branded as 'ABU Garcia' as it still is today... I always thought that the new branding only kicked in during the eighties, but if this is the case, how is it that I often see really early Ambassadeurs for sale in their original boxes, some from what look like the 50's and 60's, branded as ABU Garcia?

[willybendit]

Hi Steve im no Abu expert but as far as i know Garcia Bought ( michell) and then bought shares in ABU then the take over came about ABU /Garcia im sure its all part of the pure fishing group now id never buy a ABU unless it was made in sweden anyway should you ever need parts for you reels ive about 30 reels All Abu 9000c & ABU 12 & 6500 in my ABU collection regards Alain

[SteveM422]

Hi Alain..... Thanks for that. I still think it's a bit strange that some really old vintage ABU's are branded as ABU Garcia though.... I've recently returned to angling, serious angling at any rate, very recently after a break of well over 30 years and thank gawd I kept virtually all of my old gear! I have recently bought a smaller Ambassadeur, a 6600 C4, which has Made in Sweden on the sideplate and, to be fair, is a lovely bit of kit... I think, like most people here, that I have an aversion to anything with Made in China stamped on it!

[martin56]

Some of the misunderstanding will more than likely be by ebay sellers.

I think i've seen old ABU reels on ebay described as ABU Garcia & pretty sure it's just a slip of the tongue in many cases.