When ABU did start numbering, it was a serialized form. the first to appear was the famous ABU Ambassadeur 5000 which has a number like 118158 which simply meant it was the 118thousand and 158th reel in the series. Numbers would soon run out, due to world wide popularity. I am considering giving musky fishing a try. I have caught musky by accident but never actually targeted them. #ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 120013 MANUAL#Ĭurrently my heaviest gear is medium action walleye gear.Late 90s 6 figures, usually the last digit. Late 80s / early 90s 3 pair of numbers separated by "-" Checkered foot ie xx08xx - 1968 Smooth footġ970s 6 figure numbers, first 2 or middle 2 numbers as read ie 71xxxx or xx71xx - 1971 Checkered footġ980s Same as 70s but usually first 2 digits ie 82xxxx - 1982 Checkered foot Found in early Ambassadeur 50 (ribbed sideplates) Smooth footĦ figure numbers Late 60s / early 70s. Smooth footĦ figure numbers Late 1950s to 1960s, numbers running from 1xxxxxx to 9xxxxxx. Also found in reels made in the late 60s / early 70s especially the 5000C. A useful rule which I learn from a tackle dealer in UK:Ĥ figure numbers Found in 5000 De Luxes and 5000C Deluxes spanning early 1960s to 1970s Smooth footĥ figure numbers Sometimes found in mid 50s record ambassadeurs and very early Ambassadeur 5000. one can usually tell the approximate age. There is no consistency in the way ABU number the reel foot but with a little experience combing servral other factors like design etc. (For example, 741120 would be different from 750030). Associated with these numbers will be the year in which this code was implemented. These numbers usually indicate the production code which can mean a different design, manufacturing process or material change. In most cases, these number are not serialized or unique to each reel except for some limited edition models. This number can usually tell the approximate age of the reel.
It appears to be a '72 model if it has a checkered foot and the spool bearings are 3 X 10 X 4's.Īmong the many questions people have about ABU reels, the most frequently asked ones would be the meaning of those numbers stamped on the reel foot.
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