Advice TSR or Blue Yonder

[wingnut55]

As title, if you had a choice, would you have the Abu 6500i TSR or the Abu 6500 Blue Yonder, the mag-trax version, not the early non magged version. ?

Ian.

 

[tdxs133pm]

Abu 6500i TSR or the Abu 6500 Blue Yonder

Are you heading totally retro Ian?Always liked the look of the TSR.

 

[flappy]

Are you heading totally mental Ian?

 

[tdxs133pm]

tdxs133pm said:
No he didn't flaps,you did.

 

[groundswell]

As title, if you had a choice, would you have the Abu 6500i TSR or the Abu 6500 Blue Yonder, the mag-trax version, not the early non magged version. ?

Ian.

God loves a tryer, last time I looked the holy grail had still not been found

 

[wingnut55]

God loves a tryer, last time I looked the holy grail had still not been found

And you certainly try my patience mate.

Ian.

 

[groundswell]

And you certainly try my patience mate.

Ian.

I did not know you had any, never the less keep us updated on your latest hunt, it's been a quiet week

 

[tdxs133pm]

last time I looked the holy grail had still not been found

Thought Indiana Jones found that with his Father in "The Last Crusade"

 

[blakdog is back]

As title, if you had a choice, would you have the Abu 6500i TSR or the Abu 6500 Blue Yonder, the mag-trax version, not the early non magged version. ?

Ian.

Neither are that great but the TSR that was supposedly the Ambassadeur flagship model was very second rate and suffers all sorts of issues. Many suffer spool/cage contact and they have a stainless steel pinion gear against a stainless steel spindle which is prone to seizing if not cleaned and lubed regularly. It also looks a bit camp if I'm being honest

 

[wingnut55]

Neither are that great but the TSR that was supposedly the Ambassadeur flagship model was very second rate and suffers all sorts of issues. Many suffer spool/cage contact and they have a stainless steel pinion gear against a stainless steel spindle which is prone to seizing if not cleaned and lubed regularly. It also looks a bit camp if I'm being honest

Thanks Russ, value your opinion.

Ian.

 

[Shirleycodlin]

I think I had the one tsr that was decent.
Never ceased, never pinched line and worked spot on.
Used to cane it, when the cod were about.....

 

[wingnut55]

I think I had the one tsr that was decent.
Never ceased, never pinched line and worked spot on.
Used to cane it, when the cod were about.....

Thanks Shirl, having read various threads on WSF on both reels, seems mixed opinions so far. Might just have to buy one of each and make my own judgement.

Ian.

 

[Topwater]

I wouldn't choose either as fishing reels to be honest Ian. Or are you looking at these reels for collecting? The TSR I bought was poorly finished with sharp edges to the cage, so it went back and I gave up on ABU multies for fishing. Blue Yonders? Pah, just tarted up same-old from the once mighty brand imo.
For what can only be hoarder reasons, I've held on to some original green Mag Elites and pair in 'Florida orange' but I never use them. One of these days I'll perhaps get around to selling them, the unused SportsMags and all the field reels I've squirreled away. It's an affliction

 

[wingnut55]

I wouldn't choose either as fishing reels to be honest Ian. Or are you looking at these reels for collecting? The TSR I bought was poorly finished with sharp edges to the cage, so it went back and I gave up on ABU multies for fishing. Blue Yonders? Pah, just tarted up same-old from the once mighty brand imo.
For what can only be hoarder reasons, I've held on to some original green Mag Elites and pair in 'Florida orange' but I never use them. One of these days I'll perhaps get around to selling them, the unused SportsMags and all the field reels I've squirreled away. It's an affliction

More collecting to be honest mate, but i do use Chrome Rockets, probably the best reels Abu made in my opinion. And your right, I am guilty of being a tackle hoarder like yourself.

Ian.

 

[tdxs133pm]

I am guilty of being a tackle hoarder

Get away.Never would have guessed.

 

[Topwater]

I agree with you about the chrome Rockets from when 'Made in Sweden' meant something, not just a stamp on a sideplate

 

[blakdog is back]

I agree with you about the chrome Rockets from when 'Made in Sweden' meant something, not just a stamp on a sideplate

You do realise that by then most of the component ABU parts were already being made in Taiwan or mainland China don't you?

 

[JLD]

But not to the same spec I take it ?

 

[Topwater]

The chromed brass sideplates were good imo Russ. Certainly took your monomag conversions well. As for the inards well once a field reel 'tune' was made up the guts hardly mattered, nor were they there long as the tinkering never stopped

 

[blakdog is back]

The chromed brass sideplates were good imo Russ. Certainly took your monomag conversions well. As for the inards well once a field reel 'tune' was made up the guts hardly mattered, nor were they there long as the tinkering never stopped

The Chromes were a good reel ... but they were not really the Swedish product that the old ones were.