NEW Abu Garcia 7000 Catfish Special Reel
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- An in-depth look at the all-new Abu Garcia 7000 Catfish Special reel.
Abu Garcia catfish reels have been the gold standard for catfish anglers for decades with the "gold standard" being the 6500 series reel. There are more catfish anglers using 6500C3 reels for catfish than any other fishing reel. The 7000 Catfish Special Reel is a larger reel than the popular 6500 series reel. The 7000 series reels have been in production for many years but the all-new Catfish Special reel has received a facelift like the other popular catfish reels.
This week we take an in-depth look at the Abu Garcia 7000 Catfish Special and its features and compare it to the popular 6500 series catfish reels so you can decide what the best option is for you!
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Timestamps:
00:40 Comparing 6500 and 7000 Catfish Reel
01:18 7000 Catfish Special Gear Ratio
01:32 What the 7000 Catfish Special Is For
01:55 The most popular catfish reel
02:15 Who should use the 7000 Series catfish reel
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I love mine! It took a long time for it to arrive last season, but very much worth the wait. Plenty of flatheads and blues on it so far 🔥
Very nice looking reels. Hello from the other side of EM!
Very nice real I love the 6500 myself but that 7,000 looks great thanks for the video and the info great job
Thanks
Thats an awesome looking reel.
Nice looking reel
I just bought the signature rod to match that same reel. I cant wait
I’ve always used the 6500’s but I bought four of the 7000’s just before Christmas and I love them so far..
Nice!
Been looking at getting one of them to try do you like them I was thinking about getting the 6500 to try it out
I am a die-hard Abu ambassadeur collector and user😁 I have just recently started using planer boards and a friend of mine that is well versed fishing with planer boards uses Shimano Calcutta however that is too rich for my blood😱 I think I will just stick to my vintage Abu reels and fix them as they need LOL but I'm not going lie Chad that is a very beautiful looking reel👍👍👍😋😋😋🎣🎣🎣🎣
I love old Abu reels. Have a ton and have a lot of heartaches over ones I wish I’d never parted with.
Will the 65000 be a good fit for your whisker seeker FMJ MH 7’6 1P or should I do H on the rod for the perfect fit?
MH is fine
I live in Pennsylvania. 6500 or 7000 size?
Would the 6500 stand up to 30lb mono or should I go for the 7000? Going for trophy blues and big flats in TX. Love the channel, thanks!
Yes. No problem. All
I use is 6500
@@Catfishedge awesome thanks for the answer! Just wish they made em in left handed retrieve!
They do. Any 6501 model
@@Catfishedge Right, I went with the 7001 C since I wanted something I could take to saltwater as well as I go to Florida a couple times a year and do some fishing, but it doesn’t look like they make the catfish special in left handed yet, unless they do not advertise it on their website.
Which one would you recommend for fishing rivers, im wanting to use 30lb to 40lb main line
6500
What's the difference in the 2 adjustment knobs on the 7000, or do they both do the same thing?
You figure this out?? Im womdering the same
@@devonmcpeak8062 Not really!! The knob by the handle does not appear to do anything that I can tell when adjusted. The one on the opposite side seems to adjust the drop speed, just like any other baitcaster. I have 2 of these reels and have only used them once. I can really zing the baits out there with them.
So many have there best catfish rig this is good one
Thanks
if I had the money I would definitely buy one
I love my Abu 7000
Nice!
How’s the weather in Texas. We have had all we can handle so we thought we would share it with Texas. A little taste of a real winter in Indiana.
Where can we pick these reels up at?
Most tackle shops have them but
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7000 handle a sturgeon?
Can this reel be changed to lefty!? Please!
No
Does the 7000 cast farther ?
No
Great reel I own 12. People will complain about anything.
True!
I have big hands and I live by the 7000s. Well time to spend $300 because I want 2 new ones. Lol
Sorry!
Hey I would take a Penn Roddy 175 baitcaster over an Abu Ambassador any day! Just kidding! I still have my cheap Penn Roddy 175s I bought 13 years because you recommended them. Believe it or not those son of a guns are still working for me, although I've never caught anything over 15 pounds on them. Love the channel! 🙂👍
You may have the only remaining working reels
Of the 3 reels you mentioned which are made in China and which are made in Sweden
Any of you catfish anglers know what line I should run on my 6500 catfish special
Clear big game Trilene
25lb
Also a big difference between the two are that the 6500's are made in Sweden, and the 7000's are made in China
Wow . Someone who can relate to what I'm saying. Bravo 😆 everyone puts those new 7000s on here. like they're . Abu Garcia made and funny thing is when I went to Cabela's to try to purchase this reel. They're not Switzerland made. Made in China . 😆 And I'm sure glad I didn't purchase it. But like Chad said the 65s are made in Switzerland. And they're engraved stamp.
@@joeaguilar196 none of them are made in Switzerland. The 6500 is made in Sweden because that’s where one of the factories are. Many of their higher end reels are made in the China factory including Revos. They’re made to the same specs. The reels with an “S” are the ones from China you don’t want to buy. like the 6500 S you can buy at Walmart. It’s garbage.
Why don’t they make the catfish model in left hand
Most of the special series reels don’t come in left hand models.
Ya I just wish they did. I use the 6501c3 that are great but would like the catfish ones..
Hehe I love my 5500 Abu Garcia but you're lucky
Tbh the 5500 is the best for catfishing
I use them for channel catfish
One time I had my clicker set so I could chop some more bait up and it starts going off and I thought someone was screaming bloody murder no It a giant catfish running with the bait
Making my clicker sound like someone was screaming
Can't find one no where's!
They'll come back at some point
the 7000 I bought less than a year ago the line guide quit working..
The line guard is like $3. It would have to be wore down to a brass color though. If you have too much grease in in the worm they will do that. I don’t know why but they ship them with way too much grease. If all that’s good it’s either the pawl or cog wheel. You could replace both for less than $10 shipped. I have so many Abus I keep parts around all the time. You can get a ceramic pawl for a little more.
I went from the 6500 to the 7000 because of drag ... 7000 has 5lbs of drag than the 6500. Why would somebody put 50lb mono on a reel that only has 20lbs of drag? I don’t understand why people put greater than 20lb braid on abu 6500.
Matching diameter of braid to mono
@@randyharrison6341 so you pay more $$$, reduce casting distance, and don’t get any more advantage ... sounds great sign me up
@@JustinFraleyJustCatchFish I have increased casting distance with braid and it’s around the same price. There’s plenty of upsides. If all you look for is the negatives that’s all you’ll find.
@@randyharrison6341 you’ll increase distance with mono vs braid hands down if it’s the same pound test. My argument which I don’t understand is why do people put 30lb pound braid or higher on a reel that only offers 15lb of drag?
@@randyharrison6341 you increase distance if you have braid vs mono sorry. I wrote that backwards
Bought a 7000, grinds and squeals and rattles when casting. I couldn’t get it to stop… severely disappointed
Are these 7000’s made in Sweden? Or are they made in China?
Best question everyone should stop funding the ccp
I believe the 7000 reels are indeed made in China
China
An easy way to tell if the Abu is from Sweden or China is to look at the model. If it has a C such as 6500 C3 it is from Sweden. If it has a S it is from China.
@@jasonstokley7274 these are 7000 C3 and they’re still made in China. They’re just made to “Swedish specs”. The S model is garbage
I refuse to use anything other than Abu. I use all 6500’s
Turtle reel lol
If it not made in sweden it's not worth buying. China reels are cheap.
The 7000’s have held up well
For me.
They’re not made in Sweden. None of them are made in Sweden anymore. It says engineered in Sweden. Don’t talk about shit you don’t know about.
Educate yourself instead of listening to something someone else told you.
I'll stick with my penn it holdes 60 mono
👍
I wont buy a abu Garcia if it's not made in Sweden.
Your sponsored by Abu why don’t you do some reviews on some good reels for the average fisherman This reel is over a 100 dollars most average fisherman will not by it If you guys and gales need a true video without sponsorship go Dieter Melhone fishing he shows a bunch of affordability reels and test them out on the lake
True...i just bought the catfish pro reel from mike baker and trust me way better than any abu out there at only $59.99
Abu reels are used by more catfish anglers than any other reel. Yes I’m sponsored by them but I’ve been using them exclusively long before that. There’s an in depth article on my site about reels and I cover extensively why I don’t use cheap reels and why I don’t suggest others buy them a well. In the end my review is the same for all, you can buy a rebranded Chinese reel, it’s going to break because all reels break and when you need parts you won’t be able to get them so you’ll buy a new reel and won’t have saved any money. I can drive 30 minutes and get a part for any abu reel of any age without issue. The parts will always be available. I cover what I use and this is what I use. Pay now or pay later but either way you’re going to pay. I don’t fish with chicken and jello either. Just saying.
To big,and a little over kill for me,just like a 70 thousand dollar boat to a 20 thousand dollar boat,the fish know no difference,prime example, Hagen Grubbs thats all needs to be said!!
That reel is junk.
Because?
Wrong!
The 7000 is made in China. There is no "made in sweden" stamp on that reel. I had one, it crapped out on me. Abu is great, if they are made in Sweden.
To me those are just boat reels .
I like big reels. I fish the Mississippi river from the bank .l use Penn squall 30s & Penn senators and shamino TlDs 25s on 14 Ft heavy Meathunters RDS .
Simply because I know what's in the big river ,
And I don't have a boat , But still need to get way out there and be able to fight those real big ones If they deside to go the other way.
Maybe a little over kill , but don't have to worry about lusing the fish of a life time.