Got a new rod and reel coming my way!

oneastrix · 05-06-2003, 09:02 AM

Yessir...got an Abu Garcia "Ambassadeur" (I love their spelling on that) combo coming my way UPS. Should be here on Thrusday! Can't wait to hit the lake again this weekend and work on casting with a bait-caster style reel!

Anybody experienced with these?

alan c. · 05-06-2003, 09:11 AM

Plenty. Hopefully the new Ambassaduers are "wasp nest" proof. All of mine are from the 70's.

wes · 05-06-2003, 09:20 AM

Maybe you'll be able to catch some fish now.

Wayne · 05-06-2003, 10:59 AM

Once you become accustomed to it you will never go to anything else.I used to be a diehard spinning reel man myself, until I took a spur of the moment trip one afternoon with a co-worker.All he uses is the baitcasters. Just set the cast control a little tight at first then go from there Good luck on your next fishin' trip

oneastrix · 05-06-2003, 11:10 AM

Thanks Wayne....I posted the names of the lakes you inquired about on the other thread!

NRAJOE · 05-06-2003, 11:48 AM

Abu Garcia makes excellent rods and reels, also Johnson and Shimano...I buy Shimano when I can...but the others work just as well. :right:

Big Dog · 05-06-2003, 12:00 PM

Ah prefer a good cane pole mahself.

(I do have an old Zebco 33 laying around somewheres.)

NRAJOE · 05-06-2003, 12:57 PM

Yeah, forgot about good 'ol Zebco's...got a couple of those too!

oneastrix · 05-06-2003, 01:42 PM

can't beat a Rhino or a good ole 33

7mmag6 · 05-07-2003, 12:07 AM

I know a thing about rats nests, I grew up with my dad loving bait casting reels, i never could get the hang of the thumb action, so I used abu garcia spinners, i hear the new bait casters are rat nest proof, i use a cd-1000 s4 abu center drag, and 4 ss bearings, trip that bail and get some fish, gotta love the ugly stick

Wayne · 05-07-2003, 08:15 AM

1*, Never fished either of those lakes. We have Stillhouse Hollow up this way. Good for smallmouth and White Bass in the spring. Also Belton Lake, excellent for the Hybrid White Bass,decent size Bigmouth also. If we want to go a little farther, we head up to Lake Buchanan in the heat of the summer for the surface schooling Stripers What a blast

alan c. · 05-07-2003, 11:36 AM

The old casting reels took some getting used to. My dad was pretty much an expert with one. It was all he ever used for bass and speckled trout. The really fun part was casting into the wind.:nod:

PAPA G · 05-07-2003, 12:13 PM

me, birdnest maker "EL SUPRIMO" trying to cast, is the shortest route from a high dollar outfit into a hand line

NRAJOE · 05-07-2003, 01:04 PM

I'm gonna start buying Johnson rods and reels. That way I won't be lying when I say I have a big "Johnson"!!!!

Wayne · 05-07-2003, 09:41 PM

PAPA G We always called them "Professional Overruns" LOL

oneastrix · 05-07-2003, 11:06 PM

Dad says the trick to the Abu Garcia Bait Casters is as follows....

When you cast, the bait will eventually hit the water and stop....but the reel wants to keep going.....so basically, stop the reel just as the bait hits the water. Gotta keep your eye on you stuff.

Now....how many rats nests am I set to work out of the line? Yeppers, gonna happen.

7mmag6 · 05-07-2003, 11:36 PM

Hey 1* did you see San antonio rock the lakers world tonight, how sweet it is,

oneastrix · 05-08-2003, 10:45 AM

Of course man.....always happy to beat the h e l l outta the Lakers......

05-06-2003, 09:02 AM	#1
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (0)	Got a new rod and reel coming my way! Yessir...got an Abu Garcia "Ambassadeur" (I love their spelling on that) combo coming my way UPS. Should be here on Thrusday! Can't wait to hit the lake again this weekend and work on casting with a bait-caster style reel! Anybody experienced with these? __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

05-06-2003, 09:11 AM	#2
alan c. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pasadena,Tejas - also known as Texas Posts: 3,757 Trader Rating: (0)	Plenty. Hopefully the new Ambassaduers are "wasp nest" proof. All of mine are from the 70's. __________________ God Bless. From Tejas -- formerly known as Texas.

05-06-2003, 10:59 AM	#4
Wayne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Copperas Cove TX Posts: 310 Trader Rating: (0)	Once you become accustomed to it you will never go to anything else.I used to be a diehard spinning reel man myself, until I took a spur of the moment trip one afternoon with a co-worker.All he uses is the baitcasters. Just set the cast control a little tight at first then go from there Good luck on your next fishin' trip __________________ You give peace a chance. I'll stay back here and cover you, just in case it don't work out. Moderation is for Monks

05-06-2003, 11:10 AM	#5
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks Wayne....I posted the names of the lakes you inquired about on the other thread! __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

05-06-2003, 11:48 AM	#6
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,014 Trader Rating: (0)	Abu Garcia makes excellent rods and reels, also Johnson and Shimano...I buy Shimano when I can...but the others work just as well. :right: __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

05-06-2003, 09:20 AM	#3
wes Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Loveland Co Posts: 1,906 Trader Rating: (0)	Maybe you'll be able to catch some fish now.

05-06-2003, 12:00 PM	#7
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,069 Trader Rating: (0)	Ah prefer a good cane pole mahself. (I do have an old Zebco 33 laying around somewheres.) __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

05-06-2003, 12:57 PM	#8
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,014 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah, forgot about good 'ol Zebco's...got a couple of those too! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

05-06-2003, 01:42 PM	#9
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (0)	can't beat a Rhino or a good ole 33 __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

05-07-2003, 12:07 AM	#10
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Trader Rating: (0)	I know a thing about rats nests, I grew up with my dad loving bait casting reels, i never could get the hang of the thumb action, so I used abu garcia spinners, i hear the new bait casters are rat nest proof, i use a cd-1000 s4 abu center drag, and 4 ss bearings, trip that bail and get some fish, gotta love the ugly stick __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

05-07-2003, 08:15 AM	#11
Wayne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Copperas Cove TX Posts: 310 Trader Rating: (0)	1*, Never fished either of those lakes. We have Stillhouse Hollow up this way. Good for smallmouth and White Bass in the spring. Also Belton Lake, excellent for the Hybrid White Bass,decent size Bigmouth also. If we want to go a little farther, we head up to Lake Buchanan in the heat of the summer for the surface schooling Stripers What a blast __________________ You give peace a chance. I'll stay back here and cover you, just in case it don't work out. Moderation is for Monks

05-07-2003, 11:36 AM	#12
alan c. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pasadena,Tejas - also known as Texas Posts: 3,757 Trader Rating: (0)	The old casting reels took some getting used to. My dad was pretty much an expert with one. It was all he ever used for bass and speckled trout. The really fun part was casting into the wind.:nod: __________________ God Bless. From Tejas -- formerly known as Texas.

05-07-2003, 12:13 PM	#13
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12 Trader Rating: (0)	THANK THE LORD FOR SPINNING!!! me, birdnest maker "EL SUPRIMO" trying to cast, is the shortest route from a high dollar outfit into a hand line

05-07-2003, 01:04 PM	#14
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,014 Trader Rating: (0)	I'm gonna start buying Johnson rods and reels. That way I won't be lying when I say I have a big "Johnson"!!!! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

05-07-2003, 09:41 PM	#15
Wayne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Copperas Cove TX Posts: 310 Trader Rating: (0)	PAPA G We always called them "Professional Overruns" LOL __________________ You give peace a chance. I'll stay back here and cover you, just in case it don't work out. Moderation is for Monks

05-07-2003, 11:06 PM	#16
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (0)	Dad says the trick to the Abu Garcia Bait Casters is as follows.... When you cast, the bait will eventually hit the water and stop....but the reel wants to keep going.....so basically, stop the reel just as the bait hits the water. Gotta keep your eye on you stuff. Now....how many rats nests am I set to work out of the line? Yeppers, gonna happen. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

05-07-2003, 11:36 PM	#17
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Trader Rating: (0)	Hey 1* did you see San antonio rock the lakers world tonight, how sweet it is, __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

05-08-2003, 10:45 AM	#18
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213 Trader Rating: (0)	Of course man.....always happy to beat the h e l l outta the Lakers...... __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.