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Belch
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   Old Thread  #88 2 Mar 2026 at 6.04pm  0  Login    Register
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Nice!

Abu Cardinal 55s were more my generation retro - I had poor mans (boy at the time) Mitchell 2250RDs instead!
Singlebleep
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   Old Thread  #87 2 Mar 2026 at 10.23am  0  Login    Register
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No just very well looked after originals. Got 4 of them. Awesomely engineered reels that are built like tanks. Brass worm drive gears and double bail springs and rear drag.đź‘Ť

For general coarse fishing the 33’s and 44’s were popular so these tend to be in poorer condition. The 66’s and 77’s tended to be used by game anglers on the big Scottish Lochs or Irish loughs and weren’t as popular but seemed to survive better. They are also salt water resistant for sea fishing/ spinning.
Belch
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   Old Thread  #86 2 Mar 2026 at 10.01am  0  Login    Register
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Are they re-furbed? They look as new!
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   Old Thread  #85 2 Mar 2026 at 8.30am  0  Login    Register
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Abu Cardinal 77’s.

Last and biggest of the metal bodied range before plastic ones took over.đź‘Ť
Belch
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   Old Thread  #84 1 Mar 2026 at 11.04pm  0  Login    Register
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What are those (Abu G?) reels Neil?
Belch
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   Old Thread  #83 1 Mar 2026 at 11.03pm  0  Login    Register
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Nice try but - minus style points for

1 - No need for that elevation on a canal
2 - Pegs should be Jag titanium
3 - Stock reel handles really need replacing
vossy1
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   Old Thread  #82 28 Feb 2026 at 5.46pm  0  Login    Register
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Great result that
Baitman
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   Old Thread  #81 28 Feb 2026 at 5.15pm  0  Login    Register
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Themz are the deluxe silicone bobbles

And a 30 on each rod this sesh too
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   Old Thread  #80 28 Feb 2026 at 2.29pm  0  Login    Register
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That lhs handle's really letting you down, never mind the elastic band hair bobble things


Must try harder
Baitman
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   Old Thread  #79 28 Feb 2026 at 12.16pm  1  Login    Register
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MrGreen
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   Old Thread  #78 24 Feb 2026 at 4.26pm  0  Login    Register
Some great setups on here.

I think the site will need rebranding to CarpTarts.co.uk
MrGreen
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   Old Thread  #77 24 Feb 2026 at 4.24pm  2  Login    Register
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   Old Thread  #76 24 Feb 2026 at 4.18pm  1  Login    Register
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   Old Thread  #75 22 Feb 2026 at 11.39am  1  Login    Register
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So exactly what I said then, except 500 instead of 600 lol.
Well done, it’s a bit fiddly, but easy enough once you’ve sussed it
secret-agent
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   Old Thread  #74 22 Feb 2026 at 11.33am  3  Login    Register
Did it! Used HTML image and put width=500> at the end

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