new line for abu 7000

[Alex9797]

Hey all,

found an old xmas gift from my wife circa 1995 in the garage. A made in Swedan abu ambassadear overhead and abu sonar tip rod. It was used 5 times in 96

I have had the reel serviced and am after some advice on the breaking strain of the replacement line.

I normaly fish down towards the pin for bread & butter fish ( and have a few small outfits for this ) but am hoping to spend some time up in the northern bay targeting larger species.

I have a new roll of berkley 17 pound triline that I was thinking of spooling on. Does this sound a bit light on and what is triline. Is it a higher tech form of mono. A friend brought it for me.

Am looking at buying a tld 25/30 and new rod for the heavier stuff and was thinking that the abu would be good for floating out pillies etc.

any help would be greatly appreciated

anyone got a second hand outfit that they want to sell

cheers

Alex

[land-lubber]

for floatlining snapper id recommend 30lb braid, as long as the drag can handle it.

[Alex9797]

Thanks LL.

The reel has a star drag so not sure. The markings on the reel says that you can put 230yds of 25 lb line and I gues braid would be thinner than mono.

cheers

Alex

[Jeremy]

17 lb is a good match for the ABU 7000. Some models have problems with sticky drags, and if so you can get replacement washers from Erskine's Tackle in Cairns (smoothies, extreeme etc). I like to fish light as I believe you will present your bait better and get more bites. I have also landed longtail tuna to 19.8 kg and cobia around 15 kg etc on 6 kg mono, so it is not too light to catch quality fish. It will make a good outfit for floating pillies out for snapper, tuna, mackerel etc.

Jeremy

[Alex9797]

Thanks Jeremy

Is triline ok to use as the leader like I would with bream/flathead rigs or do I need to use a heaver mono trace?

maybe I should bite the bullet and join a certain fishing club it would certainly help with this stuff.

cheers

Alex

[kingcobe]

dad uses 25 lb mono i think for his or it might be 30 lb i am not quite sure

[spinna]

I run 30lb mono on my 7000 .I have two , and i use them on the rocks in the boat deepsea or in the river and on the beach. The drag will handle it ive had mine for some time now have hooked some nice fish 13kg king some nice jews8kg to 13.5kg snapper/salmon/tailer .



Cheers spinna

[Jeremy]

Alex,

17 lb should be OK for leader for flathead, but a bit heavy for bream unless you are in rough country. But if you are fishing for both/either, it will be OK.

Send me your email in a PM or call me on 0414 779 107 if you are interested. Next meeting is Wednesday the 19th. Come along and have a look, it's all free.

Jeremy

[Alex9797]

Thanks spinna, kingkobe and Jeremy,

I have put the triline on the ABU and purchased a new tld 25 and taipan rod 15/20kg from Sundown on the weekend. Spooled the tld with 20kg platypus pink mono. Sorry Jeremy I think that I confused you about the about the leader.

I was not sure what to use as a leader for larger fish. Do you recomend a heavier leader than the main line for floating pillies etc? I was thinking of using the pink 20kg mono on the 17pound triline. What should I use on the tld.

interested in the club. Is it open to all levels of incompitence like mine?

cheers

Alex

[Jeremy]

Hi Alex,

it is generally good practice to use a heavier leader to help prevent abrasion from any structure or the fishes body/head/teeth. I suggest 40-60 lb mono leader with the 17 lb. You probably won't need a leader with the 20 kg main line, unless you are fishing close to some heavy structure. Tying your hook directly to the main line will keep it simple.

Jeremy
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