ABU is overpriced

Used to use it when i got into fishing 25y ago. Havent used it in over 15 years, and with products like the sufix 832 and Berkley X9, i don't see the reason to bother. Surprised this brand didn't go under because i never hear anything about it, no marketing nor people using it.

At least it was a Temu brand, and not a Shimano or a Daiwa🙃

Been using the Light and the Ultra Light oils from Hedgehog for over a decade. No reason to try anything else, they do their job perfectly.

What y'all think of this brand? To me they're slowly becoming the Holosun of the fishing industry.

Ever since they added the Paypal payment, Ali is 300% safe. I've ordered a couple of small things that were never delivered late last year, i didn't open a case with Ali, and both buyers didn't want to refund. I opened a case with Paypal, and everything got refunded.

The only way i'd wash one of my reels this way is if i used it in saltwater. No way i am doing this in freshwater. One full service per season is all what's needed.

Suprised to see so little love toward the used market. I guess if you don't tinker with reels, and aren't able to replace a bearing, worm gear, main gear, etc, used is less attractive. I got another used Z2020 last year, swapped the gear set, had to clean one bearing, serviced the whole reel, and its as smooth and silent as new. Got the reel for like $140, and for that price it's unbeatable.

Which Alphas did you grab?

Personally prefer grabbing used in near mint condition to save $$.

Sharp edges on the sides of the handle and those knobs feels ultra cheapo, but for under $5 its fine. One vendor was selling carbon handles without the knobs for $10, and they looked so d**n good compared to your average chinese handle, all the edges were rounded and it was very similar to the RCS handles, but no sure what happened, they stopped selling those.

This is exactly what it does. Dumb, isn't it? I will ignore all new Daiwa releases if this is the future of the company.

Its not this rod that's a steal, its the NRX's that are heavily overpriced, while also looking like they're from 1997.

Wish my zillion had a cool color like that blue doyo instead of having the most boring and generic silver that exists.

Its depressing, but smallies, musky and walleye fishery is pretty good in Spring and Fall. Summer is completely dead like they all moved to another country, tho.

Its a decent reel. The only DC reels that i truly wouldn't suggest are the ones that use inferior DC braking to the IDC-5. Curado DC/SLX DC for example, i'd stay far away from those.

For sure, but i am just not too certain how debris get in this easily. I most often fish in real dirty rivers where you'd see tampons and condoms floating around (no joke btw😕), and unless i get the reel submerged, which i usually don't do, they never get noisy in a season.

When spooling it for the first time, apply a lot of pressure on the line (the more the better) so it is tightly fitted on the spool. I usually use down to 10# of the 832, and it doesn't dig. Also, when you're snagged, don't just tighten the drag, and pull. That's bad for your gears and will dig even with 50#.

Which brands are you using? I very often don't clean them for over a season, i personally never had em go noisy. Of course, if sand gets in, that's bad, but you will usually feel the crunchiness.

I too believe there's only 2 relevant brands, but most people see the "big three", and i am sure to the more casual crowd, Abu is as good as Shimano and Daiwa. To me personally, if Shimano is a 10 and Daiwa is a 10, Abu is no more than a 6/10 in comparison, and that' being generous.

Really? For me its the opposite. After i clean them in the ultra sonic cleaner, they make a bit of noise (nowhere near as much as the cheaper bearings from Ali and Boca), but after 3+ days of use, you barely hear them at all.

Why would we be related? Because if the company pays so little attention to what they're shipping, and don't even bother to contact you for having shipped more than what was ordered, that's their problem, not the customers.

HOW?🙃

Anyone else feels like Lews i kinda stepping up their game in the last 3 or so years? I look at both companies lineup of rods AND reels, and i am liking Lews offering much more. Reels and rods look higher end, feel better and don't have this plastic look that pretty much all current gen abus have. Give it 1-2 years, and i bet you that "the big three" will be Shimano, Daiwa and Lews.

Would you have done the same if it was Amazon? You know, the ones that hire slaves to work at their warehouse?

I would have kept it. If it was a small family owned store, i would return it for sure, but if its a large corpa, they ain't gonna miss a GLX.