Vintage Ambassadeur 5000 D And Unknown Rod.

[Tattoo25]

My father came up here and brought me an old 1977 Ambassadeur 5000 D on an old telescopic rod. Im not sure what make the rod is. It is the exact same green as the reel. I cleaned everything up and the thing looks and works great. My friends called me an idiot b/c I am planning on using the thing. When my father handed it to me he said "I thought you might be able to use this".

What would you do? Would you use it like he indended or would you hang it up as a dust collector?

[.RM.]

I have 2 of the old 5000D greenies. With the right rod they are a great cat reels.

Some of our local stripper guides still use them.

Really like the direct drive aspect of the reel, with heavy enough fish the crank system on the reel can become a knuckle buster..

Have fun with it...

Tight Lines!

[0119]

Ive tossed all my plastic modern crap away and gone back to old Ambassadeurs. Other than making my wrists stronger, I havent seen any difference in the amount Im catching. Dont miss IAR, dont miss my reels being outdated at every ICAST show either.

[tholmes]

I'd use it! But then, I'm a sucker for those old ABU reels.

It might not be in my regular lineup, but, if I had it, I'd just have to get it out and put it through its paces once in a while.

Tom

[Tattoo25]

Ive tried looking on the internet to find out which rod this is but cant find anything. I think I will take it off and put it on one of my rods b/c it is extremely light action. Thanks for the input guys...I just wanted to make sure I wasnt crazy for wanting to use it.