Areel service so nasty I almost just chucked it...

[thorhammer]

Somewhere around 1999 Abu introduced the forward-thinking Eon series, with some slick bearings, a large round drag knob, cast control in end of sleeve you could actually reach, and a rubberized armor over graphite that is really grippy. If I recall it was best new reel of the year for some such voting forum. I had three of the 5000 size already from years back, and found this 6000 size with new braid recently at a pawn shop on a St Croix premier 7' rod for $20. I already had the mate to the rod, so sure I pulled that trigger. The reel was very dirty and I thought possibly the rubber was actually stained, but had it coming clean with a little degreaser and scotch brite pad. I delined it and the stand was just a mess even though freespool was still great, much less for a reel this nasty. I saw a few what looked like bug parts in the level wind, maybe par for the course for a reel stored out in a shed for a long period of time. I was NOT prepared for what I found when I opened the tail plate....the pieces of about ten baby roaches!!!!!!!!!!!! How do eggs even get in there; its a lug and rubber seal?? I was revolted and alomost tossed it, but instead chucked the whole mess in the simple green solution for a week, chips fall where they may....except the aluminum spool; SG and Al don't play well together. Bearings got Corrosion X, rest os reel got full rinse and Penn cleaner wipe down, and the free spool is even better.

[MarkT]

Wow, it really cleaned up nice.  It doesn't even look like the same reel.  I've seen computers with lots of dead roaches and caked grease in them too!

[thorhammer]

Yeah, computers and other electronics can have nasty stuff in them.  As stated, reel actually worked great pre-clean...maybe TS-321 comes from roaches, lol. Mixed reviews on SOL but I'll use for throwing heavier poppers or drifting live bait for schoolie stripers with 17lb mono, where it will shine. I also discovered it has aluminum chassis. I'd have  paid twenty for the rod anyway, so it's a free reel in my book lol.

[foakes]

Great job, John --

Could be that ABU is Swedish for "Fishing Reel that comes with built in bait storage".

Excellent work, Sir...

Best,

Fred

[Keta]

A friend of mine has one of those reels that has had little use, and all in freshwater, that I have been trying to buy to "just have" and to take apart to see what is inside.

[Midway Tommy]

Clearly an ice fishing bait storage container, LOL!

[gstours]

   Thanks for talking the time to show us the babys!   Thats the worst story ive seen so far.  It cleaned up nice ....   

[Bryan Young]

NASTY!!!  It cleaned up very well though.

[foakes]

Like most of us -- I have opened a few reels with spider eggs inside.

However, it is said that cockroaches will be one of the few species to survive a nuclear holocaust -- looked like the reel was no match for them though.

Love SG and and a US cleaner.

Best,

Fred

[Dominick]

Roaches are everywhere.  When I lived in NY the roaches were generous enough to let us live in their apartments.    Dominick

[Fishy247]

That's awesome! That thing sure cleaned up nice.  Good find!

Mike

[FatTuna]

That's really nasty. I once bought a Saragosa 25k from a Shimano show. They were the salesman sample reels. Never fished but used to show off new products, etc.

I opened it up and found some bizarre looking Asian beetles.

[thorhammer]

Great. non-native invasive species lol

[reelrepair123]

excellent  job  john,  sure don't look like the same reel.     harryk

[Donnyboat]

good work John thanks for posting, cheers Don.