Hi All
I bought an Abu 5600 on a whim as I loved the colour ;D
C4 means it has 4 bearings but
Can anyone tell me what HSC stands for
thanks
Greg
High speed cactus
lol 😂
Most likely High Speed Centrifugal. Centrifugal meaning brake.
It is a "casting" reel, HSC is for High Speed Casting.
Quote from: Keta on May 19, 2025, 02:48:05 PMIt is a "casting" reel, HSC is for High Speed Casting.
Thankyou Keta :fish
High speed gears with centrifugal braking.
Great reel. But be careful with those high speed gears. You can shred the gears fairly easily if you fish a tight drag for big fish -- as people do for salmon up here.
Quote from: mikeysm on May 20, 2025, 12:41:12 AMHigh speed gears with centrifugal braking.
Yep, the 5600 C4s are all casting reels.
What line would you recommend
8 or 10 lb mono ?
40# Spectra.
I'd say 20# x8 braid or 30# spectra. But I always go as light as I can get away with
Thanks guys
I think the pawn shop duped me
They advertised a 5600 c4 hsc
I stripped it down to clean and it's not hsc
Not impressed but still happy I have a neat reel
I have one. No issues with it.
Even though you still ended up with a good reel, they had it listed under a pic of a different reel? That's false advertising and really not ok.
Thanks for your support
Im tempted to ring them but the time I spent cleaning this bad boy up Im happy to keep it
It's actually better condition than the hsc
On closer inspection in the picture the hsc is missing the locking plate and grub screw on the handle were as the one I have is complete
I might send them an email and have a winge
Quote from: Gregory on May 21, 2025, 06:15:34 AMI think the pawn shop duped me
They advertised a 5600 c4 hsc
I stripped it down to clean and it's not hsc
They owe you at least a partial refund if you're going to keep it. Btw, I noticed the one you got has gold finished hardware.
Quote from: nelz on May 22, 2025, 02:43:01 PMI noticed the one you got has gold finished hardware.
I can't help myself with bling
Its smooth as silk with the cleanup and service
I will give them a ring later today and discuss it
there 2000 km away
Are you in Europe?
My 4600C4 is also blue and gold. It's a lovely color combo.
Yeah that price seems high. I have never seen a deal at a pawn shop. I sold a pristine abu 6500 C3 for 80 canadian not long ago. Shop around or ask here ...... sime great deals.
Cheers
Todd
I feel like a goose
I contacted the the shop and explained the situation and they pointed out to me the different dealer 😩 when I initially found the picture of the hsc model on the net I clicked on the link which took me to the pawn broker site
The hsc model was from another pawn broker and for some reason known only to a computer and my eye sight when not wearing glasses I ended up at the pawn broker with the non hsc model
I am really happy with the reel that I got
Lessened learned
Don't rush into internet shopping for fishing reels 😇