I have 2 red 7000 reels, seat #'s 776201 & 800501, I assume 1977 and 1980.
How do these perform with braid? Was thinking of spooling them with Daiwa 55# Dendoh for jigging and live-lining, any problems with that? Looks like the black spools are anodized aluminum.
thanks,
Rob
They do fine with spectra braid and it will not harm the spool. A 7000 will hold a lot of line.
-steve.
Good news, thank you. I'm going to put about 200 yds on and back it up with some 60# dacron to take up space.
BTW, never taken these apart so I assume they have old style drag washers. I've replaced washers on all sorts of Penns like Jigmasters, how hard are these to service? Will any set of CF washers for a 7000 work or are they era-specific?
And do I need to worry abouth the chrome line guide getting cut by the braid? I see ceramic ones are available....
The 7000's are pretty easy to tear down and service. For drag washers (and other parts) I'd recommend calling Jerry Foran at https://www.hookless.com (https://www.hookless.com). He has pretty much anything you'll need plus a wealth of knowledge about Ambassadeur reels.
Tom
Dawn at Smooth Drag carries carbon fiber drag washers for 7000 series Ambassadeurs. I think this is a mandatory upgrade.