Abu ID help

Started by xjchad, August 29, 2017, 10:39:35 PM

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xjchad

Hi guys,
Newbie here again  ;D
I tried searching here and the web but I couldn't find a definite answer.
I was given this older Abu Garcia.  I still seems to work great, just needs a good servicing.
I can't find a model number on it, but did find the number 820100 stamped on the bottom of the foot.
I'd love any info you can give.  I'll post after pics too when I'm done going through it.











Thanks in advance!!!
Husband, Father, Fisherman

thorhammer

My guess is 5600.  If bearing model 5600c. 

mhc

Quote from: thorhammer on August 29, 2017, 11:22:10 PM
My guess is 5600.  If bearing model 5600c. 
What John said & guessing the year 1982 - here's a discussion on frame numbers http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=2588.0
I'm not sure when the domed palming side plates replaced the flat side plates - sometime in the late 70s I think.
Mike
It can't be too difficult - a lot of people do it.

thorhammer

Agree, Mike...I have a pair of 1973's from a yard sale 20 years ago that are still in use frequently with flat side and cast control...love them. My first Abu was a 5500C which I got in about 1982 from my dad, and it already had a couple years of wear on it then. Also still in the rotation :) It had the dome plates and no control knob by then.

tholmes

IIRC, the domed sideplates were introduced ~1980. That reel is most likely a 5600C.


xjchad

Right on, thank you for the help guys!
Can't wait to get it cleaned up and catch some fish with it!
Husband, Father, Fisherman