abu 8600 striper drag

[basto]

Hi guys
Can anyone tell me if the ABU 8600 "STRIPER DRAG" differed in any way to the drag in the IGFA 12 reel?
thanks
Bsto

[drumbum]

Paging Dr. Janssen

[Robert Janssen]

What, me..?
Um, yes... i think it was the same reel, just with a different name. Not sure why they chose to call it 8600 as opposed to say, 8500. (x6xx nowadays denotes thumb bar) but i guess the Striper Drag thing was just something that sounded cool.

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[basto]

Thank you for your reply Robert.
Basto

[oc1]

Dang!  All you have to do is page Robert Janssen and he appears?

I always read your threads Basto, knowing it will be about a reel I never heard of before.
-steve

[Mandelstam]

I know this is an old post but I thought I might just add some info I dug up as I'm working on a Ambassadeur 12.

Ambassadeur 8500, Ambassadeur 8600 Striper, Ambassadeur NINE, Ambassadeur TEN, and Ambassadeur 12 all share the same drag stack (drag washers #4565, #4567, and #4569).



http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/content/purefishing/Abu%20Garcia/Schematics/8500%2072-11-00.PDF

https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://www.mikesreelrepair.com/content/schematics/Ambassadeur_8600_Striper.pdf

http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/content/purefishing/Abu%20Garcia/Schematics/NINE%2088-0.PDF

http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/content/purefishing/Abu%20Garcia/Schematics/TENCL%2088-0.PDF

http://s7d5.scene7.com/is/content/purefishing/Abu%20Garcia/Schematics/12%2074-09-00.PDF