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The buyer knew my situation and used that to his best advantage. Till this very day, I regretted that sale.

And its retrieve… ahhh… it was so smooth that IMO, it could not be duplicated by any other brand till Shimano’s Calcutta broke out on the scene in the 80s.īut I needed some cash to pay for my bicycle repair and reluctantly sold it away for a paltry $50. The drag was sufficient for the line class it was meant to fish and was buttery smooth. With so much ‘give’, it’s a wonder that we were able to cast at all, but the Ambassadeur did cast beautifully and silently. And mind you, rods of those days were whippy, flaccid fiberglass poles and lines were made of nylon monofilament with names like Abulon, Golden Stren or Damyl Imperial Steelpower which could stretch and stretch and stretch some more, like a bungee. At the same time, it can send an Abu Reflex flying to that lily pad without much effort. It can toss a 2 oz piece of lead a long way away, easily out distancing the nearest competitor of that era which was a Daiwa Millionaire by (my hazy estimates) a furlong. It had glossy black paint, a spare spool with plastic arbour adaptor to enable low torque casting of light lures, toolkit with spares, a black velvet bag to carry the reel out, and a leather box to hold the whole set together. Sometime in 1976, I had an Ambassadeur 5000 multiplier. Make sure you use a good 7' rod, as the longer the rod, the better the casts in open water.SERVICING – July 1975 ABU Ambassadeur 5000 However as I mentioned, they are awesome for larger lures. I have found anything less than 3/4oz was hard to cast with them.

They have the major backbone to handle huge fish, but not the spool designs to cast small spinner baits. The thing is you would cast your lunker lure out, and then keep letting line out as you trolled or moved your boat. They are a little more cumbersome to cast with and a birds nest can be more prevalent. The 5000 - 6000's were made more for trolling or large lure casting.

Spinner baits, flippin worms and jigs etc. These were designed and worked best for casting - mainly bass and northerns. While you need to master the use of them, with weights of the lures and the tension on the spool tension knob. This baitcaster was designed for casting. Most Ambassadors had a small button on the side that you would push to cast or let line out. It should say on the bottom of the reel seat or on the side of the reel.Īs for casting. Most likely it was either made in Sweden or Japan. For others that may come across this thread.