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Description
The Abu Garcia 506 MKII, with the best selling original 506 being widely recognised as being one of the best closed face reel on the market. The updated and improved MKII edition has a lot to live up to. With a main body constructed from an advanced polymeric material, and a lightweight aluminium nose cone. Other stand out features include a new more secure handle assembly, upgraded gearing and internals, plus a ceramic coated line pin. Also a much smoother syncro drag system fitted with high performance carbon washers.
Features
- New handle assembly is more secure and the syncro drag is more efficient (added carbon washers)
- Improved gear components have made the reel feel smoother and more powerful.
- Improved gear lock design - now the pin secures the gear without damaging it.
- Added arrow on the reel rotor to help show the correction direction to remove.
- New ceramic coated line pin that reduces wear and increases winching power.
- Improved chenile quality so that it works correctly.
- Advanced polymeric body with aluminium front cone.
- On/Off instant anti-reverse switch.
- Supplied with x3 shallow, x1 deep spool and deluxe reel case.
- Ultra smooth syncro drag
Specifications
- Ratio 3.9:1 - Recovery 65cm - Capacity 200m/0.22mm
Questions and Answers
Q
My previous Abu closed face reels all suffered the same problem. When back winding in order to half the drag, the full drag did not return for several turns - by which time a fish is in the reeds. This made these reels useless for serious fishing for anything but tiny silver fish. Any improvements? Thanks! Roy
A
Hi Roy,
As far as I'm aware the drag system on these reels act in pretty much the same way. They are notorious for being more awkward than they should be, but they are also not really designed for targeting larger fish like carp etc. The issues you experience with these style reels are discussed here with one of the older models'https://fishingmagic.com/forums/threads/abu-706-problems.162063/
Regards
TackleUK'
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Reviews
These were all the rage for trotting a stick float or a waggler but, having tried pretty much all of them through the years, it has to be said that not all were as good as they could have been!
The model that suited me and my fishing back then was the Abu 506M (pictured far left), and it was an unsophisticated joy to use. I treasured it, and still have it, so when I was asked to help with testing the 506 MkII (left), I was more than a little enthusiastic.
Designed to improve upon the best-selling Abu 706 closed-face reel launched in 2010, I honestly believe that this reel is now better than the very best, then and now.
If you want to cast a pellet waggler a long way for carp, or haul chub or barbel in on a feeder, then this is entirely the wrong reel to choose. However, if you want to put a stick float down a flowing-water swim with ease, and be in instant contact with the fish on the strike, then you really should look at the 506 MkII. It will also put a small waggler out on a stillwater too, and is brilliant when its windy, with chenille edgings making it almost impossible for line to get behind the drilled and ventilated spool.
The reels striking good looks update the original 506s distinctive appearance, and while they dont improve its performance its nice to look good on the bank!
Put around 50 metres of 0.16mm diameter line on one of the shallow spools youll get much better performance, with less bedding in, than if you load it to the brim attach the reel to a light match rod and sit on a smoothly flowing river swim. Press the positive and improved push-button release on the front of the reel and swing the float gently in. As it travels along in the current the line peels off the spool smoothly, then the orange tip buries, your finger traps the line against the housing and, with a turn of the handle, youre in contact with the fish.
The improved gearing and ceramic-coated line pin make winding smooth and effortless, and if the fish wants to take line the Syncro drag is easy and efficient, although the optional anti-reverse provides the ability to back wind.
If youve never fished with a closed-face reel, or you thought their days were gone, think again. Supplied with a padded reel case and three spare spools, this reel raises the bar.
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