Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Line Counter Baitcast Reel review and price compare 2025- fishinghub

Brand	Abu Garcia
Material	Carbon Fiber, Aluminium
Hand Orientation	Right Hand
Handle Material	Stainless Steel
Item Weight	0.5 Kilograms
Bearing Material	Stainless Steel

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2 stainless steel ball Bearings + 1 roller bearing provides smooth Operation
Carbon matrix drag System provides smooth, consistent drag pressure across the entire drag range
Power handle
Counts in feet
Line out alarm
2 Stainless steel ball bearings
5:3:1 Gear Ratio; 15lb Max Drag; Right hand retrieve

From the manufacturer

Ambassadeur Linecounter Reel

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20 x 15 x 15 inches; 1 Pounds
Item model number ‏ : ‎ Lc-Amb
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 12, 2010
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Abu Garcia
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003M2EUKE

Q:

40 poound = mm ?made in ? and what size is 12 pound is it 20 or 30 or 40 ? and what about the 14 pound ! ?

Q:

In product detail Origin=China, is correct?

Answer: Mine say "Made in Sweden" on the side near the power handle.

Answer: I think USA as I had it in 2 days

Q:

is the 5500 lc reel made in sweden

Answer: My 6500 lc is so I am assuming the 5500 lc is.

Answer: Yes

Q:

Is it a 600 series

Answer: Mine are the 5500LC series but they also have the larger 6500 series. Great reels.

Q:

What siZe is this reel base to 20/30/40 ? Made in?

Answer: 20

Q:

Is this reel made in china

Q:

Could you put picture where it looks "made in"?

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is this reel made for salt water use

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Made in sweden?

Answer: this is made in Sweden. simple and tough、is the best.

Answer: Hello

Answer: Yes, made in Sweden. great dependable reel..

Answer: Sorry Oeriz not sure. I purchased as gift to my son. But I can tell you he really likes them and uses them often striped fishing

Answer: yes

Q:

The description does not say 5500lc or 6500lc, that is how they should be described, are we to assume which is which?

Answer: it could be either. 5500lc is smaller

Answer: The 12lb 249 yd is the 5500; the 14lb 245 yd capacity is the 6500.

Answer: I purchased two of these for Kokanee fishing. They are model 5500CL.

Q:

For use with right hand?

Answer: Hello

Answer: This is a trolling reel basically. But I did buy it for my father and he is right handed.

Q:

can i get this in left handed?

Answer: I am not sure and think they may have discontinued the reel altogether. Which is a shame. All Abu reels indicate left hand with a "1" so if the model is a 6501 it is left handed. 6500 is right handed and so on. 5501 left, 5500 right etc

Q:

is this a 5500 or a 6500

Answer: The one you are asking about is a 6500. They also make a 5500 and it comes with a normal paddle handle and not the power handle.

Answer: 5500

Answer: 6500

Answer: 5500 LC

Q:

Can you put an image when I looking "Made in Sweden"?

pete : very nice and well built reel but power handle was bent ...

very nice and well built reel but power handle was bent looks like factory defect but will keep reel and order a replacement handle

Oleg Efimov : Cant release under the load

I tried to troll with this reel. Its virtually impossible to release the reel to free-spool while line is under the load. The release button has serious design problem. It is a hassle when you fighting big fish or trying to put down 10oz sinker.

Michael W Schulte : Five Stars

Awesome reels with dependable line counters.

4pierre : High quality line counter

One of the better line counters out there IMHO (6500LC)
1: there is no play in the reeling, very solid and smooth
2: solid construction. All pieces seem well machined and solidly build and assembled. No flex in the reel whatsoever
3: all buttons and levers have very confident action, solid
4: lightweight compared to some of the other round reels that ABU Garcia makes.
only downside I see is if you want to cast with it. It does not freewheel well at all even with the cast control completely out, but that's not this reels prime objective so I wont subtract for that.

Charles Osborne : Just Right

I need a reel that allows repeatable line release and is not too heavy as I wish to hold it while trolling. This reel is small enough with an excellent drag. Keep in mind that this reel will holds over 200 yards of 10-20 lb superbraid which is more than enough line for any trolling on freshwater lakes.

I have filled this reel with 20lb Suffix 832 and it holds over 300 yards! The line counter reset seems a bit sticky so I gave it four stars

Clohse : Line counter is the weak link in this reel

At first I was very disappointed with these reels because "the line counter was off". After asking around I finally figured out my mistake. For line counter reels to be accurate, you have to spool them all the way. So, when you go to put string on the reel, DO NOT cut the string until you check the accuracy of the line counter. Measure out 25 feet and 50 feet in your driveway and make sure its accurate before you cut the string. If 25 REAL feet equals "27" feet on the line counter, then you are UNDER spooled and need to add some more string. If 25 real feet equals "23" feet on the line counter, than you are OVER spooled and need to strip off some string. I put 80 pound braid on my 6500 LC and I had to zero the line counter out, and reel until the line counter said "675" and that was perfect. I have no idea how much string that actually is but probably a hundred yards or less.

The reel itself is strong and durable and good quality. The "line out alarm" sometimes has a difficult time sliding in place and engaging. The other bad thing is I have had heck with the line counters zeroing out. 2 out of the four reels I own would not zero out after less than a year of use. I finally got one of them to zero out but the last one still will not zero out. Most likely has a shad scale wedged in there if I were guessing but no way to get in there and clean it out. For the troubles I have had with the line counter reels zero out I would advise you to check out other reels such as the Shimano Tekota Line Counter Series which I have heard a few fishing guides recommend after using those and these abu garcia 6500's and said they hold up better in all respects.

Jim Ludwig : Very nice and smooth

Very nice and smooth, will hold 5 colors of 18 pound lead core ''tuff line'' or 10 colors of 15lb suffix 832 lead core.

Christopher R. : Simply work....

Well built. These ar Not their outsourced stuff but made in Sweden. Simple to clean and maintain and these just work. I have the 5500 and 6500.

Steve P. : Love the Abu C3's

I love the C3 Abu Garcia reels. I now have 10 of them and they have caught everything from kokanee to sturgeon. Great drags and easy to work on. Just remember the C3's are not the same as the S models. The C3's are made in Sweden and the S models are made in China.

This is a great little linecounter that will make a great trout reel but spooled up with braid it would work great trolling for salmon too. Honestly if I were going to do that I would go with the 6500 though.

Clohse : Line counter is the weak link in this reel

At first I was very disappointed with these reels because "the line counter was off". After asking around I finally figured out my mistake. For line counter reels to be accurate, you have to spool them all the way. So, when you go to put string on the reel, DO NOT cut the string until you check the accuracy of the line counter. Measure out 25 feet and 50 feet in your driveway and make sure its accurate before you cut the string. If 25 REAL feet equals "27" feet on the line counter, then you are UNDER spooled and need to add some more string. If 25 real feet equals "23" feet on the line counter, than you are OVER spooled and need to strip off some string. I put 80 pound braid on my 6500 LC and I had to zero the line counter out, and reel until the line counter said "675" and that was perfect. I have no idea how much string that actually is but probably a hundred yards or less.

The reel itself is strong and durable and good quality. The "line out alarm" sometimes has a difficult time sliding in place and engaging. The other bad thing is I have had heck with the line counters zeroing out. 2 out of the four reels I own would not zero out after less than a year of use. I finally got one of them to zero out but the last one still will not zero out. Most likely has a shad scale wedged in there if I were guessing but no way to get in there and clean it out. For the troubles I have had with the line counter reels zero out I would advise you to check out other reels such as the Shimano Tekota Line Counter Series which I have heard a few fishing guides recommend after using those and these abu garcia 6500's and said they hold up better in all respects.

Amazon Customer : Item does not fit description.

Not as described. No power handle. Will be returning.

Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Line Counter Baitcast Reel review and price compare 2025

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