**Abu Garcia 6500 premium Modifications**

Hi all,

I stumbled upon some photos of my favourite surf-casting reel, Abu Garcia 6500 premium. In this post, I will share with you guys the original photo of my reel to the current one with all the modifications.

The original look before any modifications

This is the original look of my reel. No modifications, trust me. Thanks to my itchy mind, I can't stopped thinking on how to make my reel look better. This is when I started to search over the internet on the various frames available for Abus modification. After much searching, I narrowed down my search to QTC and Zeta Tuning frames. Based on readings, I found out that the ZzetaTuning frames are much lighter and slightly cheaper than the QTC frames and I decided to proceed with the ZZetaTuning frames. Yes! My decision don't proved me wrong. After I have changed my original frame to the ZzetaTuning frame which I ordered, the reel is much lighter and ofcourse, it look much more nicer.

My reel with ZzetaTuning Frame

The ZzetaTuning frame is a perfect fit to my reel and yes, it does make the reel much lighter and gives me a better grip for every casts. Well, I did not stop there, I went on to change the bearing to Abec 7 ceramic bearings to increase the spinning time of my spool and it does help to improve my casting distance.

Again, it is not complete, without a proper stopping mechanism, so I decided to change the original magnet to a centre mag. Guess what, I have orderred the Acetal Centre Mag for my reel and very happy with it. It give me the stopping mechanism that I need and it works perfectly for my reel.

Acetal Centre Mag for my Abu Reel

Well, this is the final look and the final modification of my favourite casting reel. Overall, I am happy with the modications that I have made as it does improve my casting distance and yes, it gives my reel a different look. That's all for now, till then I see you when I see you.

Regards

Fishanatic