I tried to do some maintenance on the ABU Ambassadeur 7000i C3 i purchased a couple of years ago. It was not the first time I opened it up, but the sinking feeling of disappointment was still there as the plastic-fantastic guts of it was revealed. My confidence in this reel was initially quite okay. But it has grown worse as the reel as deteriorated in front of my eyes. And it has not really been used that much. The heaviest load it has experienced [...]