Garcia BG 7000 NLD
ToddM
Posted 9/27/2007 9:07 PM (#276972)
Subject: Garcia BG 7000 NLD





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Location: oswego, il
I bought one of these reels off ebay. I thought I was getting a great deal. Narrow spool, 4 to 1 retrieve, extra bearings for a great price. Got the reel, tranastion was fine but this reel is not made for casting. From the pictures I could not tell nor is this reel listed on the garcia website. The bos is in swedish or german. The lever for the spool release it ratcheted and manually controlled. It has a button on top of the lever that allows it to move back and forth, not mechanically activated at all. It also avivates through the center of the reel not up top. The whole lever actually sets the drag and the spool release all in one. My fault but I was wondering if there is any way this reel can be converted cheaply or do I have to buy another reel?
reelman
Posted 9/27/2007 10:30 PM (#276992 - in reply to #276972)
Subject: Re: Garcia BG 7000 NLD




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There is no way to convert this to a standard style reel. These reels were built for trolling and verticle jigging in salt water. Unfortunatly they will not work for casting. You could use it for trolling or for a "sucker" reel. FYI the reason people like them for trolling is because the drag washers are much bigger than a normal 7000 so they are smoother.