oldschoolbasser Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Since Ambassadeur reels are a favorite subject of mine,I was wondering if any of the fellas out there use them for flippin'?The reason I ask is because about 25 years ago I modified my reel for this specific purpose.I took a spring off the brake plate so the reel would re-engage when I took my thumb off the thumbbar.This relieved me of having to turn the handle to re-engage the gears.It also works great for vertical jigging,just press the thumbbar to let a little line out and let go to engage the gears.Let me know if anybody has done this,just wanted to get more people talking about reels.TL's Oldschool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Balsa Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I use my 4600C4 to Flip, Pitch and Skip. No mods to it, other than keeping it clean. I fish it with about 14lb copolymer and it works better if I keep the line on the spool a little less than full. I have too many Ambassadeur reels to count. I had to modify my Eon reels a short while after I purchased them, but they are now retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Maxwell Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 I use 2500Cs as my pitching reels exclusively. I bought 2 of them new and have added 2 more from Ebay. They work better than the new ones and I never changed over to the thumbar type reels anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 My main flipping/pitching reel is a circa 1970 Ambassadeur Pro Max 3600 - no mods except for ABEC-7 spool bearings and changing out the stock 5.3 gears for 6:1 gears. Slick little reels and smooth as glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
