oldschoolbasser

Pretty cool,but I'll stick with my old Phenix rods.

Nice looking reel! So much better than the stock silver color.

Goose52,the Bait Monkey made me buy this!

And spools! I was able to get some dual bearing worm gears,and chrome frames from my friend in Sweden,. With Simon's involvement with these small reels look for some new goodies to be coming up in the near future

It's going to look great with those plates!

My 2500C's updated with new side plates. Goose52 no plans yet for the 1500C side plates. You can put a 1500C decal over the 2500C stamping if you want to.

I know he doesn't have any 1500C,or 2500C IAR. I'll give him a call and see if the 1500C's are going to be added. Goose52,you know I'm going to share this with all the Abuholics.

Ambassaduers are good for any type of fishing. There's a wide range of reels to chose for your specific fishing needs. I just prefer their small reels for BFS.

For those of us who collect,and fish with the Ambassadeur 2500C's,here are the newest upgrades for your reels. Colors like these were only available for the 45-6500C Series reels,but now they're available for the little guys.

They had me at subsonic!

I dabble a little with Ambassadeurs now and then. A 5000C is a pretty easy reel to work on. If you'd like pictures of an assembled reel,feel free to message me.

Online at Plat. I tried Digitaka,but there's a problem with their website.

It's a 6'5" one piece rod. Rated for 6-12# line 1/8-3/8 oz lures. CI4 handle with cork foregrip,and split handle. Super lightweight. Paired with the Alderbaran BFS it's sick!

Or you can get a 1500-2500C and trick it out. I'm going to build a couple more 1500C's and a 2500C all with IAR since I was able to find brake plates.

I think it was Japan Angler,or Japan Lure Shop. Actually it was Plat that had them. Just an Old Dog learning new tricks,but I still have my Oldschool arsenal

Aldebaran BFS and new Bantam rod. Trying something a little different.

Take the left side plate off,and push the clicker to the on position. If anything is touching the cog wheel,that's the problem.

I have over 80 Ambassadeurs,but that reel will never make it in my collection lol! Stick with the Classics,you'll never go wrong. There's a reason AbuGarcia discontinued those reels they sucked!

You might want to look at the Black Max 1600-2600 Series reels. Great little reels to fish with at a fraction of the cost of a 1500-2500C Series reel

I still fish with my Old Ambassadeurs,but they've been tricked out just a little!

Ok,that's better. It's a nice reel in great condition. As for what it's worth,you'll have to check prices on EBay,both the U.S.,and England for a better idea.

If the side plates are beveled,the reel isn't original. It should have grooved side plates. No stamping on the reel seat usually indicates a replacement frame. If you could post a few pics it would help,but judging from your description, the reel doesn't sound authentic.

Jerry's a great guy to do business with.

It's a 4.7:1 gear ratio.