Alright thanks a lot. I got it for $225 so I didn't steal it but I didn't over pay either.

It looks to be in very good shape for how old it is.A few light marks on the top.

That's a deal! Most of the used one I saw has the Daiwa logo wear off on the side plate and yours look pretty good. I don't know how stable the paint is but definitely those one has been used a lot.

Old School meets New School ~

 

A-Jay

 

Skeet had banana sticks back then too?

Skeet had banana sticks back then too?

 

Apparently.

 

A-Jay

Just like A-Jay's post above, I have an old-and-new post....

 

The new generation has arrived to join the oldsters...

 

Early 1960s Ambassadeur 5000, 1978 Ambassadeur 1500C, brand spankin' new Ambassadeur Morrum ZX3600:

 

 

IVCB-4 braking system - it's a GREAT casting machine. Palms OK for me (about like a 100-size Calcutta) but the edges on the sideplate could be radiused a bit more.

 

 

6.3:1 gearing - 28" IPT - VERY cool. I wish there were more round reels with higher IPTs.

 

 

It gets the ultimate approval rating - it works, reels in fish...

 

Just like A-Jay's post above, I have an old-and-new post....

 

The new generation has arrived to join the oldsters...

 

Early 1960s Ambassadeur 5000, 1978 Ambassadeur 1500C, brand spankin' new Ambassadeur Morrum ZX3600:

 

 

IVCB-4 braking system - it's a GREAT casting machine. Palms OK for me (about like a 100-size Calcutta) but the edges on the sideplate could be radiused a bit more.

 

 

6.3:1 gearing - 28" IPT - VERY cool. I wish there were more round reels with higher IPTs.

 

 

It gets the ultimate approval rating - it works, reels in fish...

 

I ordered a 1600 from Japan and the thumb bar was loose and the retrieve felt really Geary, how is yours? How does it compare against its main rival the 14 conquest?

Just like A-Jay's post above, I have an old-and-new post....

 

The new generation has arrived to join the oldsters...

 

Early 1960s Ambassadeur 5000, 1978 Ambassadeur 1500C, brand spankin' new Ambassadeur Morrum ZX3600:

 

 

IVCB-4 braking system - it's a GREAT casting machine. Palms OK for me (about like a 100-size Calcutta) but the edges on the sideplate could be radiused a bit more.

 

 

6.3:1 gearing - 28" IPT - VERY cool. I wish there were more round reels with higher IPTs.

 

 

It gets the ultimate approval rating - it works, reels in fish...

 

 

   That Morrum is SWEEEEEET ! ! 

 

I was looking at them HARD the year they came out but doubled clutched on the purchase - always regretted it.

 

A-Jay

 

   That Morrum is SWEEEEEET ! ! 

 

I was looking at them HARD the year they came out but doubled clutched on the purchase - always regretted it.

 

A-Jay

 

 

THANKS !  It IS a very nice reel - I'm glad I bought it (but see the following!).

 

I ordered a 1600 from Japan and the thumb bar was loose and the retrieve felt really Geary, how is yours? How does it compare against its main rival the 14 conquest?

 

I'm not noticing any "geariness" in the Morrum...but then, I'm not too particular that way. The clutch bar has a little play when the clutch is disengaged but again, nothing I noticed until you asked and I wiggled it a bit.  They are both very nice reels, both have advanced braking systems, and both cast very well as a result.  My CQ100-14 certainly palms smaller but then the Morrum has a line capacity greater than a CQ200-14 so it should palm a bit big.

 

At the end of the day, I think you buy the Morrum if you really want/need the higher IPT. Otherwise, and especially if one didn't have any high-end round reels, I would certainly recommend that they buy the Conquest first, over the Morrum.  The Conquest just exudes that solid, quality feeling, more so than the Morrum. 

 

 

For me personally?  I REALLY wanted the IPT offered by the Morrum and will be putting it to good use.  And, I felt I had enough Conquest/Calcutta gear on hand to cover my needs for a while...at least until a 50-size Conquest 14 is released...

 

 

Thanks goose, and enjoy!

 

 

 

 

THANKS !  It IS a very nice reel - I'm glad I bought it (but see the following!).

 

 

I'm not noticing any "geariness" in the Morrum...but then, I'm not too particular that way. The clutch bar has a little play when the clutch is disengaged but again, nothing I noticed until you asked and I wiggled it a bit.  They are both very nice reels, both have advanced braking systems, and both cast very well as a result.  My CQ100-14 certainly palms smaller but then the Morrum has a line capacity greater than a CQ200-14 so it should palm a bit big.

 

At the end of the day, I think you buy the Morrum if you really want/need the higher IPT. Otherwise, and especially if one didn't have any high-end round reels, I would certainly recommend that they buy the Conquest first, over the Morrum.  The Conquest just exudes that solid, quality feeling, more so than the Morrum. 

 

 

For me personally?  I REALLY wanted the IPT offered by the Morrum and will be putting it to good use.  And, I felt I had enough Conquest/Calcutta gear on hand to cover my needs for a while...at least until a 50-size Conquest 14 is released...

 

 

 

Holy Smokes Man - just go ahead and admit it - you are a major tackleholic !

 

 Super Nice collection.

 

A-Jay

Holy Smokes Man - just go ahead and admit it - you are a major tackleholic !

 

 Super Nice collection.

 

A-Jay

 

Hey Andy - so many reels, so little time.......................................!

Someone likes round reels

Someone likes round reels

I'm an amateur compared to Maico1.......

Your a bad man Goose! So many nice reels in such good shape.

And maybe its just me but the cork on the rods look prestine and almost unused. If it wasn't for the reports and stories I would swear you were a collector only. By this time in the year most of the cork handles on my rods have some degree of soiling before they are cleaned during the winter.

Your a bad man Goose! So many nice reels in such good shape.

And maybe its just me but the cork on thr rods look prestine and almost unused. If it wasn't for the reports and stories I would swear you were a collector only. By this time in the year most of the cork handles on my rods have some degree of soiling before they are cleaned during the winter.

 

Yeah - the problem now is getting time-on-water with any particular combo. I'm up to 47 BC reels, and 37 of those are on rods at the moment. Even though I fish every day, there's just not enough days in a year to get a lot of mileage on all the gear.  AND, the PQ 5-Year Challenge is still going on and I try to fish it nearly every day so some of the other gear gets left on the rack. AND, while I'm at 1,467 bass caught so far this year, I actually catch more than half of them on spinning gear so that's even less chance for the BC gear to score.

 

Just about all the round reels shown have scored fish (I've got 2 50XTs and a 100XT that still need to score) - but it varies from a couple to over 100, depending on the reel.  I've had the Morrum for about 3 weeks and have only had time to get 8 fish with it.  This year, the two most used round reels are probably one of the Conquest 50s and the CTE-100DC.  I started using the 100DC as my main cranking reel on September 7 and have scored 39 bass (and one 38.5 pound grass carp) with it in the last month.  I still have a bunch more cranking outfits to put mileage on this year though so the 100DC will have to go back on the rack soon, AND, the season is winding down now so there won't be much "catching" left for this year.

 

So much gear, so little time.

Bass on round reels?               But aren't all the pros using those "spacey" looking jobbies? You know the ones. They look like a Ferrari with line sticking out of the grill.  Who da thunk you could catch bass on a round reel?!?  

 

Just kidding my friend. I love the classic appeal of the old Ambassadeurs . When I was a pup,I'd go fishing with my grandpa up on Erie handy Cleveland. He ALWAYS bought Garcia reels. I use to feel like I was something special using his outfits. That would have been back about 1970/72. Right in there with some of yours. I wish I would have gotten a hold of one of his outfits before he died. I don't know what ever happened to them.    You have a BUNCH of beautiful rigs there.

NICE reel. A Met is on my purchase "waiting list"...

Nice! Love that reel. What rod is it on?

It's on the current model legend elite 7'MF, my soft plastics pitching rod.

The reel replaced my curado 50e that had core 7 gears, chronarch knobs/extra bearings, Abec 5's.

The XG gearing is worth it

It's on the current model legend elite 7'MF, my soft plastics pitching rod.

The reel replaced my curado 50e that had core 7 gears, chronarch knobs/extra bearings, Abec 5's.

The XG gearing is worth it

Very JDM way to hook the bait!    Are you targeting smallie or walleye?

A few of my Shimano's out sun bathing this past weekend

 

For the next several weeks, this is the only reel I'll be using....

 

Very JDM way to hook the bait!    Are you targeting smallie or walleye?

Just practicing to see what it can do

Ups delivered my TW order here at work. Rod is extremely light and the overal combo weighs nothing. The colors of the recon match the px68 perfectly. Have an all day trip planned for Monday. Holefully I can put it through its paces.