In 1995, about the time I realized I wanted to collect these reels seriously, I met Simon Shimomura at the Houston, Texas NFLCC show.
I used a Mitchell 300 until I was about thirteen or fourteen, when my father decided it was time for me to take the next step- an Ambassadeur 5000! From then on, it would be an Ambassadeur that went on all my fishing trips. One of my father’s favorite reels was the Ambassadeur 6000. In the 1960s and 70s, Galveston, Texas was where my family spent its free time. As a young boy, my father frequently took me fishing. My introduction to collecting tackle started with lures and quickly spread to reels. My name is Fred and I've collected Ambassadeur reels since late 1994. Original/Reproductions: Plates, Decals, Handles, etc. Look for your birthday month and buy that one if possible.Table of Contents (Click on links) 5000 De Luxe #223: Where Have You Been? And finally "740602" would say that the lot number that the reel was manufactured in was lot "02" or lot 2. The next two numbers may be "7406XX" which is the month. It should start with "74XXXX" or some seventies number. I would fish it with similar aged tackle. When casting the reel handle will spin backwards.Īnyhow, your "D" reel is a real collectors. They will go forward and backwards while in use, and there is no "FREE SPOOL" because it is allways in free spool. They include a free spool function with a click of a button that lets line out like any other reel.Īn example of a "REAL" direct drive is the ambassaduer 2000 from the 1950's. To be specific, these "direct drive" reels are not "REAL" and actual direct drive reels. When you tighten it, it is the same but it just reels backwards under more pressure. When the drag is loosened you can go reel backwards under drag pressure.
The drag is adjusted there like a normal setup would be. There is a knob between the handle and the coupling where a normar "star drag" would be. They have a super low ratio and perfect for working lures that need power to retrieve. I have been using my Ambassadeur "D" series for all largemouth bass
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