Chenille for ABUs

[OldTackle]

I do own two 506 and one 507 and still do not know what you are talking about. Please let me know by a picture or two as I guess something might be missing on my reels / spools...

Christopher

[CafeRacer]

I do own two 506 and one 507 and still do not know what you are talking about. Please let me know by a picture or two as I guess something might be missing on my reels / spools...

Christopher

The chenille or o ring goes around the edge of the spool preventing the line from getting trapped and damaged behind the spool.Have a look at these 2 pictures,1 has the rubber o ring(which looks to be the best option) and the other pic shows chenille being put onto the spool.
http://www.classicvintagefishingtackle. ... sparts.htm
http://purepiscator.com/forum/default.a ... osts&t=364

[Nobby]

I think I'd worry about the friction caused by a rubber strip....at least the chenille is just a bit of fluff and has little friction to offer. Though the first Mitchell spool I did with the non-wired centre chenille I did do a little too slack and you could both feel and hear the rubbing against the inside of the rotating head.

From looking at the chenille offered as a replacement part from Jim I think it is of a bigger size than thei.5mm ( Size 00) that I use on Mitchell Match spools.

[Macko]

You could stick some green felt to the top of the spool and the trim around the edge
of the spool leaving about 2mm overhanging

ATB Macko

[Benj1dog]

Hi on the subject of large rubber o rings, i have a quantity of 3 mm diameter large o rings that while will be too large can be cut and glued using super glue, if these are of the right thickness 3mm then if somebody would like to try , i will send some.

Thanks