Abumatic 220 drag.

[Russell Brown]

Greetings to all.......I have an old Abumatic 220 and can't figure out how the drag works.Can anyone explain please......

[Olly]

I have an Abumatic 1075 with push button line release as above. However as a later model there is a star drag similar to an Abu 505.

I wonder if the Abu 503 had a similar drag to the 220 Abumatic?

[Russell Brown]

Thanks Olly.The 220 has no visible means of drag adjustment so I remain flummoxed

[Mitch300]

I believe the early ones were designed so that the slotted screw which secured the handle could be adjusted with a coin, prior to starting fishing (rather than while fighting a fish). Is it possible that the original slotted handle nut was replaced with the brass-like one your reel has? And does loosening your handle nut change the drag?

That's my best guess.

G. B.

[Olly]

So it was pre-set prior to fishing according to the line strength - sounds about right!

[Jokki]

The brake setting is preset by ABU and cannot be changed like for example, the Abumatic 120 can be changed with a slotted screw.
The braking effect can be influenced by releasing the crank during the drill (auto-syncro-brake).

[Russell Brown]

Thanks Jokki.......So when I wind,there is no drag at all and when not winding,the line can be pulled from the spool.Does that sound right ?

[Jokki]

Russel, I'll enclose two photos of the roll booklet.
The second picture is the scroll drawing and will also help you.

[Russell Brown]

Jokki,You are the man

[OhMyGoodness]

The 220 was about the cheapest budget version of the abumatic series. For most fishing their 170 was the best and most popular.