I fish on the delta every day & this reel holds up great. It also has gone for a swim twice now & I haven't had any problems. feels great in hand, solid, smooth reeling, casts great.Ĭomments: this reel is a beast, I have caught striper, carp, and largemouth on this reel & it hasn't had any problems. This thing casts swimbaits with ease, has great line capacity and the lower gear ratio is great for crawling along the bottom.Ĭomments: (5500) this reel is a bulldog! 65 pound braid, slow rolling a 3/4 oz jig on bottom. No doubt there are better reels for casting small lighter lures, but this one has served me well casting spoons and has recently found a new home casting swimbaits. Needed a reel with a large line capacity for long runs. I purchased my 5501C3 back in the late 90s (20 years ago) for river salmon-steelhead fishing in the PNW. They are well made and in my opinion easy to work on. Excellent drag too.Ĭomments: My 5501C3 is the most durable reel IË™ve ever had and has outlasted ever other reel I've ever purchased. A power handle upgrade will give you handling of reels 3x the cost. Three Stainless Steel Ball Bearings + 1 Roller BearingĬomments: This a great Ms Slammer reel loaded with braid. A classic reel that just keeps getting better, the new Abu Garcia Ambassadeur C3 Casting Reels delivers proven performance you just can’t duplicate. The Six Pin Centrifugal Braking System combined with the Synchronized Levelwind System also improves line lay and helps reduce the occurrence of blacklashes. The four stainless steel bearing system (3+1) ensures fluid casts and retrieves, and the Carbon Matrix Drag System delivers the consistent power necessary to tame hard fighting fish. The secret is in the simplicity of their design. Extremely durable, they can take a beating and still deliver the ultra smooth performance anglers expect. Offering upgraded performance and styling, merged with proven strength and engineering, the Abu Garcia Ambassadeur C3 Casting Reels are some of the best-selling casting reels of all time.

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