abu garcia ambassadeur 5501 AbuGarcia Baitcasting Reel 5501S – BanzaiHobby The black and silver sticker model is faithfully reproduced on the black chevron side cups that were mass produced during the conversion period of ABU history (around the 80s) Abu Garcia C3 Carp Special

Based on my experience with baitcasting reels in general, and what I had to do to get the drag set to where it seemed sufficient, it did seem to be a little on the light side

I've been inside nearly every spinning reel that has a ball bearings mounted spool, and those bearing systems were either very complicated and costly, or did not work

The ability to have quick, one-handed casting will give you many more opportunities to cast to areas that may hold fish

The two reel styles are pretty dramatically different

I dont think its a necessity, but it does make it easier to make fine adjustments for people who dont set it the way I do, with the side-to-side play in the spool

When fishing deeper, he uses a Bandit 300