Fellas, I'm looking to replace some of my catfishing crap and was wondering if any of ya'll have had any dealings with this model reel. Got some 6500c3's that have been excellent, noticed that these are about half the price.
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Abu Garcia 6600bcx
Fellas, I'm looking to replace some of my catfishing crap and was wondering if any of ya'll have had any dealings with this model reel. Got some 6500c3's that have been excellent, noticed that these are about half the price.
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could be wrong but crappy gears in them. prob more plastic in them. trying to compete with that shakespeare crap they sell
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not the same beast. the c3's are made in sweden and the ones you are looking at are made in china. i'd stick with the 5500 or 6500 c3's. I just did a lot of research on the same reels and went the the c3's. pair it with an ugly stik and you'll be good to go for a while.
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Thanks!
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hard to beat the 6500's them new ones are crap. I have one and the clicker is backwards and the drag is sticky. POS.
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go with a penn 9 level, lot less money and they last, i have caught stripers up to 25lbs and cats up to 38lbs on them and i have never had any problems with them. clickers have not stripped out. have even used them on some nice spottails in the 10 to 15lb class. and after using them a few times you can cast them pretty well. just my .02
Rush Chairman
Just gut your 6500's and replace the parts. It is a simple operation. If you want something newer, check ebay. You can usually find 6500's pretty cheap....
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If you choose to go with newer, might I offer to purchase your sweden made 6500's?
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Any old ABU Garcia reels that you have can be replaced at about half of the cost of a new one. It is more cost effective for them to replace the reel than repair it. I have had several replaced over the years and have been very pleased. Even if you find an old one that doesn't work, send it to them. After they receive your reels they will send you a quote and you can decide.
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I'll give them a call! Thanks!
"As an American I am not so shocked that Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize without any accomplishments to his name, but that America gave him the White House based on the same credentials." Newt Gingrich
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