Any thoughts, just bought a couple of 6'6" musky rods and want a couple of reels to make the decent blue cat rigs. I'm not a tourney fisherman but dont want to buy junk.

Took one on one trip and back it went to BP

Mine lasted 2 trips. I exchanged it for a Abu 6500. Their return policy is great but I don't want to loose a big cat because of it

The spinning versions are work horses

Thanks for the quick responses, looks like I will be going with the Shimano Corvalus 400 instead, just won one on Ebay. Hope yall have no bad reports on them. But let me know if you do cause it can go right back on ebay.

I have one. Its caught fish around 10 lbs with no problem. Had it almost a year. Its got a weak clicker, but thats about my only complaint.

Ever notice, you never read much about a person griping over an ABU? Ive read all kinds of grief over store name reels, shakespear reels, zebco reels, but you dont read much negative about a real, made in Sweden, Abu.

Might be a lesson in that?

Totally agree. I have 6 Abus and one bps.

Also, just realized mine isnt a catt maxx, its the gold mega cast.

I do agree, and am also a fan of ABU, own 15 myself, from 4300C to 6500's a couple from the 70's all the way up to new last week,I even have a couple of Quantum Irons they are pretty nice reels as well,Just looking to get a little more line capacity without spending $150.

Abu is the only reels i buy for the boat and penn 950s for the bank. like dam said i do have a few of the spinning reels and they work great

Abu Garcia .... just sayin

Just get a garcia 6500 c3 89.99 at acadamy and worth every penny

I just bought this reel, and landed a 15# blue with no problems.....although I dont think it'd be very good to use from the bank, fishing from the yak I dont really need a whole lot of drag.....

But I'm pleased with the mega cast BC

My favorite are my Pflueger contenders, but my pro anglers are real work horses too. Both can handle big fish for sure. I have the Pfluegers on Pro Angler rods, and the pro anglers on TC yellows. Abus are great reels tho. Cannot go wrong with the swiss made ones as others have noted.

The bass pro shop gold mega cast are terrible but the CAT MAX spinning reels are pure BEASTS. I have caught 8 foot bull sharks on them when i were in tampa and they still work great. Just ordered three more for the fall and winter. The best thing is all the way up to 20# mono and you can cast these things a mile on a ten foot rod. The bait casters are garbage but the spinning reels a must.