Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"

so I jumped on the cool kid bus and ordered a C3 6500 Catfish Special if any of you have these was wondering if they are as legit as everyone has made them out to be I know I will be pairing it up with a 12' pro angler catfish casting rod and fishing from the bank so if anyone think they are great then why and if you think they are [censored] then why

thanks in advance

I don't have the catfish special but I got a "few" 6500C3 reels made in sweden....NEVER had one fail.... I bet you like it a lot enjoy

Same for me, just have a normal 6500c3 reel paired with a 7'6" Pro angler. Limited use with it, but I really like it. Casts well, good clicker, line capacity, 15lb drag.

I got 2. Got them on 8' ugly sticks. Never failed yet.

I got about 12 Abu Garcia 6500C3. They are pretty decent.

I've got 2 7000's, a 6600 C4, 2 6500 C3's, 2 5000's. Just bought a new 6500 C3 because I think it might be my favorite of all the garcias. You just cant beat it. I'm gonna pair it up on a pro angler medium action. I like them a lot.

It will be good.

I have 4 5500 in various versions; C, Morano, and IDK what...A red one, a green one, and 2 silver ones. I have yet to see an ABU in the round baitcaster style tha is in good repair, and clean, do anything but work well. I have 2 on berkley big game 7.6ft and one one a shakespear ugly cat 8 ft and one on a BnM heavy catfish fighting rod. They have all caught fish over 20Lbs. Some over 40.

Yes, Yes, Yes, you should be happy, I have 3 of these setups on 10ft PAs, I don't think they make a 12 footer yet, I heard they were working on one.(could be wrong) I have no complaints. Now if they are making a 12ft I will need to get me a couple of them.

With my 10ft I toss a 5oz with 30lb mono and 50lb leader.

Now comes the hard part...locating the fish

I have both the catfish and regular 6500C3 only difference I can tell is the color and catfish image and the side and price mine came from eBay and the price was the same used as a regular

Hey fish_hunter yes they are making a 12' I spoke to the fella that helped design is Doug "Tex" Elliot, he lives about 1 1/2 miles from me and the prototype he had at his house looks sweet, I'm picking up a 10' tomorrow from him

Yes Pro angler now has 12footers as well . I got 5 from the beta release for testpurpose . Waiting for new improved ones to come out so i can get my hands on them .

If this reel doesn't make you happy then nothing will.....just quit..... J/k. I have a 6601 C4 and 4601 c3, they both perform and never fail..... they both Sweden made.

I have a 6500 rocket that has been upgraded/modded and it is a beast. Can cast a freakin mile with it. Great reel.

It's a great reel. I have a couple matched with whisker seeker catfish rods and they look great together. The only thing I didn't like was the bent star drag and handle so I changed mine to straight chrome stars and power handles.

I really like my 6500 rockets...smoooooth long casts. Got a few catfish specials, but haven't tried them out yet. I do think they look cool.

There pretty. But I will stick to my $40.00 dollar okuma reels seem to last longer without have to work on them all the time.

The Rockets are by far the better reel! But the 6500C3 is awesome for the price.I have 12 6500C3 with
7.5 Pro Anglers, a hard combo to beat for the price!!

Fred

I am so trying to get rid of some old abu reel's to make space for few rockets .

What kind of abu's you want to get rid of?

3- Abu ambassadeur 5000 .
Abu ambassadeur 5500c high speed
Abu ambassadeur 5500c syncro drag.

Got them all cleaned and fixed awhile back . High Speed never used in last 4yrs still in great shape . Trying to find my 6000 as well which will go eventually .