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 Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
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09/20/18 08:17 PM
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Can anyone tell me the difference between an Abu Garcia C3 6500 and the Abu Garcia Catfish Special? Other than the Catfish Special being orange? The guy working the counter at BassPro had no clue so we compared the boxes and EVERYTHING seems to be the same. The C3 is what I normally use and it is $119 regular price and the Catfish Special is like $139.
What gives?
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
[Re: ETX_Chad]
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09/20/18 08:17 PM
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The power handle maybe? But is that a $20 upgrade?
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
[Re: ETX_Chad]
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09/20/18 08:50 PM
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Power handle and color is about it I think. You can find them on amazon ever so often for about the price of the C3.
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
[Re: ETX_Chad]
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09/20/18 08:52 PM
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actually, I just check Amazon and found the 6500 for $92.02...heck of a deal right there.
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
[Re: ETX_Chad]
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09/20/18 08:59 PM
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I was on Amazon too and clicked on it.. When I did it was the smaller ones (4200 and 5500) that were cheaper and the 6500 was still $119.
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
[Re: ETX_Chad]
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09/20/18 09:10 PM
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Catfish Connection has c36500 for $99 I got a bunch of the bluecat customs from them for $125 each I got some Tekota 500s from them for $150 They are usually a little cheaper there... 
Last edited by El Gato Azul; 09/20/18 09:14 PM.
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
[Re: ETX_Chad]
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09/20/18 11:16 PM
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Ive got a catfish special 6500. Im not sure of what is different between them, but its very smooth. And the power handle is great. Im a big fan.
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
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09/23/18 10:27 PM
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I was on Amazon too and clicked on it.. When I did it was the smaller ones (4200 and 5500) that were cheaper and the 6500 was still $119. Beware of the ones made in China....they are always cheaper
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
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09/25/18 04:08 AM
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Thank-you, just ordered one. Got it yesterday and it is made in Sweden. May need to get another one or two at this price.
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
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09/25/18 12:07 PM
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Thank-you, just ordered one. Got it yesterday and it is made in Sweden. May need to get another one or two at this price. 
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
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09/25/18 07:02 PM
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You guys have talked me into ordering 2 of these for myself! They better be awesome because now I have 2 orange reels not matching my silver C6500's! lol.
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Re: Abu Garcia "Catfish Special"
[Re: ETX_Chad]
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09/25/18 08:05 PM
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You guys have talked me into ordering 2 of these for myself! They better be awesome because now I have 2 orange reels not matching my silver C6500's! lol. You'll like them, no doubts.
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