I am gonna order 1 in the 70 size.

the 70 is the one i'm gonna get also ... see what it'll do on a 11 1/2 ft rod ... or maybe i should wait & see what kinda rating ya'll give'um first

The CL60A is the ones that I got. Right out of the box I took one apart and looked at it. Really simular to the guts of an Abu without any plastic parts.
IF you are going to try and surf cast with these reels you will really need to clean them and play around with the settings a bit before you toss them. They seem to not toss as good as an abu until you get them really loose (casting control knob)
I am going to try some different oil on the bearings to see if that helps the castability of these reels. On average about 10% less distance than the Abu's. Same line, rods, weights, and everything else.
The drag tension spring (between drag star and reel handle) seems to be slightly flattened right out of the box. I took my reels handles off and bent the spring a little bit and fixed that. No more problems. The drag is about same as a 6500, no more no less.
The clicker is not loud at all. I am going to try and fix this before the summer, but not high on my priority list since it is not flathead time yet.
I can not really give a thumbs up or down just yet. No major complaints, just small things so far. One big plus is that Stingray Tackle was really helpful while I was researching and ordering the reels. I even ordered the back up parts for the reels that break or wear out on all reels (worm gear and pawl)

+1

X2. I am gonna put it on an 11' rod for bankfishing. Should be a mean combo.

Dangit Donald, Im gona nark you off to your wife! You dont need another R&R you already got over 100, just like me. I cant have it, You cant have it

you kinda sound like my wife right there

naw i'm gonna hafta sneak this'un by somehow ... gotta hankerin' for another 7000, but maybe this'un will work just as well ... i wanna try it on my Pinnacle Shoremaster 11 1/2' rod ... BTW didn't you get wunna them pinnacles? ... seems like i asked you that before

Yepper I got one, Still leaning againstthe back wall of my shop with a vintage 7000 ABU on it. If it would ever rain in this lizard lick place and make the creeks run, I would giver a try.

any body have updates on these ming reels? ... got 50 bux for my b-day yesterday ... they said i hafta spend it on catfish stuff & produce receipts as proof ... need new mono on all the reels that i run mono on but i think i will order that ming yang 70 today

If you get one of these reels,be sure and post some results/opinions.

Albert spend that 50 bucks on gas and come down and fish with me on EM! We could even invite Johnny ! no charge for the fishing would be fun fishing with you..

bro terry, i have been thinking about hollerin' at you about doin' just that ... been hard to find the time but if johnny is gonna be there i'll make time

Here are a couple of bruisers that were caught on the Bass Pro reels. They will cost you $29.99 each. That will leave you enough $$ to put some string on it. Another plus is they have very loud clicker.




All of the above fish were caught on the Bass Pro reel.

Happy belated birthday Albert . I know it broke your heart when they said you had to use the money on catfish stuff.

nice fish capt ... them bass pro reels must be well worth the money, i am lookin' to get one close to the size of an abu 7000

thanks bama ... yeah i had to get'um to repeat that deal about the catfish stuff ... thought maybe i had wishful hearin'