Nice reel, palms well and casts like a dream, at least it does using Berkley Trilene XL 14# line. I find that with bait casting reels, it's important to adjust it with every lure weight change to achieve optimal performance. I have fished it from a Berkley Cherrywood 7' medium rod as well as a Berkley Lightning IM6 Medium Heavy rod and like it on both. I have the Black Max casting reels, including two BMAX2 that have proven to be every bit as good as the BMAX 3. I'm not a pro fishing individual but a weekly fishing individual who enjoys using dependable equipment. For me this reel is all that I expected and perhaps more. My principle uses are for fishing bass and pike species. Thus far I am happily satisfied with my Abu Garcia reels.
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the reel was a really great looking love the black it had just the right weight pared it with a stiff G loomis rod and loaded it with 17 lb stren xt and went to the lake and i was catching some nice small mouth in the brush piles it was smooth and its 5.9 to one ratio was unstoppable pulling them out of the brush like a small crane I loved this reel with the rod and its virtually the best combo I have ever fished with it is a quality reel and the price was great best buy I made this year so far I have paid twice the price and the don't match up with this reel really for the money I don't think it could be beat I am buying 2 more for my son and grandson they will love them for sure,i hope this helped people looking for a bait caster you cant go wrong on one of these reels thanks for readingRead full review
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Abu Garcia never disappoints. I have always used the push button baitcasters and decided to switch to the fast cast so i didn't have to reach over my other hand any more. What a great decision, you can keep casting faster and know more reach over. The reel is very smooth and a great value, you can't go wrong.
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Use it for musky in lake st clair, works well.
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