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| I currently have an Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5500C3. I realize this is a fairly light reel, but I was wondering what I could throw with it. Could I use it for Cowgirls or should I stick with Showgirls/Baby Girls? What about Bulldawgs? I only fish a couple weekends a year, so I'd rather not buy another reel for now. Sorry if this is a dumb question, I am still fairly new to musky fishing. |
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Location: Duluth, MN | You might get a weekend or two out of it with cowgirls. Not a bad reel, jsut not a good big bait reel. |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | bdog is correct. That reel was not engineered to handle bulldawgs or dbl. 10s. What you will accomplish is undue stress on the gears and other working parts. It's a great reel, but not meant to handle large baits. |
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| Makes sense. Thank you gentleman. Now, I'm assuming it could handle something like a Suick, or is that still a little too big for the reel? |
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| I would throw a suick on it should work well just set the drag so the bait slowly falls |
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| I used 5500 C3s, with crappy thick/heavy line, crappy rods, didn't properly maintain them, and threw anything and everything, for several years before falling victim to the need for multiple high-tech rod/reels. The C3s still work fine, and are always around for backups / loaners.
In your situation I wouldn't be afraid to use that reel for whatever you want. But, it's probably a little slow for Showgirls. It'll work, but you'll be turning the crank pretty fast. Bulldawgs and most jerkbaits will be fine, as there's no drag on them. I prefer Jr. Double Cowgirls (basically Dbl9s) over any other dbl blades. Just haven't seen the need to go much bigger, and the C3 will handle them just fine.
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Location: NE PA | I agree with Booch. While the 5500 C3 is not an ideal reel for larger baits, it will work. I have one that I started out with and is still in service to this day as a loaner. Has never let me down. It will work well for most things up to 8" jakes, double 8s, mag dawgs, ect... I put a revo power handle on mine which seems to help a bit as well. |
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