The 5000 gave me the most trouble with backlashing and tryin to adjust that.I just couldn't seem to find a happy medium that worked for me.I could make some short flippin style casts but any long cast resulted in a backlash.I was tryin spinnerbaits. First off I wasn't crazy about the 'Solar' BigGame looked like a big honkin ski rope coming thru the i'll might use something different if I keep on using these.In fact, Should I be using a braided line on these reels? I gave both reels a try at a nearby lake last weekend. They both cleaned up pretty nice and i relubed them, before stringin them up with some 15lb Berkly BigGame line. I learned how to use a baitcast reel in the early 80's and spent many years using a low profile Shimano reel.but I know nothing about these round types of baitcasters, and I was hoping someone could give me some more info on them.specificly, are they worth my time to use them fishing for bass? The ser# looks to be(89-0 89-90)on the 5000, and(990503)on the 5500-C3.

After many years away from fishing I have started again.I purchased a BPS spinning combo rig and a few lures to me going started, but a friend recently gave me a couple of old Abu's on rods that he never used.an ambassadeur 5000 on a 7ft Berkley lightning rod IM6 series, and a 5500-C3 mounted on a 6.5ft All Star rod.WR1 model i'm assuming?

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