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[Jimmy]

I own both and am much happier with the Shamano

[dennisK]

I own both and am much happier with the Shamano

would you be interested in selling the Sunset Orange colour Abu Ambassadeur 6500?

[Jimmy]

I own both and am much happier with the Shamano

would you be interested in selling the Sunset Orange colour Abu Ambassadeur 6500?

Sorry you miss understood I have both an Abu and Shamano

And no I would like to keep them all as my wife and son both fish and my daughter will be throwing a level wind any day now that mean I will have to buy an new rod reel combo.

I have the Catella, Abu 6500, and Millionaire and am happy with them all but prefer the Shamano

[Koho]

hey koho

have you ever tried abu's higher end Rocket reels? pretty nice imho. and about $140 cheaper than calcs.

Just curious, is the $140 difference between the Rocket and the Calcutta 400, or another Calcutta model?

[dennisK]

well I think Dave at highwater sells the rockets 6500 for ~$200 but the calcutta 400 is about $350 last time i looked...maybe some sales on..you should call around.

[pinkwool]

dennisK, I've got the orange limited Florida edition and 6500 C3. Great reel and better than 6500 C3 in the original configuration. The gears on it though are C4 type, which are finer than C3, and are smoother and more delicate. It pulled out my last year's 47lb (some DFO guy estimated more   from the picture (I will scan and post it later here)) red spring from Fraser. I've also managed to break the gears while puling out the line from the snag (mind you - any gears would break this way )  This reel will give you extra long casts and ease of magnetic control. Mine has extra bearing (single only) in the levelwinder, which you can get from mikesreelpepair.com (he has double bearings for both sides) if you decide to upgrade any other 6500 type ABU reel. Who is selling this reel, as I got mine from the  AUSy guy and would NOT recommend him again?

[dennisK]

really, c4 type..hmmm...i've like the robustness of the c3s...

yeah, i know who you mean...steve barratt from AUS - not him though, just saw one in a pawn shop in Seattle - $175 US.

[Koho]

Looks like the going rate for a Calcutta 400 these days is about $289 at Berry's.  

[dennisK]

wow - they've come down - must be on sale.

You should just handle them both and think whether 90$ can better spent elsewhere.

[Ed]

i have the abu 6501C4 and calcutta CT400 and i'd probably say the calcutta has smoother handling and would probably be my choice for the main reel other than the fact it cost 100 dollars more . but i still have the love for my abu.