round reels

hootie · 01-13-12, 11:26 AM

Just curious, does anybody here still use round reels for bass fishing?

bamabassman · 01-13-12, 06:27 PM

short answer is YES. abou garcia 5500 here as well as some of the OLDER mag force reels. compaired to todays reels, they are round. lol.

keithdog · 01-13-12, 08:27 PM

I have 2 Garcia 4600C3 models. I just recently retired them from every day use but mainly because the low profile designs of many of todays reels fits my smaller hands better. But I still have them at the ready for when called upon.

pointer · 01-13-12, 08:30 PM

I have and heavily use 2 of the 4600 c3 reels and one 5600 c4 wide spool, along with my other low profile reels. I use my round reels for cranking shallow to medium divers and slow rolling spinnerbaits. I don't really like them for finese presentations but love them for faster presentations. They're tanks!

WTL · 01-13-12, 08:36 PM

I prefer round reels. I use Garcia Morrums and Revos, unfortunatly it seems the lp reels like the Revos are a little more popular and therefore available, I wish they would update some of the technology for round reels being offered on the mass market. It seems like most of the round reels, with the possible exception of calcuttas (which I have never used, but never been impressed with in a store either) are japanese market deals.

lilmule · 01-13-12, 08:38 PM

5600 c will cast a country mile with a gsplash and two handed seeker rod

wallywallace · 01-13-12, 09:07 PM

use abu 6600, rocket, ming yangs and penns, though but for catfishing

kennethdaysale · 01-13-12, 09:28 PM

I've got a couple of old 5600's that aren't in the rotation anymore but are capable of being called up at anytime. Still use a 10 yr old calcutta for deep crankin.

LittleBigBass · 01-14-12, 03:34 AM

I was actually thinking about putting rod holders on my small boat, and putting some flexible rods in them with Round crappie reels, and trolling. Haha, would just be fun to see if it actually would work for crappie.

mike234 · 01-14-12, 07:58 AM

Round reels were all I used up to a year ago. Ambasseduers C3 and C4s. Still use them regularly for swimbaits. In fact pro reel has one of them now giving tune up for me. Still use my 4600. They are all great reels.

BigBassin144 · 01-14-12, 10:20 AM

I've got an Abu C4 that I really only use for Musky fishing. All the reels I use for bass are low profile casting reels.

BB

mrmuskie5 · 01-14-12, 12:29 PM

as my name denotes i am a muskie fisherman so i have a very large arsenal of round reels from some abu 5500's to some calcutta 400 b's but i am even starting to phase these reels out with toros and winches. when you plan on casting for 12 hours the lp's are alot more forgiving on the hands. I do cast all my big swimbaits (for bass) on a calcutta 400 still though.

Dogmatic · 01-14-12, 05:48 PM

Use Calcutta 400te, Cardiffs, Corvalus, Abus(various models), TiCAs Caimans, all for musky, and swimbait set-ups. Would switch to Corado 301, Winches, and Toro's for my smaller swimbaits, like mrmuskie, and will when I can afford it.

Culpritworm7.5 · 01-15-12, 11:09 PM

Abu d5 6000s, abu 5600cb, abu c3 6000, and old abu 6000c. All are great!

Backwater Charlie · 01-15-12, 11:28 PM

I don't, but I sure wouldn't mind to have a 4600C4 or 2 just for experimental uses.

jdw174 · 01-16-12, 09:31 AM

Just retired my last one. However, if I were equipped with all Ambassadeur 4600C4's I wouldn't feel lost in any way.

joedog · 01-16-12, 12:05 PM

Ambassadeur T5600, still gets use. Have it on a 6ft.M/fast St.Croix.

If I would of known that they would become an E-bay hit I would've left it in it's original box.
For those unfamilar with this reel, I think it's like 80-90% stainless steel including the bearings.
When fishing is slow I can use it for an anchor.

01-13-12, 11:26 AM	#1
hootie BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 15	round reels Just curious, does anybody here still use round reels for bass fishing?

01-13-12, 06:27 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	short answer is YES. abou garcia 5500 here as well as some of the OLDER mag force reels. compaired to todays reels, they are round. lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

01-13-12, 08:27 PM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I have 2 Garcia 4600C3 models. I just recently retired them from every day use but mainly because the low profile designs of many of todays reels fits my smaller hands better. But I still have them at the ready for when called upon. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some! Last edited by keithdog; 01-14-12 at 11:42 AM.

01-13-12, 08:36 PM	#5
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I prefer round reels. I use Garcia Morrums and Revos, unfortunatly it seems the lp reels like the Revos are a little more popular and therefore available, I wish they would update some of the technology for round reels being offered on the mass market. It seems like most of the round reels, with the possible exception of calcuttas (which I have never used, but never been impressed with in a store either) are japanese market deals. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

01-13-12, 09:28 PM	#8
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	I've got a couple of old 5600's that aren't in the rotation anymore but are capable of being called up at anytime. Still use a 10 yr old calcutta for deep crankin. __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

01-13-12, 08:30 PM	#4
pointer BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Summer Shade, KY Posts: 12	I have and heavily use 2 of the 4600 c3 reels and one 5600 c4 wide spool, along with my other low profile reels. I use my round reels for cranking shallow to medium divers and slow rolling spinnerbaits. I don't really like them for finese presentations but love them for faster presentations. They're tanks!

01-13-12, 08:38 PM	#6
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	5600 c will cast a country mile with a gsplash and two handed seeker rod

01-13-12, 09:07 PM	#7
wallywallace BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 849	use abu 6600, rocket, ming yangs and penns, though but for catfishing

01-14-12, 03:34 AM	#9
LittleBigBass BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 70	I was actually thinking about putting rod holders on my small boat, and putting some flexible rods in them with Round crappie reels, and trolling. Haha, would just be fun to see if it actually would work for crappie.

01-14-12, 07:58 AM	#10
mike234 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Knoxville, Tn Posts: 177	Round reels were all I used up to a year ago. Ambasseduers C3 and C4s. Still use them regularly for swimbaits. In fact pro reel has one of them now giving tune up for me. Still use my 4600. They are all great reels.

01-14-12, 10:20 AM	#11
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	I've got an Abu C4 that I really only use for Musky fishing. All the reels I use for bass are low profile casting reels. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

01-14-12, 12:29 PM	#12
mrmuskie5 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Rock Island, IL Posts: 132	as my name denotes i am a muskie fisherman so i have a very large arsenal of round reels from some abu 5500's to some calcutta 400 b's but i am even starting to phase these reels out with toros and winches. when you plan on casting for 12 hours the lp's are alot more forgiving on the hands. I do cast all my big swimbaits (for bass) on a calcutta 400 still though.

01-14-12, 05:48 PM	#13
Dogmatic BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 714	Use Calcutta 400te, Cardiffs, Corvalus, Abus(various models), TiCAs Caimans, all for musky, and swimbait set-ups. Would switch to Corado 301, Winches, and Toro's for my smaller swimbaits, like mrmuskie, and will when I can afford it.

01-15-12, 11:09 PM	#14
Culpritworm7.5 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 24	Abu d5 6000s, abu 5600cb, abu c3 6000, and old abu 6000c. All are great!

01-15-12, 11:28 PM	#15
Backwater Charlie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Littcarr, KY Posts: 299	I don't, but I sure wouldn't mind to have a 4600C4 or 2 just for experimental uses. __________________ It was THIS BIG <---------------------------->

01-16-12, 09:31 AM	#16
jdw174 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Paris, TN Posts: 84	Just retired my last one. However, if I were equipped with all Ambassadeur 4600C4's I wouldn't feel lost in any way. __________________ If a smallmouth weighed 100 pounds, a bass boat would be just another buzzbait!

01-16-12, 12:05 PM	#17
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Ambassadeur T5600, still gets use. Have it on a 6ft.M/fast St.Croix. If I would of known that they would become an E-bay hit I would've left it in it's original box. For those unfamilar with this reel, I think it's like 80-90% stainless steel including the bearings. When fishing is slow I can use it for an anchor. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

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