abu garcia ambassadeur custom catfish purple reel Special Round Baitcast Reel, Size 6500, 3 Ball Bearings + 1 Roller Bearing for Smooth Operation, Carbon Fiber Star Drag, Max of 15lb : Sports & Outdoors Blusea 5.9ft Baitcasting Fishing saltwater bent handle and star Model & Color:BFS, Silver

abu garcia ambassadeur custom catfish purple reel Special Round Baitcast Reel, Size 6500, 3 Ball Bearings + 1 Roller Bearing for Smooth Operation, Carbon Fiber Star Drag, Max of 15lb : Sports & Outdoors Blusea 5.9ft Baitcasting Fishing saltwater bent handle and star Model & Color:BFS, Silver

Blusea 5.9ft Baitcasting Fishing Rod and Reel Combo, Carbon Fiber Pole, Full Starter Kit

When the spool tension knob is all the way loose, it's quite a bit better, but obviously you can't have a reel when you cant adjust the tension knob

saltwater

Model & Color:BFS, Silver

Coming from using budget friendly Abu Garcia Black Max and Max X baitcast combos, this was a much needed upgrade for me

bent handle and star