I have two 5600 Morrums and one 6600 Morrum , I do like the 6600 over the 5600's, as well as 3 C-3's. Comparing the C3's to the Morrums, C3 are solid workhorse reels but the Morrum is precision. The Morrum has five stainless bearings to two, the drag and breaking systems on the Morrums are noticeably superior. It is definitely a much smoother reel. Not to mention how solid they are. The C3's are more of a no frills reel. The thumb bar being behind the spool at the back of the reel on the Morrum makes it so much easier the disengage the reel for figure eighting and to fire the next cast. As Kevin had mentioned there are couple of minor problems with the Morrums, they are the same wear and tear problems you get from almost all Abu reels. I would say get the Morrum it is the Cadillac of bait-casters(of course I do prefer the BMW of bait-casters the Daiwa millionaire but that's not the question).
You may like to take a look at the ABU JB5601, a superior reel that has proved a hit in Europe. It is a 5500 size, available left hand only (preferred in Europe), all stainless steel gears, thumbbar release, extra strong instant anti-reverse, heavy duty frame. Down side is they weigh about 2oz more than the standard 5500 and around $150. More information cqn be found at <url url="[Permission to view this media is denied]
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There is talk of a 6500 size but when it's available I'm not sure.
Phil
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