I have a pair of 6500 C4's that I bought for the high-speed gear ratio (over 6:1) to help guys that fish with me to recover line a little faster between deployments of backtrolling gear, or during the heat of battle when a hot king is charging the boat.

The problem with this reel is the hi-speed ratio results in excessive loss of torque. There is a HUGE difference between a C3 and a C4... a lot of guys simply can't get enough leverage by just spinning their wrist on the C4. Does ABU Garcia make a bigger crank that fits on the crankshaft of this reel? I would even use one that isn't double-paddled.
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The Keen Eye MD
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