cheap baitcaster combo F-117 Rod – Lunkerhunt ProFISHiency Tiny but Mighty Baitcast

Fish hold on to it well, too

A magnesium frame surrounded by graphite sideplates complete with carbon fiber weave highlights lead to a drag wheel instead of the traditional star and a cast control knob located right in the center of the reel

My 5000C serial number research continues to point to January 1968 as the date when all frames changed, however, it is the 6000 model that may have been the first to use the "new" 3-screw frame by at least November 1967

I paired the Abu Garcia Beast 200 low-profile reel and the Abu Garcia Beast casting rod to launch a giant glide bait, umbrella rig, and other big lures while searching for a big ole bass this winter