Abu GarciaMax X Low Profile Baitcast Combo

Great deal, works great for an afternoon of lake fishing 🎣

I received order in two days and intact. Great turnaround and an impressive job for the seller. The combo came in a box. As for the Black Max and fishing rod combo, it is an incredible buy. For most of us weekend warriors, experienced or rookies, this combo will do a great job.The reel is smooth, light, and performs beyond my expectations. I'm experienced surf fisherman and have used spinning reels all my life. In fact this is my first baitcasting reel ever, although I feared birdnesting so prevalent with baitcasters.I diid have concerns about birdnesting so I attended Youtube University for setup and tips, and indeed all input was beneficial. After I few adjumstments I learned on Youtube, I started practicing with 8lb mono, making numerous casts---no screwups, no birdnesting, nada! The reel and rod performed flawlessly. After 50 strongs casts or so, I switched to my left arm as my right arm was tired--OOPS--birdnest but entirely my fault as my thumb slipped of the reel! I threw the remaining 8 lb line in the garbage. I felt the line was too light so the following day I switched to 20 lb to see how this light reel/rod would handle a heavier line. Off to the pond I went. The reel and rod again performed great. With all adjustments in order I don't even have to place my thumb on the reel--I just cast and forget. Again I tired so again I tried my left arm--damn it, again my thumb slipped---birdnest again. I made up my mind to practice with my left arm until it's as strong as my right. Meanwhile, I find 20lb line too heavy so my next line will be either 15lb or 14lb. The instructions call for 12lb mono or 30lb braind. I don't use braid we'll see which line weight I finally wind up with. Again, this Abu Garcia is a gift from fishing heaven as it can be used by adults or kids, maybe 8yrs and up. Best of all, you don't break the bank with the Abu Garcia Black Max combo. But, practice, practice, practice is a must. Heck, yeah, I would buy again.

Came as expected. No damage in shipping. Casts smooth and far. Reels in fast.

The bottom of the rod was damaged upon delivery. It looked used from wear and tear. It was also three days late.

Kid loves it. Great pole and recommend.

$60 you get more than what you paid for. Luckily my pole tip wasn’t broken, and it came on time. I use my Silver Max and Black Max as a Northern and Muskie pole. They both hold up well to throw out 4 ounce baits and haven’t had any drag issues. The combo is worth it for entry level . Backlashes are the operator’s mistake. Edit: the pole finally broken ona 12 inch bass of all the fish I’ve caught with this thing. I’ve put it through the ringer fishing 150+ days a year with it so I got my use out of it. I still have my second pole and recently caught a 12 pound 39 inch pike with it. I had the drag tight like I was flipping but I was using a jerkbait, and the reel had no problem fighting the fish and flipping it 10 feet out of water. These combo are the best for the $150 price range. I would rather have 5 of this line of rods vs. my shimano SLX series. I’m not saying they have more sensitivity but the durability of the BMax3 has lasted 2 years of fishing for me. Each rod has caught 1,000-1,300 fish this one caught all my Personal Best Fish.

I placed an order for 2 of these rod/reel combos, 1 on 5/5/24 and 1 on 5/6/24. 1 arrived, 1 did not and has not. First let me say the rod/reel looks good, smooth, seems durable, I have not used the combo on the water yet. The description stated pre-spooled with 10 lb line, must be the new invisiline as I haven't been able to see it, if so great product but maybe make it a little visible to the human eye.Package 1 arrived 5/15/24 (10 days after order placed, I can live with that), however, the package looked as though it went a few rounds with "Bruno the Package Killer" who was on par with every shot.Package 2 was shipped but never arrived at the carrier facility, perhaps Package 2 met "Bruno the Package Killer" somewhere along the route and is lying in Package Hospital recuperating. Received a message stating package 2 was delayed and they were sorry for the delay but package 2 was to deliver on 5/21/24, if it did not, I could request a replacement on 5/22/24 and replacement would be shipped right away. Replacement was requested on 5/22/24, supposed to arrive between 5/28/24-5/30/24. Replacement has not shipped as of 5/28/24.For those keeping score, "Bruno the Package Killer" +3, Package-negative 1.I would NOT recommend purchasing from this seller as it appears "Bruno the Package Killer" may have inside info and rack up the score even more.....

Great combo for the price (got it on a sale price of $59.99). Definitely for bigger baits but I can't complain given the price. Also, I would suggest turning up the magnetic brakes a little higher than you normally would with this real. This is just my personal feeling but I did feel like this reel definitely required a little more thumbing than my other reels.