Oh Texan,

I have been using my dads Abu Garcia baitcasters for years. I still have two old ones down in my shop that probly are as old as I am, which is 32.

But my favorite was an Ambassadeur Mag One. It was a black semi-low profile reel. He lost it last year either going down the road or on the water. I loved that reel. I almost never back lashed that thing. It had the thumb bar not the push button tab on the side of the body.

This is my first realbaitcaster reel Ive ever bought and the D5 is awesome, silky smooth and the magnetic brake works like a dream. Cant wait to get it on the water. Was going to go today but the 25 degree weather and 20 mile an hour winds put that out of the question. Im not that much of a fishing nut yet[8D]