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Abu Garcia Abumatic 1276SLi MSRP: $64.99 Member Tested Rating: 8.6 This reel is specifically designed to fish superlines and comes spooled with 100 yards of 14-pound Berkley FireLine. It features stainless steel components with a titanium-nitrate front cone, rotor and line guide, as well as dual, rotating pick-up pins. It has an ultra-smooth drag and instant anti-reverse. Contact Abu Garcia at (800) 228-4272; abugarcia.com.

MEMBER TESTED RESULTS   OTHER PRODUCTS Joseph Ball, Chattanooga, TN Site Member “This reel is extremely easy to use, and it doesn’t have the ‘youth’ look of most other spincasters.” Kevin Coldsmith, Pierre, SD Lifetime Member “The Abumatic is a good, smooth-casting reel for my wife and kids—or me. I really like that it comes spooled with high-quality superline.” MEMBER COMMENTS James514 Posted:8/31/2009 Location:buffalo, MO Member field testing the Abu garcia Abumatic 1276SLi May I please field test this reel Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. colbarry Posted:9/11/2009 Location:columbus, OH Member Wish I'd like to field test this one! Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. sdbrown75 Posted:9/13/2009 Location:salem, VA Member nice looking reel would love to test this reel out on some heavy catfish Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. grhuntington Posted:9/17/2009 Location:bonaire, GA Registered Guest grhuntington@aol.com I agree with sdbrown75, I would like to see how the reel performs with a heavy catfish. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. bcummins Posted:9/18/2009 Location:cheyenne, WY Member Abu Garcia Abumatic 1276SLi wow nice looking reel like to test it on some trout Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. ford58 Posted:9/19/2009 Location:euless, TX Member abu garcia 1276sli i would like to tested on catfish and carp.will it match up to zebco omega reels? Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. rweatherall Posted:9/22/2009 Location:mesquite, TX Member rweatherall i would like to try this reel on catfish and sand bass Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. rweatherall Posted:9/22/2009 Location:mesquite, TX Member rweatherall i would like to try this reel on catfish and sand bass Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. kam3629 Posted:9/26/2009 Location:dunkirk, NY Registered Guest Abumatic 1276SLi I own this reel and I use it on heavy catfish. I do lots of fishing for catfish all summer long I can say that it will handle a 20 pound catfish and has smooth action as to reeling it in. When I go to Fl this next year I am going to try it out down there where the catfish are much bigger then here in NY. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. luongja Posted:10/1/2009 Location:fort riley, KS Member Baitcast, spincast, spin. To me it looks like this reel is a high end spincasting reel. Dont get me wrong it comes with nice line and sounds great on paper. Kam uses it on large catfish. Awesome so you know from at least one person that its a good reel. For me I just dont like spincasting. Sorry prefer a spinning reel and rod. If I were sent it I would test it but I would like to test other rods and reels preferably. Spinning Baitcasting Fly what ever. I might have my kids test it out to see if they like it. Now Im not baging on Abu Garcia at all but i Just dont like spincasting reels. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. chaone Posted:10/2/2009 Location:white stone, VA Life Member Super line? I guess I'm going to have to rethink the size equipment members here tend to use. I am 56 and have been taught since 5 to land everything I hook. If I wore out the drag or broke the line, (God help me the time I broke the rod), I received a sound beating. I have 130yds. of 20lb. as backing, then 250 yds. of 65lb. braided line. There is a 150 lb. swivel tided on to begin with & then I use smaller tackle from there. I use a Shimano Spheros SP18000FB and out catch the boat 4 to 1 or better. Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. manofgod Posted:10/21/2009 Location:tolleson, AZ Life Member field testing abu garcia abumatic1276sli I would love to test this reel ! I only use spincasting reel's but i would love to test this high quality reel and start my little 10 year old cousin on it, it would probably be a great reel for him for many year's . Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. rlezcanojr. Posted:10/25/2009 Location:pembroke pines, FL Member trying it I would like to try it on different varieties of fish. Maybe catfish, bass, and pike Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. kturner1 Posted:11/1/2009 Location:rio rancho, NM Member test i keith turner would like to test the reel i go fishing almost day i was born to fish ilive to fish !!!!!!!!!!!!! Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. tiny098 Posted:11/11/2009 Location:clarksville, TN Member Abu Garcia Abumatic 1276SLi would like to test out this reel on fishing in general Comments (0) | Top ^ Review Controls: Please login to post a comment. Please login to post a comment.     Induron The Okuma Induron series is machined from bar stock aluminum and feat... XS Free Spool Casting Reel This 8.7-ounce casting reel is made in America and features a patente... Reel Kleen Cleaning Kit Ardent's reel cleaning kit has everything you need to easily clean an... Mitchell 300 Xe Reel The Mitchell 300Xe has a simple design and features like instant anti...