abu garcia c3 catfish special round reel Ambassadeur Baitcast Reel, Size 6500, 3 Ball Bearings + 1 Roller Bearing for Smooth Operation, Carbon Fiber Star Drag, Max of 15lb : Sports & Outdoors Performance starts with 3 stainless steel ball bearings + 1 roller bearing system and a smooth and consistent Carbon Matrix drag system Abu Garcia C3-7000CATSPC22 C3 Catfish

The addition of a compact, bent handle and star gives anglers a better ergonomic feel

Note that the reel carries the friction washer which ties it to the 1969 schematic for 5000 De Luxe

As Simon stated earlier, "There simply is no room or page spared to enter numbers 1~231." The mystery continues and I encourage anyone who has a 5000 De Luxe with serial number #11 through #231 to please contact me or Simon Shimomura so that we can create a file on these extremely illusive serial numbers that have been missing for 51 years

Used in 1976 for certain models

You can get more in-depth information here on the Abu Garcia website

At high drag settings it often will cause the drag to become jerky