I hate my cabo

[chapinfisherman]

reel is junk

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^ +1

[OLD GOAT]

cabo 40 and love it.

[bigwavedave]

Cabo 60 filled with grease , lots of water works fine
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[Rockport24]

I'll take it off your hands for free then

well, I have a 40, but wouldn't mind a 60

[striper50trout]

I have a cabo 40 for my backup reel and love it. I used it heavily for a few years until I got my VS 150.

[chefseany]

Been using a 30, 40, and a 60 can't beat them for the value!!!!!
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[Mugz]

After the first year I had it, I took it apart to do my my post-season clean and lube....realized they don't put much grease in them. So, I packed mine full.....never had a problem. I had issues with the bail at the ditch throwing 4 and 5 oz of lead....but I don't think it's the ideal ditch reel anyways. No complaints other than that. It's still runs smooth after taking a beating......7 years later.

[Stripersurg]

Excellent reel, love my 50

[massbassman]

had 2 cabo 40's for years for the boat... just sold them to someone recently... still silky smooth. never had any problems.

[nightfighter]

Keep a 40 on the boat. Love it. Take it to the Derby for albies too!

[FinS 32]

my borther has a 40. I hate it mostly because he always tells me they are better than my van staals at a faction of teh price. that annoys me. But he has had problems with the AR failing and had the whole bail system break

[Sundowner]

Cabo 80- had my bail snap, cut it off, finished fishing. Sent it out for the free replacement and added a note saying I was disappointed with the oxidation of a couple scratches, got a brand new reel at my doorstep this morning. Besides not being able to dunk it, I love it, we'll see how this bail holds up though

[chapinfisherman]

sounds like i need grease this puppy up

[thefishingfreak]

Pieces of crap!
I own 2 60bts bait teasers. BOTH bait teaser functions failed withing the first week. With very light use.
one of them fell overboard, so thats not an issue anymore. But the other one, just the other day, the bait teaser adjustment knob. backed itself off and fell overboard rendering the reel nothing but a pile of shiney parts.
Never again.
Going with Shimano next time

[tiderid10]

grease and clean... mines holding up so far... my buddy's cabo on the other hand... bye bye

[Rockfish9]

I wore one out in 3 years.. all the TLC in the world couldnt save it...it just wore out.. one of the finest light line reels I have owned...... I loved it until then...I now am using a Penn conquer.. it's the smoothest reel I have ever owned.. MUCH smoother than my Z-bass... the drag is awesome as well... I't's on it's second tour of duty( season) time will tell all...

[fishrick]

3rd season with Penn Conquer. No complaints, smooth function, smooth drag, just minor maintenance yearly.

[protty31]

After you flip the bail spin the rotor around till it can't go anymore,then you can throw it as hard as you want without worrying about bail flip.The handle on the cabo is heavy and it wants to spin mid cast,so spin it all the way around before you throw it.

[staktup]

I saw a picture of the 2013 Cabo in Sport Fisherman mag. It resembles the Smoke and the other new skeletal reel, esp. the handle.

Looks cool- hopefully it will be an improvement in other departments aside from aesthetics.

[chapinfisherman]

Originally Posted by protty31

After you flip the bail spin the rotor around till it can't go anymore,then you can throw it as hard as you want without worrying about bail flip.The handle on the cabo is heavy and it wants to spin mid cast,so spin it all the way around before you throw it.

this is good advice...thanks partner