Umbrella rig reel

So i went to basspro and bought a 7.5 ft heavy casting rod,specifically for casting this umbrella rig.After the guy there helped me find the rod i was looking for i asked him witch of my reels would work best on my new rod.I explained that i had a abu 5500c3 made in sweden,a abu 5600bcs made in china or wherever,and a Quantam iron.He wrinkled his nose and said is that all i got is round reels?I told him i thought round reels was good for this.He said no i needed a low profile casting reel because it casts further.So now im all messed up on this point now.I have 2 low profile reels,a diawa takera and a quantum 1310 thats 10 years old.Anybody want to comment feel free.After i put this 34 dollar line on i dont want to take it off.

The rig is so heavy i dont see a roblem with casting. Especially on the C3, youy should be fine. I would use whatever reel you have the line on. If your not satisfied with the performance, look into another reel.

You will be fine. If you don't like the reel just put spool the line on another reel. I am assuming it is heavy braid, you will have a hard time breakin' it.

i throw them on a big round reel... was throwing it on a made in china abu garcia and was told it stripped something in the reel to make the spool always spin... no need for the button any more... so i bought an actual abu round reel and i think it was a c3... mine works great even the cheap reel did until it messed up ive heard low profiles work too...

The guy was trying to sell you a reel. There is nothing wrong with round reel. The only thing is they do not fit your hand as well as a low profile but that is personal preference. I throw both round and low profile.

I throw all low pro reels, but it's a personal preference....I've slung catfish floaters with the C3 a lot and it handles them well so I don't see why it wouldnt handle the A rig....You should use whatever you're comfortable using

I stripped out two C3s on the rig this weekend. I have no idea what that means other than I have two broke reels.

I prefer to throw the a-rig on a curado 200e7 w 65# braid. I've found the higher gear ratio helps keep it up in the water column when need be.