Personally I did not care for the Abu D5. I started using baitcasters about 1 year ago and I like to be able to adjust the cast control. If I am not mistaken the D5 did not have one. It comes with just one dial. Also, the D5 seemed to be a lot more prone to backlashes compared to a catala or a millionaire-s.
Just my 2 cents on the D5.