Daiwa and Shimano 1979
In Daiwa and Shimano 1979 we look back to the genesis of the low-profile reel and pay homage to the man who thought out-of-the-box
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Tag: ABU 5000
Garcia Fishing Tackle Annual 1960
Garcia Corporation used to print an annual fishing catalog featuring all their goods. Today we present the Garcia Fishing Tackle Annual 1960
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High-Speed Reel Evolution
Due to the demand for a higher gear ratio, in 1973 ABU came out with their new high-speed reel, the 5500C. This reel boasted all the great attributes of their earlier reels with the added 5.0:1 gear ratio.
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History of the ABU 5000
“When the Ambassadeur bait caster came to America in 1954, it was Julian A. Wesseler that secured the contract with ABU to sell their reel.
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Dave Hawk 80 Years on Bass
My first answer came in Bill Dance’s book, “There He Is,” published in 1973 by B.A.S.S. In that book Dance said it was Hawk who had invented the Texas Rig, then known as the “Slip Sinker” rig.
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