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 5000C
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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