Garcia Rebates 1979
In Garcia Rebates 1979 we look back at the era where the only reel made for the serious bass angler was made by ABU in Sweden.
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Tag: old bass reels
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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Featuring the First Palming Plate and a Disengaging Level-Wind
That all changed in the mid-70s when Lew Childre turned the baitcasting reel industry on its ear with the new Lew’s Speed Spool. I remember the first time I saw one in a tackle store – the reel looked goofy, almost like half a reel due to the fact the left sideplate had no spool-tension knob on it.
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