Abel on the Abel Switch Reel:
Though designed for the relatively new Switch fly fishing market, the classically styled Abel Switch Reel takes its cosmetic cues from fly fishing's long history. Utilizing a burly double click-pawl drag system, a proven design since the 19th century, the Abel Switch Reel is built from only the finest materials, and features Abel's legendary anodizing. The Abel Switch Reel will last a lifetime or two if cared for properly, and represents a sound investment in a market where equipment is too-often designed to be replaced after only a few years.
Abel on the Abel Switch Reel:
The baby-brother to our Spey reel is the new Abel Switch Reel, designed to be the best all-around tool for those switch-casters looking for the perfect reel for the job. Sized to fit the lighter spey and Skagit lines preferred on these versatile rods, the new Abel Switch Reel offers the right size, capacity, and super-strong drag Abel is renowned for. The pawl-click drag on the Abel Switch Reel is fully adjustable, surrounded by proven Abel corrosion-resistant, anodized, enclosed frame, along with that sleek Abel made-in-the-USA feel.
Specifications:
- Weight: 8.5 oz
- Capacity: 5-7wt Spey lines + adequate 30lb backing
- Spool Diameter: 3.7in
- Spool Width: 1.0in
- Burly double click-pawl drag system
- Frame-mounted drag adjustment knob
- Standard arbor for maximum capacity
- Quick and easy spool removal without tools
- Fully machined from 6061 aircraft grade aluminum
- Abel's legendary anodizing
Leland on Abel Fly Reels:
Established in 1987, the Abel name is synonymous with quality fly
fishing products. Their fly reels have set the industry standard for
excellence and feature premier materials. Steve Abel,
the Abel behind the company name, was schooled as a machinist in the
aerospace industry. Frustrated with the fly reels available to the
demanding saltwater angler, he set out to create the "perfect fly reel." As Steve will proudly admit, he became obsessed with this pursuit.
The time and effort Abel craftsmen have spent developing their superb
fly reels becomes clear the first time you fish with one. Today's Abel
fly reels are the realization of decades worth of technology and effort,
and lifetimes' worth of fly fishing passion.
Abel on Abel Fly Reels:
Our Mission Statement: To design and build the best, most dependable fly fishing gear in the world and give world class customer service.
Skillfully machined from solid blocks of high molecular density cold
finished 6061-T6 aluminum and 303 stainless steel, Abel fly reels
maintain an ideal balance of durability, weight and performance. Every
machinable part of Abel fly reels, right down to the stainless screws,
is produced in Abel’s California facility to ensure the
utmost in quality control. All reel parts are hand polished before assembly.
The result is a light yet extremely robust fly reel that can survive a
lifetime of fishing. Though their outward appearance exudes precision,
with an Abel fly reel, it's what's inside that really counts.
