The first Abel Reel – Which was the first version of our current Big Game #2 – was sold in February, 1988, making 2008 our 20th Anniversary. Abel was a pioneer and innovator then. We still are.
For 2008, we will produce a Special Collectors’ Edition of 100 numbered 1988-style Big Game #2 reels – re-engineered replicas of the original Abel. These reels have the original large handle, full frame, a “beauty line” on the frame and all the other features of that classic.
In appreciation and thanks for inspiring the Abel Reel and sharing his fishing wisdom in the design and production, we are presenting fly-fishing legend Dave Inks with 2008 Replica Reel #1.
Abel Reels: Twenty years of the world’s best tools for the world’s best fly-fishers.
