ABU's New Classics!
As well as the 'standard' line of high quality reels, if ABU are ever merely
standard , its ranks are being expanded by a range of specialized reels,
aimed at collectors (with matching, top of end of town pricing structure).
Here I will feature some of the emerging Olympic medalists of this fishing
equipment world.
They are often only produced in batches of 200, ensuring they will never be
easy to source or afford.
These I believe are destined to become the new classics and one considers
themselves lucky if they are able to get onto the list from the factory
supply.
Once the target of predominatly Japanese ABU fishing enthusiasts,
specialized tuned reels made of exotic materials and unique colours are
greatly sought by passionate ABU persons as well as the well heeled Ebay
buyer who will gladly part with large sums to acquire them.
First to feature here is the Swedish designed, Korean made Snakehead
6500 C courtesy of Mike
from Canada.
He can be contacted here
Arhontakis@aol.com with Ebay seller name cardinalparts
AMBASSADEUR 6500 C SNAKEHEAD KOREA Limited
Edition, NEW, MINT IN ORIGINAL BOX, NEVER USED WITH ALL ORIGINAL PAPERWORK.
Included also with this reel is a black ABU reel bag and oil tube. Serial number
of this unit is180018/20. This reel is very beautiful with the side plates of
the reel being an off orange camoflage colour with an upgraded handle that is
only available on this particular special model. I only removed the reel from
its original box to take a few pictures that I have on display in this auction
and I carefully packed it back in its original box so some lucky collector can
get this item MINT.
Only
200
sets of these reels were produced for only the Japanese market never
released in North America. This model was SOLD OUT as soon as it was released
but I was lucky enough to get a few copies for myself and I have listed this one
last copy that I have for a lucky collector.
From the Japanese website, some translation issues~!
South
Korea's No.1 endorser Ophicephalus maculatus
Mr.
KORABOMODERU and Shin!
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Up to 10 kg class to force Drag
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Stainless steel main gear and pinion
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ARUMIMASHINKATTO handle standard -
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95mm RONGUPAWAHANDORU
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TiN KOTINGUUOMUSHAFUTO
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Bearing adopted a spool bearing HPCR
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If
you are a person that has significantly had an effect on
design/development/testing of ABU equipment over the years please contact me
wayne@realsreels.com
if you wish your contribution documented for posterity and the immediate
interest of the ABU fans worldwide!