Significant ABU Friends
Here are people that I have met (most by e-mail) whom I believe have had a significant positive effect over the years in the development of ABU Fishing Equipment. The list includes those who have designed, modified and maintained ABU equipment. I am sure the list is lacking and I would appreciate being able to recognize more deserving persons. The list does not specifically reference ABU's founding fathers Carl Borgstom , Gote Borgstrom or living legend Len Borgstom of whom one will find covered elsewhere.
In no particular order......
Cairns Australia (Precision Reel Engineering)
Living History Cardwell, Australia
Pure Fishing Service Manager Australia
Visiting journo tours Svangsta Factory and Fishes Morrum R.
ABU reels modified for Tournament Competitions
Italy Admiral ABU Garcia IGFA reels.
Alan Hawk UK
Peter Coogan UK
Dr Rob Janssen Sweden
Collector, historian, Author of the official collector’s guide book “The Ambassadeur and I”, “The Ambassadeur and I Final Chapter”, and an official supplier of “Simon’s Shimomura’s Classic Ambassadeur Casting Reels” to Pure Fishing
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!
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Please e-mail Lonnie Mills [ lemills@swbell.net ]
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