Significant ABU Friends
Giannia and Paolo Sganzerla
Our Company
Gianni (co-founder of Everol)
Paolo (Gianni's son and President of Everol Italy)
Everol reels were first created by
Elio Veroli and Gianni Sganzerla in 1958.
They conceived a simple, yet brilliant design that largely
remains intact in today's models. When Elio passed away,
Gianni continued the factory's tradition of making some of the best big game
fishing reels in the world. Today at the age of 70,
Gianni still helps his son, Paolo, who now runs the family business.
The factory is located just east of
Home of the Everol factory in Italy
Everol USA
In December of 2007, Keith Wichmann purchased the
History
2008 is the 50 year anniversary of Everol fishing reels. We have a
long history of handcrafting the greatest big game reels in the world.
The "RED"
Everols mark the birth of Everol. Giannia Sganzerla and Elio Veroli
meet in
Satisfied with the quality produced by Veroli and Sganzerla and coupled with instant demand, Garcia was convinced of the project's viability and began to produce their own reels. Presented with the identical evidence, Everol continued to manufacturer their reels in Italy.
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The "Black"
scales were produce in the 1960's and into 1972. These were followed
"Red" scale of the 1970's. Below are some of pictures of Everol
through the ages.
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You can still invest in a piece of fishing history
today. Then when you are finished pass it on to your grandson or
granddaughter.
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!