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Review of Benchmark Reels

My friend Alan Hawk is the first to be  submitting a series of reel reviews here.

Mr Spinning reel Ben Wright shares his favourite ABU Cardinal below  too

Mr John Eales has an extensive collection of old Australian Fishing Magazines to share reviews from here.

I am hoping to encourage other similarly skilled users, collectors and these particularly with an engineering appreciation of ABU's product to submit some reviews too.

First to appear will be the noted UK spinning reel writer and engineer Alan Hawk

 3 ABU spinners rated in order from fabulous to good and very ordinary

Suveran 4000 by Alan Hawk

Soron/Cardinal 807i by Alan Hawk

Cardinal 57 by Alan Hawk

(note the very different less detailed/ more sales pitch review of   C 57 review below)

Zebco Cardinal 7 soon by ...

ABU Cardinal "Royal Collection" by Ben Wright

Contributed from Vintage Magazines such as Modern Fishing and Angler's Digest 1970 and Outdoors and Fishing Australia.

Classic Ambassadeur 5000C

Vic McCristal ABU assorted reels and rods

Vic McCristal and the ABU 505

Wal Hardy Ambassadeur 9000 2 speed

Mal Florence Cardinal 57

Ultramag 11

Dick Lewers Modern Fishing 1984

Lure Review Anglers Digest Sept 1964

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!