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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

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 ....

ABU Cardinal "Royal Collection" by Ben Wright

Suveran 4000 by Alan Hawk

Soron/Cardinal 807i by Alan Hawk

Zebco Cardinal 7 by ...

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

Classic Ambassadeur 5000C

Ambassadeur 9000 2 speed

Cardinal 57

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!