Company crafting fine fly fishing reels in the heart of trout country

Unleash your inner De Young!
Artists – from first-time amateur to student, fly fishing guide or professional – may compete for the opportunity of designing the fish graphic finish of a new Abel Reel including recognition and write-up on our website and 2015 catalog.
Two winners, one freshwater and one saltwater species fish category, will be awarded the Abel Reel of their choice, showcasing their own winning design.
After pulling off a successful Kickstarter campaign to launch their first reel, Taylor is going back to the crwod sourced funding well.
Abel's new steal your face limited edition graphic finish is now avaialble.
Here's a little vintage soundboard to get you in the mood.
Roger O'Keefe is forever indebted to the Pflueger Medalist.
LINK (via:The Pagosa Springs Daily News)
Trident Fly Fishing has pulled together an in depth review of a fair cross section of the 8 weight reels on the market. They utilized a pretty high tech testing device, as well as other subjective data so you can draw your own conclusions.