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Fishing reel
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A fishing reel is a hand-cranked reel used in angling to wind and stow fishing line, typically mounted onto a fishing rod, but may also be used on compound bows or crossbows to retrieve tethered arrow
Two boat anglers reeling in a large fish (c.1930-40, State Library of Queensland)
Two boat anglers reeling in a large fish (c.1930-40, State Library of Queensland)
An Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) stone tablet, currently displayed at the Xuzhou Art Museum of Han Stone Gravings, with engravings depicting an angl
An Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD) stone tablet, currently displayed at the Xuzhou Art Museum of Han Stone Gravings, with engravings depicting an angling rod with a wheel-like device (lower right corner)
"Angler on a Wintry Lake," painted in 1195 by Ma Yuan
"Angler on a Wintry Lake," painted in 1195 by Ma Yuan
The Art of Angling, first published in 1651, is the first English language book to cite the use of fishing reels.
The Art of Angling, first published in 1651, is the first English language book to cite the use of fishing reels.
Abu Garcia
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Abu Garcia, originally AB Urfabriken, then ABU Svängsta, is a fishing reel and equipment manufacturing company founded in Svängsta, Sweden, and is now owned by Pure Fishing conglomerate of the United
Fishing reel
…appeared in the United States around 1820. During the second half of the 20th century, Japanese and Scandinavian reel makers such as Shimano, Daiwa and ABU Garcia, previously all precision engineering manufacturers for biking equipments and watchmaking, began rising to dominate the world market. In literary…
The factory in Svängsta where there still is production. Photo taken from the north.
The factory in Svängsta where there still is production. Photo taken from the north.
Taximeters made by ABU. Photographed at the ABU Museum in Svängsta.
Taximeters made by ABU. Photographed at the ABU Museum in Svängsta.
A pair of ABU reels from the end of the 1960s; the smaller is the Cardinal 33, the larger is the Cardinal 66, and the Swedish royal coat of arms, a ri
A pair of ABU reels from the end of the 1960s; the smaller is the Cardinal 33, the larger is the Cardinal 66, and the Swedish royal coat of arms, a right conferred by Royal Warrant, can be seen clearly.
Fishing lures made by ABU in the 1960s. Photographed at the ABU Museum in Svängsta.
Fishing lures made by ABU in the 1960s. Photographed at the ABU Museum in Svängsta.