Abel SDS 7/8 Saltwater Reel & Abel Nipper - LA Dodgers

Let's Play Ball!

Now you can showcase the loyalty for your favorite Major League Baseball Team combined with your love of fly fishing.

The Sealed Drag Salt (SDS) is a marvel.  It is powerful, reliable, smooth, and capable of taking on saltwater gamefish of all sizes.  It is perfect for fighting big bones on light tippet and has all the power needed to halt a hard-fighting tarpon in it's tracks.

Abel is adding to its reputation with this new model and new drag system.  The unique, completely sealed, multi-disc drag system has the top braking power int he world of fly reels.

The SDS promises a lifetime of fail-free use and durability.

• 6061-T651 Aerospace grade aluminum
• Alternating stacked fluorocarbon polymer composite and stainless steel disc drag
• Quick change spool option
• User convertible retrieval direction
• Large arbor, maximum capacity spool
• Guaranteed to last a lifetime
• Made in the USA

Abel Nipper:

Two sets of rare earth magnets keep the jaws open without a hinge that can be subject to corrosion issues while also acting as a reliable “fly dock” to attach your flies to while rigging.

• Mil-Spec Type III anodize, machined 7075 aluminum body
• Custom-anodized 6061 aluminum body inserts
• Replaceable 440C stainless steel jaws, heat treated to 58 Rockwell, and user sharpenable
• Opposing rare earth magnets work as a spring that won’t corrode or fail
• Magnetic fly dock designated for temporarily storing and rigging flies
• Replaceable stainless steel hook eye cleaner
• Easily adjustable lanyard made of polyurethane braid, and machined aluminum
• Made in USA

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