abu garcia 507 mkii reel Abu 507 Mk2 Closed Face

Quick history lesson: Back in the days before commercials, when there was just river fishing, the Abu 507 closed-face reel was the weapon of choice for the serious flowing-water matchman

Then when commercial-fishery carp replaced river chub and roach as the quarry of populist choice many of these Reels were consigned to the tackle museum at the back of the shed, being sought only by collectors or die-hard river nuts

Bigger than the equally popular 506 model, once a few insider knowledge adjustments had been made its push-button line release and instant line pick-up were deemed perfect for flicking a stick or waggler out and running them down the flow to haul out big bags of chub, roach and dace or even other Coarse fish species

So good was it that after production ceased they changed hands on the second-hand market for many times their original cost, and top river angler Dave Harrell is known to have owned at least 11 of them at one time