CUSTOM FINISHES
INDIVIDUALLY HAND CRAFTED
Every Abel® product is a one-of-a-kind design, anodized individually by hand in our Camarillo, CA anodize workshop using our proprietary artistic metallurgical process. Graphics take anywhere from 2 to 14 hours for a single technician to complete. All of our products come standard in a high gloss black finish.
Abel now offers 16 anodized colors in either a hand polished high gloss, or a textured satin finish that give you a total of 32 options to choose from in 2019. Take advantage of Abel’s ability to aesthetically pair up reels to compliment a fly rod brand, match a favorite sports team, or score some points with your “better half” on a product that shows you put some extra thought into a gift item.
BLUE III
DEEP BLUE
BRONZE
DARK BROWN
OLIVE
ORANGE
PLATINUM
PINK
DEEP GREEN
GRASS GREEN
LIME GREEN
DARK OLIVE
PURPLE
RED
SLATE
TEAL
Remember those wonderful bomb pops you got from the ice cream truck as a kid? Our unique line of fade finishes similarly blend from one color to another offering you an all-new treat as a grown-up. Abel’s talented anodizing team has developed yet another unique option to make a reel your own favorite design.
BLACK/BLUE FADE
BLACK/GREEN FADE
BLACK/PLATINUM FADE
BLACK/RED FADE
RASTA FADE
NORTHERN LIGHTS FADE
FLATS FADE
BAJA FADE
SUNSET FADE
Abel is the only company in the fly fishing industry that offers hand painted, and hand anodized products. The proprietary process we developed takes an incredible amount of time to accomplish, and requires even more patience from our team of factory artists to create. Each hand painted finish in our Tier 1 category requires a minimum of 4 hours to complete, and can certainly be considered a one-of-a-kind heirloom reel.
CHINOOK
CHROME STEELHEAD
CO FLAG EDITION
CLASSIC RAINBOW TROUT
RETRO CARIBBEAN
RETRO CARNIVAL
RETRO FIRE
RETRO GREEN/BLACK
WILD TROUT
TX FLAG EDITION
USA FLAG EDITION
The detailed studies we conducted in our art department have proven that some of the graphics we hand-paint take much longer than others to complete. The complex designs in our Tier 2 category require at least 7 hours of our hand painting, and artistic anodizing process resulting in an iconic product available only through Abel Reels.
ATLANTIC SALMON
BONEFISH
CLASSIC BROOK TROUT
CLASSIC BROWN TROUT
DORADO
PEACOCK BASS
NATIVE BROOK TROUT
NATIVE BROWN TROUT
NATIVE RAINBOW TROUT
NATIVE CUTTHROAT
REDFISH
SKULL & CROSS BLACK
TARPON
TIGER TROUT
YAMAME
We’re honored to feature, and replicate the work of a few of the most talented artists in the fly fishing industry. Derek DeYoung, Andrea Larko, and Jon Osiris are also each great ambassadors for our sport, and we’re proud to have teamed up with them to provide select examples of their beautiful artwork on Abel Reels. The Artist/Signature Series now additionally features original artwork by the Abel team and collaborations of unique graphics with top companies that require a minimum of 11 hours of artistic anodizing time per reel.
DEYOUNG BROOK FLANK
DEYOUNG BROWN FLANK
DEYOUNG CUTTHROAT FLANK
DEYOUNG CARP FLANK
DEYOUNG MONTANA BROWN
DEYOUNG RAINBOW FLANK
LARKO BROOK TROUT
LARKO RAINBOW TROUT
LARKO BONEFISH
LARKO BROWN TROUT
LARKO TARPON
BALL AND BUCK
NATIVE TARPON
STRIPER