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New stuff from ABU!
This is a discussion on New stuff from ABU! within the Rods & Reels forums, part of the After Hours category; Finally... some decent looking low profiles and spinners from ABU...
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30-05-2006, 07:43 PM
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 6   | New stuff from ABU! Finally... some decent looking low profiles and spinners from ABU   |
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30-05-2006, 07:44 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | More |
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30-05-2006, 07:46 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | Did you guys notice the "carbontex" lookalike carbon matrix drag washers  Ho seh liao |
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01-06-2006, 05:11 PM
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Rep Power: 5 | Great news on the drag material!!!! Highly likely they are Carbontex I think. Perhaps finally some decent drags from Abu's without having to "mod"  Guys, don't you think the low profile baitcasters look extremely similar to Daiwas?????? Even the bailarm for the spinner looks a little like the Daiwa Air-bail. Maybe they have thrown in the towel & went the OEM route. |
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02-06-2006, 01:58 PM
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My Mood:  Rep Power: 5 | Trenchant observation Mak! Yes, air bail for sure |
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03-06-2006, 09:33 AM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | I suspect Daiwa might be asking a China based Co. to produce some of their lower end reels for them. All their newer, cheaper reels are made in China these days SO I will not be surprised if someone from that factory left and set up his/her own reel manufacturing co. and is not making oem reels for ABU. Better still... the new ABU's might be coming straight out from the same factory that's churning out Daiwas! LOL |
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04-06-2006, 06:17 PM
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Rep Power: 5 | Quote:
I seriously doubt a company like Abu would dare to use an OEM manufacturer could possibly violate some proprietory designs of another "big gun" brand. The lawsuit that ensues will bankrupt Abu. It is entirely possible that both products can come out of the same factory, but the designs, I think not. | |
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04-06-2006, 09:13 PM
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My Mood: Rep Power: 6 | Nah... they just look similar... can't be completely the same. |
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