The Abel Abstract Series reinterprets the brand's classic fish finishes as loose, hand-painted art, each one done in-house and each one unique. This Abstract Brown wraps the Vaya in a brown-trout-inspired palette, right down to a matching Abstract Brown drag knob, paired with a dark ebony handle. In a 5/6, it is a trout reel with genuine one-off character.
Beneath the artwork sits the Colorado-built Vaya platform: a partially-ported, large-arbor frame with a sealed carbon-and-stainless drag. It is light in hand and smooth under load, with the fine adjustability a five- or six-weight needs on light tippet.
Key features
- Hand-painted Abstract Brown finish with a matching drag knob
- Dark ebony handle
- Partially-ported frame - light and rigid
- Milled fly-pattern silhouettes inside, unique to this size
- Sealed five-disc carbon and stainless drag stack
- Large-arbor 5/6 spool for quick retrieve and reduced memory
- Quick-change spool, user-convertible retrieve; made in the USA
Every Abstract Vaya is one of a kind - come see this Brown at Ed's Fly Shop, 432 E Main St, Montrose.
