Abel TR 2/3 Ported Deep Blue / Ebony Handle

Product Description

Headline: The click-and-pawl reel for the angler who knows you do not need disc drag to land a trout.

The Abel TR 2/3 is the return of a classic. A modern reinterpretation of the original Abel TR series, built around what trout fishing actually requires: a time-honored click-and-pawl drag system, a palming rim for the angler's hand to do the work, and the kind of fit and finish that turns a small-stream reel into a piece of art. Made by Abel's machinists in Montrose, Colorado, the same town as our shop.

This configuration is the Ported Deep Blue frame paired with a hand-finished ebony wood handle. The partial porting in the frame is the visual signature of the TR series and a nod to the Abel lineage. Inside the frame, Abel mills the silhouettes of a stonefly, a caddis, and a mayfly — a detail you only see when you take the spool off, and the kind of thing that explains why this reel costs what it costs.

The TR runs on the time-honored click-pawl system, the same mechanical drag that has protected light tippet on trout reels for a hundred years. There is no sealed disc, no carbon fluoropolymer, no startup inertia to manage. Just an internally adjustable pawl made from 303 heat-treated stainless steel and an iconic click sound that announces every yard of line a fish takes. The palming rim is shaped to let you manually control drag with your hand, exactly the way trout reels were designed to be fished before the industry decided we needed more.

The 2/3 size is built for 2-weight and 3-weight rods: small streams, bamboo, fiberglass, the slow technical work that bigger rods cannot do well. Weight is 4.19 ounces, spool diameter 3.06 inches, capacity 65 yards of 20-pound backing with a 2-weight line or 50 yards with a 3-weight. Built from only 21 meticulously machined parts with a quick-change spool and threaded release cap, the TR will outlast its owner. Comes with a rugged cordura reel case. Designed and machined by trout junkies in Montrose, Colorado, USA. Stop by 432 E Main St to see one in hand before you commit.

Key Features

• Ported Deep Blue frame with ebony wood handle
• Click-and-pawl drag system, no sealed disc
• 303 heat-treated stainless steel internally adjustable pawl
• Partially ported frame for balance of weight and sound
• Milled silhouettes of stonefly, caddis, and mayfly inside the frame
• Pronounced palming rim for manual drag control
• Large arbor spool reduces line memory and speeds retrieval
• Integrated precision-balanced clicker eliminates need for counterweight
• Quick-change spool with threaded release cap
• Only 21 meticulously machined parts
• Includes rugged cordura reel case
• Designed and machined in Montrose, Colorado, USA

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