The Abel SDF Native Brown captures the buttery gold and dark spots of a wild brown trout, hand-finished onto a 4/5-weight ported frame. This build pairs that warm finish with a machined black aluminum handle, a modern counterpoint to the classic trout artwork. At 4/5 it's a light, lively reel meant for dry-fly work and everyday trout rods.
Looks aside, this is the reel Fly Fisherman Magazine named best new freshwater reel of 2018. The SDF's sealed drag traces back to Abel's saltwater reels, giving you smooth, near-zero start-up inertia that keeps light tippet intact and a wide adjustment range for whatever's on the line.
Key features
- Native Brown trout finish on a ported frame
- Machined black aluminum handle
- Sealed stainless steel and carbon fluoropolymer drag, up to roughly 10 lbs
- 4/5 weight, great for dry-fly and light trout setups
- Large-arbor spool for quicker retrieve and reduced line memory
- User-convertible left- or right-hand retrieve
- Quick-change spool
- Designed and machined in Colorado, made in the USA
Questions on pairing it to your favorite 5-weight? Give the Montrose shop a call.