The Abel SDF Native Brown in a 5/6 weight brings wild-trout beauty to your reel seat, its ported frame hand-finished in the gold and dark spotting of a river brown. This version pairs the finish with a deep, dark-grained ebony handle for a warm, natural look that complements the artwork rather than competing with it.
The classic finish sits on a modern, award-winning platform, named best new freshwater reel of 2018 by Fly Fisherman Magazine. The SDF's fully sealed drag was pulled from Abel's saltwater program, offering inertia-free startup to safeguard light tippet and a wide adjustment range for the versatile 5/6 line class.
Key features
- Native Brown trout finish on a ported frame
- Dark ebony wood handle
- Sealed stainless steel and carbon fluoropolymer drag, up to roughly 10 lbs
- 5/6 weight, the do-everything trout size
- Large-arbor spool for quicker retrieve and reduced line memory
- Adjustment range nearly three times wider than the original SD
- User-convertible left- or right-hand retrieve, quick-change spool
- Designed and machined in Colorado, made in the USA
Come pair it with the right line at our Montrose shop, 432 E Main St.