The Abel SDF Native Cutthroat is a love letter to the West's home-water trout, its 5/6-weight frame hand-finished to mirror the speckled flanks and orange slash of a native cutthroat. This one goes all in with a matching cutthroat-pattern drag knob, and the ported frame is set off by a clean black handle. It's a reel with a real sense of place.
Beyond the artwork, it's the same award-winning platform that took best new freshwater reel of 2018 from Fly Fisherman Magazine. The 5/6 size is Abel's do-it-all trout reel, and the sealed drag delivers smooth, inertia-free starts that protect light tippet while still shutting down a strong fish.
Key features
- Native Cutthroat finish with matching cutthroat drag knob
- Ported frame with black handle
- Sealed stainless steel and carbon fluoropolymer drag, up to roughly 10 lbs
- 5/6 weight, the versatile trout size
- 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
These native-trout finishes are always in demand. Give us a call at the Montrose shop to check availability.