However I drop my stuff all the time I also used to allow my reel to hang under my arm or between my legs, in the water , while unhooking fish, not realizing that submerging a reel allows water carrying sediment, grit and grime to seep its way into the inner cavity, which can wreak havoc on the internals
Boxes for air freight are delivered with a goods thickness of 30 mm, without drainage holes
The Slam Hatch is manufactured from glass-filled polypropylene and engineered for strength and
Its a cast Alu/Zinc gear, not machined like the more expensive Saltiga: The brass washer is a shim: To remove the Gear we have to remove the Pinion assembly first
Examples of two of my favourite Cardinals ( 52 and 57) from the late 70's are shown below along with the 157 Other specific models that are in this fine stable of reels are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 These first released ABU Cardinals were models 52, 54, 55 and 57 along with 152, 154, 155, 157