JUNIOR AMERICA CUP FLY-FISHING TEAM

WILL USE ENGRAVED ABEL CREEK REELS

CAMARILLO, Calif. Members of the Junior America Cup fly-fishing team will use engraved #1 Abel Creek reels, courtesy of the precision tackle manufacturer, announced Don R. Swanson, president.

The international fly-fishing competition is scheduled for Sept. 8-12 at Frisco, Colo. Competitors will fish assigned "beats" along the several rivers near Frisco, announced America Cup executive director David Pehle.

Frisco, known as the Main Street of the Rockies, is located near Vail, Breckenridge and other Colorado ski areas.

Teams from Japan, Ireland, Australia, the USA, Hungary, and others are expected to compete.

The America Cup Junior fly-fishing team members include

  • Joe Johnson, 11, Longmont, Colo., 6th grade at Altona Middle School;
  • Matt Powell, 12, Boulder, Colo, 7th grade at Centennial Middle School;
  • Collin Papuga, 15, Grand Lake, Colo., 10th grade at Middle Park High School, Granby, Colo.
  • Zach Bearden, 15, Gore, Okla., 10th grade at Gore High School, Gore Okla.
  • Heather Seitz, 19, Pittsburgh, Penn., a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh.

Abel is proud to donate the five reels to our Junior Team. We wish them the best of luck and tight lines in the competition, said Swanson.

 

MODEL
WEIGHT (Oz.)
SPOOL DIAMETER (inches)
SPOOL WIDTH (inches)
HUB DIAMETER (inches)
LINE+YARDS of BACKING
INTERCHANGES
WITH

Abel Creek #1

3.8
3.125
.600
1.620
2+80 20# . 3+55 20#
#1 Standard Arbor

Standard
Arbor Spool

4.0
3.125
.600
N/A
4+160 20# . 5+125 20# . 6+90 20#
#1 Large Arbor