trevor Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 i heard that sil-star and pinnacle make a lot of tackle, including Abu Garcia. Does anybody know if that is true? :-? Quote
Pantera61 Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 i heard that sil-star and pinnacle make a lot of tackle, including Abu Garcia. Does anybody know if that is true? :-? Once and for all ... Shimano is made by Pinnacle, Daiwa is made by Banax, Abu Garcia is manufactured by Okuma! Quote
Super User cart7t Posted December 27, 2009 Super User Posted December 27, 2009 I also understand the Shakespeare makes Van Stahl spinning reels. Quote
Big T Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 I also understand the Shakespeare makes Van Stahl spinning reels. Van Staal is owned by Quantum, along with Fin-Noir Quote
flippin and pitchin Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 IT'S A CONSPIRACY. Ron Howard will make a move about this starring Tom Hanks. Quote
fathom Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 i heard that sil-star and pinnacle make a lot of tackle, including Abu Garcia. Does anybody know if that is true? :-? Once and for all ... Shimano is made by Pinnacle, Daiwa is made by Banax, Abu Garcia is manufactured by Okuma! and quantum is owned by mattel. Quote
trevor Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 i dont believe that shimano is made by silstar. Quote
Pantera61 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 i dont believe that shimano is made by silstar. Why would you believe Abu is? Quote
trevor Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 shimano is mad good. dont know about abu Quote
Pantera61 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 shimano is mad good. dont know about abu That should have been the first sentence of your post. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted December 28, 2009 Super User Posted December 28, 2009 How Garcia has managed to stay in business 89 years is beyond me considering the junk they've attempted to peddle as fishing reels all those years. Go with the Silstar/Shimano Trevor. Quote
Pantera61 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 How Garcia has managed to stay in business 89 years is beyond me considering the junk they've attempted to peddle as fishing reels all those years.Go with the Silstar/Shimano Trevor. I've wondered the exact, same thing about Shimano! Quote
RWSCHMITZ Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Stop the press Popeil buys SHIMANO !!!!! wow can't wait for the Shimano Pocket Rocket Fisherman from Popeil/Shimano ;D ;D ;D : : : Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted December 28, 2009 BassResource.com Administrator Posted December 28, 2009 I've been using Abu reels for decades now without any issues whatsoever. The Revo reels are the BOMB! However, I feel no need to bash other brands simply because I like Abu reels. Seems like a waste of brain cells to even bother. Quote
shuddyssoup Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Canon, Nikon, Minolta. It's a matter of personal preference. Take advice from those that use them, try them all, make up your own mind ... when you get to $75 or more for a reel, they're for the most part, all good ... Quote
suskyGeorge Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 From the comments in this post, I assumed this was already covered. But anyway. Abu garcia is owned by Pure Fishing(An offshoot of berkley). They own the following companies Penn® Abu Garcia® Berkley® Shakespeare® All Star Rods® Fenwick® Johnson® Mitchell® Pflueger® Spiderwire® Stren® XTools® Quote
Boogey Man Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Maybe they should change their name to Ab-Pflu Gar-Silstar? Quote
Triton21 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I've been using Abu reels for decades now without any issues whatsoever. The Revo reels are the BOMB!However, I feel no need to bash other brands simply because I like Abu reels. Seems like a waste of brain cells to even bother. Xs 2. Still have my Red Ambassador bought in the 50's and still works well even tho I have retired it. Kelley Quote
Indiana Bass1 Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 I will take my" fisher price" made Revo's any day. They are awesome reels.Glenn said it all.....They are the BOMB !!!!!!!! ;D Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted December 31, 2009 Super User Posted December 31, 2009 Does anyone really care? Fish what you like. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted December 31, 2009 Super User Posted December 31, 2009 Does anyone really care? Fish what you like. Excellent advice. Quote
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