To meet the demand of steelhead, salmon and other big water anglers using Spey Techniques, we've come up with the definite tool: The Abel Spey Reel. Featuring a fully enclosed frame and Abel's time-tested external pawl-click drag, the reel is styled in an "old school" fashion, reminiscent of classic European spey reels, but with a craftsmanship only possible in a made-in-the-USA version. It's the perfect instrument for the Pacific Northwest steelheading or classic Atlantic Salmon.