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Loose handle on a brand new Abel Rove fly reel

A brand new Abel Rove 7/9 fly reel came with six flaws, including this loose handle. In this video, I've compared it to a 30 year old Penn 4G and a $30 Okuma, which are tight as a drum by comparison. The screw holding the handle onto the Rove is tight. The looseness is due to the poor fit between the screw and the wooden handle. It is so loose that sand can get between wood and metal and cause it to seize up. This is a reel which you are supposed to be able to depend on to catch a once-in-a-lifetime fish. This and the other flaws (to be posted in due course) were, in my opinion, simply a case of low standards of manufacturing and poor quality control in the Abel factory.