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The main shaft, which was originally supported by traditional gears, is supported by special low-friction bearings, greatly reducing vibration resistance

This piece features a long brown pole and a large green and yellow fish on the end

From top left: a Sportex 55 British made and apparently quite rare, this reel came with a spare spool and was used by carp anglers in the 50s and was a forerunner of the rear drag system and sold for spares as the bail spring had come detached

Wherever I catch a small fish, I can catch more, but where I catch a big fish, I wont catch anything else there that day, big or small, he says

Fish collected off the beach at Km 21, Cabo Real, Baja California Sur, January 2007