Hello from Slovenia

[Bilch]

Hello everyone,

my name is Hubert and I'm writing from Slovenia. I've been a silent reader of this forum for many years, but only recently decided to finally join. Until now, most of my attention was on DAM Quick reels - and since I could find almost everything I needed on German forums, I never felt the urge to post here.

Lately, however, I've been diving deeper into Penn and Mitchell reels, and I quickly realized that this forum is the perfect place to get the proper answers, knowledge, and inspiration for these models.

My main interest is collecting and restoring old reels: sometimes proper restorations, sometimes a few "Frankenstein reel" experiments. I especially enjoy digging into the history of production runs, model variations, technical details, and other small details that make these reels so fascinating.

I look forward to learning from your expertise, and if I can contribute something useful in return - whether tips, photos, or stories from my collection - even better.

Tight lines and best regards,
Hubert

[Keta]

Hi.

[happyhooker]

Greetings, Hubert, from Minnesota USA.

Frank

[foakes]

Welcome aboard, Hubert!

Best, Fred

[Donnyboat]

Hi Hubert, are you doing much fishing, if so fresh water or salt, & welcome from Sunny Western Australia, cheers Don.

[Brewcrafter]

Welcome Hubert from Southern California - john

[Midway Tommy]

Welcome, Hubert, from central USA 🇺🇸!

[Benni3]

Welcome from Salem va,,,,

[Hardy Boy]

Hi from the west coast of Canada.

Todd

[JasonGotaProblem]

What's fishing like over there? Do you do fresh or salt? What species do you target?

[alantani]

welcome!!!!

[steelfish]

HOla HUbert, Alex from México

[Bilch]

Hi Hubert, are you doing much fishing, if so fresh water or salt, & welcome from Sunny Western Australia, cheers Don.

What's fishing like over there? Do you do fresh or salt? What species do you target?

There are plenty of opportunities for good fishing here in Slovenia. And although it's a very small country, we have it all - from mountain streams to lakes, and even a few kilometers of coastline.

I don't fish in saltwater, though. I prefer my local rivers and ponds, where I mainly target trout, pike, carp, chub, and barbel.

[Crow]

Howdy!

[Gfish]

Hello, Hubert. Slovenia, one of those European countries I didn't know about when I was a kid. Thanks for the photos.
If I remember right, foreigners including Americans from the USA, are taking advantage of the lower cost of College there.