Abu Garcia Cardinal 33 and 3 spinning reel

Started by Cardinalguy33, December 15, 2025, 03:07:43 AM

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Cardinalguy33

Here's 2 of my absolute favorite reels I own I've customized the cardinal reels quite a bit. I think only the main body and  gears are original. 4 ball bearings. Lightened body and rotor, ball bearing line roller and many more. An absolute beasts in small packages.

MACflyer

Wow! Really nice work on your reels. Easy to see why they are favorites. Thanks for sharing.
Rick

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1. Fish where the fish are
2. See rule #1

foakes

Really good work, on some top quality reels!

Best, Fred
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JasonGotaProblem

"intrigued" is an understatement. This is cool. I didn't even know that people upgraded cardinals.
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Gfish

Nice! More build information, please?
Godda ask though, what's that little crank looking thing on the side-plates?
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