Design Objective: Maximize Large Arbor Benefit
First Generation “Large Arbor” Reels vs. True Large Arbor Reels |
| In the early 1990’s the first generation of “large arbor” reels were introduced.
While representing an advancement over traditional storage formats, and solving some of the maintenance and drag problems associated
with earlier reels, these reels actually offered only minimal improvement over traditional arbor reels.
For all practical purposes they can be thought of as “mid-arbor” reels, and these formats are still the most common found in the market: |
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Mid-Arbor Format |
| A true large arbor format drastically increases the width of the spool and can therefore
increase the arbor diameter significantly without reducing line and backing capacity.
Ideally it must do these things without being heavier. If so, then the result is a maximization of the benefits of large arbor design. |
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The Waterworks Ultra Large Arbor (ULA) |
