To further reduce size, the Max X features a hyrbid V-Spool and hybrid V-Rotor design
I used a Cardinal 754 as an example, but the process and parts are basically the same for all the reels listed, in addition to a lot of other rear drag spinners from that time frame with an anti-reverse slide button on the top of the body behind the reel leg
Next, Ill ask them how often they fish
ABU 6500C3 CT Mag Strip Although this article is on the C3 CT 07, it equally applies to other ABU 6500s (although part numbers will vary)
Terms like Missilite, live fibre, hollow glass, nickle-silver ferrules, perfectly balanced and tapered, not rusting, shrinking or setting were the words of the era, to draw fishermen away from Steel and Split-cane rods