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Fred Jobson was the lucky man who had to endure the trip to Sweden in 1991 and experience all the wonders of ABU land and now shares to all of us fans out in  ABU World! Congratulations and thanks Fred!

Here is a  reprint of his article in Modern Fishing Yearbook of 1991.

The hereto 31 unpublished images of the trip are below. Click to view

Photos # 1 to 6 inside the factory at Svangsta

Photos # 7 to 10 At Vita Vatten (means white water) This is ABU's private water with Per Carlstom ABU Product Development Manager. Rainbow caught by Fred Jobson.

Photos # 11 to 14  Sea Trout, Salmon and Pike at a fish hatchery on the Morrum River, Svangsta.

Photos 15 to 18 Swedish Archipeligo spinning for Perch (Redfin here) using ABU Reflex spinners with Per Carlstrom.

Photos 19 to 23 Fishing in the Flugelstrom artificial fly stream.

Photos 24 to 31 Fishing in the Morrum River

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 Anyone else who has had similar experiences with ABU and would like to share, please contact me here

If you are a person that has significantly had an effect on design/development/testing of ABU equipment over the years please contact me  wayne@realsreels.com  if you wish your contribution documented for posterity and the immediate interest of the ABU fans worldwide!