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Significant ABU Friends

Here are people that I have met (most by e-mail) and indeed some who I have never met as they are away fishing for eternity. Some  I believe have had a significant positive effect over the years in the development of ABU Fishing Equipment or passed on significant ABU equipment to a new and appreciative owner. The  list includes those who have used, designed, modified , maintained ABU equipment or merely revered it. I am sure the list is lacking and I would appreciate being able to recognize more deserving persons. The list does not specifically reference ABU's  founding fathers Carl Borgstom and  Gote Borgstrom as they are referenced throughout,  but naturally the living legend Len Borgstom is  covered in detail here.

Christian Totter USA RIP

ABU Tackle Tinkerer

Simon Glass UK

Long time ABU  user.

Jack Erskine   AUS  RIP

Cairns Australia (Precision Reel Engineering)

Vic McCristal   AUS  RIP

Living History Cardwell, Australia

Dick Lewers   AUS  RIP

Central to the Australian Fishing Fraternity, Taree, Australia

Jim Allen         AUS   

ABU Agent: The Complete Angler Melbourne Australia

Rod Cameron         AUS   

ABU Collector and Fisherman South Australia

Jay Parker         AUS   

Pure Fishing Service Manager Australia

Ming Liu         AUS  

Pure Fishing Online & Product Development Cooordinator

Tim Parratt         AUS

Passionate Aussie ABU fan, prolific creator of our website Service Guides

Fred Jobson       AUS

Visiting journo tours Svangsta Factory and Fishes  Morrum R.  

Ted Whitam       AUS

World Champion Tournament Caster in 1974

John Harrison       AUS

Passionate fisher and owner of a rare ABU 2100 Sport Tournament reel for over 50 years.

Paolo and Gianni Sganzerla     Italy

ABU Garcia Admiral IGFA reels.

Uffe Edefur        Sweden

Long time ABU friend and now a regular  fishing mate!

Erik Nygren           Sweden

Friend, ABU collector and fisherman


Ex-Svangsta Employees  Svangsta Sweden


Hugo Svensson   ex  Svangsta

Designer, fisherman and recognised conservationist.

Göran Enocson    ex Svangsta Sweden

Workshop floor to ABU Management  over 30 years

Bert Nilssen    ex Svangsta Sweden

 Innovation and Design over 30 years

 Stig     ex Svangsta Sweden

Chief Photographer at ABU  over 30 years

Borge     ex Svangsta Sweden

Floor Spraypainter  at ABUs  little known Multofabriken Factory  over 30 years

CO Eriksson RIP        ex Svangsta Sweden 

ABU Vice president ABU 70's


Per Erlandsen    Norway

Dreamtrip winner of 1976 and 1978

Patrik Svensson  Svangsta Sweden

Global director Conventional Reels       Pure Fishing Svangsta

Jan Sjoblom  Svangsta Sweden

Current Employee Global Logistics       Pure Fishing Svangsta

Robert Axelsson ex Svangsta Consultant

Anti-backlash designer

Espen Sjaastad       Norway

Author of all one needs to know about the 2500 and 1500 Ambassadeurs

Ulf Tingstrom        Sweden

UT Reel Technology, private company enhancing ABU reels


Tony Perrin          UK

Managing Director ABU GB

Peter Anderson          UK

World Casting Champion,  Good friend to ABU President/owner Len Borgstrom

Paul Johnstone          Scotland,  UK

Casting Champion, fisherman and  fan of using Ambassadeur reels.

Dave Brown             UK

ABU reels modified for Tournament Competitions

Alan Hawk           UK

Engineer and ABU technical  enthusiast

Peter Coogan      UK

ABU and PF sing Technical Consultant for almost 30 years 

Dr  Rob Janssen    Sweden

Hans J.L. van der Pauw  Netherlands

Mr Hi-Lo (Rob H) Netherlands

Mr Jan Eggers  The Netherlands

aka... The Pike Ferret     


Coenraad  Pretoria, South Africa, Africa


Anon ABU friend  Singapore, Asia

Collector, historian and very experienced in all things ABU.

Grant Hieshima USA

Collector of  ABU, fishing fanatic

Ray Hayes  RIP    USA

Collector of Fishing equipment including ABU/Record

John Chavat   USA

President Zebco/New Brunswick Corp

Simon Shimomura    USA

Collector, historian, Author of the numerous official ABU collector’s guide books “The Ambassadeur and I”, “The Ambassadeur and I Final Chapter”, and an official supplier of “Simon’s Shimomura’s Classic Ambassadeur Casting Reels” to Pure Fishing

Wallace Carney                USA

Avid Mitchell  researcher/historian 

Fred Ribb                USA

Avid collector and researcher on Ambassadeur 

"Shain" Raymond Stansbury               USA

Avid collector and researcher on Ambassadeur/Arjon

Jerry Foran                USA

Custom Ambassadeur  Builder and enthusiast

Jon Furman             USA

Dedicated Ambassadeur reel doctor from USA

 

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

 

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Please e-mail Lonnie Mills [      lemills@swbell.net     ]

A trusted, helpful and reliable friend to fans of ABU

 

 

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