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Despite Pflueger being an American company, all their reel models are today made in China. Given the company’s grand success and millions of satisfied anglers using Pflueger reels, this move did not seem to result in lower product quality.
Okuma Fishing is a Taiwan-based reel manufacturer, and virtually all of Okuma’s reels are made in Taiwan and China. This popular reel manufacturer was founded in 1986 and has since become a very successful and popular fishing tackle brand.
Daiwa still produces a limited number of their fishing reels in their Tokyo facilities in Japan. These include high-end reel models such as the Certate and Steez. Most other Daiwa reels are manufactured in various Asian countries.
Today, most of Abu Garcia’s reel models are made in Asia. However, the C3 and C4 4000-6000 series of their classic round baitcaster reel, the Ambassadeur, are still manufactured in the original Abu Garcia factory in the Swedish city of Svangsta.
Contrary to common belief, Shimano reels are not made in the USA but Japan. Here, at the company’s headquarters in the city of Sakai, all of Shimano’s high-end, premium reels are manufactured and shipped out to the world.
When jigging for lake trout through the ice, a braided mainline of 10-15lb is your best pick. The best ice fishing line for lakers on the tip-up would be a 25-30lb vinyl-coated polyester line.
