Micus...
The only reason you didn?t see Joe Brooks, Ted Williams and Lefty Kreh?s pictures with Abel Reels was that they weren?t being made then. They would have especially been using them if they had the chance because they would get them for nothing. Take a look or ask Lefty what he uses today for big game fish and I am sure he tell you either an Abel or a Tibor. The Super 8?s are not $620 but $590 (that?s a difference of $30) and if you take the trouble to look you will find them way cheaper on eBay.