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Scientific Anglers Stickers.

Blue and black stickers in this set.

Dimensions are 9 inches wide by 3 inches tall.

****You get 2 individual stickers in this set.

Rare and limited in new condition.

Fly fishing humbles us. It leads anglers to believe we are equal parts super hero and insignificant organism. It allows us to value the progression of cutting-edge technologies while taking joy in worn wading boots, entry-level pickup trucks, river-temperature beers, and afternoons trying to chase skunk off the boat. We at Scientific Anglers believe in a facilitation of the two, an ability to provide consumers with the best products available while enabling them to enjoy the simple, and often best, aspects of our sport.

Scientific Anglers began with three men (Leon P. Martuch, Clare Harris, and Paul Rottiers) and a single vision, transposed into a company spanning across the globe, influencing the way modern fly fishermen interpret and practice our sport. The cast, the rods, the reels, and the flies all connect through the cotter pin of fly fishing: fly line. Scientific Anglers became the unequivocal champion of fly-line production through leading market innovation and development during fly fishing’s early widespread industrialization.

Numerous editorials have been penned regarding the physics of fly fishing and the impact of polymeric coatings, evolutionary taper structure, core construction, complex density, and fluid dynamics. At the base of these arguments is a single common denominator: Scientific Anglers. We have implicitly initiated a majority of these arguments by facilitating the development of industry-leading technologies, a practice that inevitably leads to scrutiny amidst competitors. As we continue to walk one step ahead, our focus dwells on forward progress—a vision and mission which consistently and constantly pushes the technological limits of fly fishing.

At Scientific Anglers, we accept responsibility for Spey geek grain-weight battles, trout bum standard-weight struggles, and saltwater suppleness bar brawls.

We enjoy the dynamic struggle between old school, new school, and the evolution of customer and industry demands. What lies between the fish slime and truth is where we flourish. Scientific Anglers rejects the happy medians, the good enoughs, the that’ll do’s, and the status quo.

Welcome to the next page in an evolving history of Scientific Anglers and welcome to the future of our sport.

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If there is ever a problem with your sticker, or your order does not arrive after 7 business days, please do not worry. We would be more than happy to work with you to resolve the issue or send out a replacement sticker. We ask customers to message us first before opening a case or request. Almost all issues can be resolved simply through ebay messages.

Product Description:

Mayhem stickers made in the USA and are printed on 3 Mil high quality vinyl that is expected to last years. All stickers are laminated which make them fade free, scratch free and UV resistant!

Shipping:

Orders will be shipped out in the order they're received. Our handling time is 2 business days (does not include weekends or holidays). We do our best to get your order made and shipped out as soon as possible. Highly priced orders will receive tracking numbers and small orders will not. However, if you do not receive your sticker after seven business days since the shipping date, we will resend your order at no cost to you! Please refer to the chart below to see when your order will ship.

Application Tips & Instructions:

Make sure the surface you have chosen to put the sticker on is clean with soap & water, and completely dry after washing.

Make sure the surface is close to room or a normal temperature

DO NOT apply sticker on a surface that is very hot (such as a car sitting in the direct sunlight). It will not stick very well.

Once you have attached the sticker to the surface, gently apply pressure the sticker with your hand for about 30 seconds.

SHIMANO REELS STORY.

In the early 1970’s Alabama tackle dealer Lew Childre set off to Japan on a personal trade mission. His primary aim was to source some quality bamboo as Chinese goods were subject to an embargo and Tonkin cane was hard to find, but he also made contact with representatives of the Japanese companies Fuji Heavy Industries, an aircraft company set up in 1915 and The Shimano Industrial Company who were founded in 1921 to make cycle parts. Childre managed to do a deal with Shimano to produce a new bait casting reel that he marketed in the USA as a Lew’s BB-1. This reel had a stylish low profile teardrop styling and slim rosewood handles reminiscent of the Hardy Elarex salmon spinning reel that had been in production from the late1930’s until the 1960’s. The BB-1 was mechanically virtually identical to an ABU bait caster in all the important areas:– bearings, centrifugal brake and a level wind that could be disconnected during the cast. It might just be that Lew Childre had an ABU reel in his pocket when he met Mr. Shimano along with a photograph of an Elarex. But, there is no doubt that the Lew’s bait caster with its twin bearings and free spool capability was a step up from the rudimentary American made reels of the day and even the most patriotic of anglers didn’t seem to mind the ‘Made in Japan by Shimano’ stickers that adorned every Lew’s BB-1 reel. Childre also imported Fuji rod fittings introducing that company's products to the world markets.

Until the Lews BB-1 came along ABU had been having their own way with bait casting reels in the lucrative professional American bass fishing market. ABU, or AB Urfabrikken had been founded in 1921 to make watches and taxi meters. Just before WWII they commenced manufacturing fishing reels, initially copying American direct drive designs, but during the war years they produced their own reel, the legendary ABU 2100 ‘Record’ that, as its name suggests broke casting records world-wide. The very month that the war ended ABU took out an international patent on the centrifugal brake that allowed tangle free casting for less than competent anglers like myself. This later became known as the ‘Ambassadeur’ brake after the model of reel made by ABU. The strange thing is, that the Hardy Elarex - which was pre-war, in fact had a centrifugal brake - and the centrifugal brake was known in the US long before that.

Lew Childre was killed in a plane crash in 1977 that his son and grand-son survived. The business however carried on as Lew’s innovating and introducing new ideas in the fishing world. But in 1979 controversially Shimano entered the American reel market under their own name with the Bantam 100, identical to the Lew’s BB-1 in almost every way, and less expensive. Shimano and ‘Made In Japan’ had by association with Lew’s become synonymous with quality and Shimano seized the opportunity to maximise on that. Lew’s quickly broke off their relationship with Shimano and successive new models were manufactured by Ryobi, another Japanese company. Shimano as we now know went on to be one of the biggest names in fishing along with Lew Childre’s other Japanese partner; Fuji who still make reel fittings and rod rings for many of the world’s top tackle makers.

The Japanese Shimano Bantam was the first model of fishing reel to be sold as a Shimano in 1978. But as you can see its DNA can be traced back to the 1930’s in Alnwick, Northumberland through Svangster in Sweden to The United States.