Pictured is my Abu Garcia Ambassador Model No. 5000C made in Sweden with pearl handles intact, S/N 43101. It was bestowed upon me by late grandfather in 1985. Before that, at the age of 7, while teaching me to cast with it, we caught a 5-pound bass.

Brian Van Boskerck
Helotes, Texas

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