Can you name Maker of these Reels?

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Can you name Maker of these Reels?

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Hint: There's Zwarg, Walker and vom Hofe reels in the group.

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Kinda like collecting reeeeally expensive salmon lures, eh Ron?! :D My guess, without cheating, left to right is VH, Zwarg, Walker, and VH
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Hey John,

You got 3 out of 4. You know your reels. The last one is tricky.
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I think the last reel is a Zwarg 400.

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John got the first three reels correct. Dean got the last one. Good eye guys. You know your reels.

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