Home About Us Contact Us FAQ Policies Add our store to your favorites and receive exclusive emails about new items and special promotions! General Interest Alutecnos Albacore 30W Two Speed Reel Reel Speeds: Two Speed Frame Material: Aluminum Weight: 58.0 oz. Frame Color: Gold Drag Type: Lever DragThe Albacore Two Speed is nothing more than the natural technological evolution of the One Speed model from which it has inherited some particularly outstanding details that have never been put to use in any other two speed lever model reel. Take for example the infinite antireverse system or the right flange made as a single component through mechanical CNC processing and applied to all models. The system used for engaging the Two Speed utilizes a Two-Button gear change unit making gear changes more rapid, simple and intuitive. As with the one speed model, it is equipped with five protected stainless steel gear wheel and gears and a drag washer made from the latest carbon composite. These characteristics ensure long hours of fighting while maintaining sound braking characteristics and smooth reeling and eliminating the occurrence of stick-slip. All the parts have been machined from a bar of a special aluminium alloy specifically manufactured for marine environments, using CNC working processes and subject to rigorous dimensional checks. Particular attention is paid to careful selection of raw materials and components (all of the highest quality) resulting in the manufacture of a technically perfect product. All the aluminium parts have been carefully polished, ultrasonically cleaned, buffed and provided with gold or silver anodizing. Elegant graphics are stamped onto reels using laser technologies and rendering the design indelible over time. Seven models are available from 30 to 130 lbs. all in right and left hand version. The 30, 50 and 80 lbs. classes are available in normal and wide versions while the model 130 lbs. class is available in standard version only. Payment TermsCurrently, Melton International Tackle accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and PayPal. Shipping TermsAll orders are shipped via FedEx with the exception being, APO or military addresses which ship via USPS. For FedEx shipments, Melton International Tackle reserves the right to utilize any delivery method to meet our delivery commitment to you. Returns PolicyIf for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase, please contact our customer service dept within 14 days of receipt for a return authorization. Returns without an authorization will not be accepted. Returns after 14 days of receipt will not be accepted. All Returns must be in original packaging and in unused / re-sellable condition. Shipping and Handling Fees are not refundable. About UsOver the past 15 years, Melton International Tackle has grown from a school project to one of the world's most well respected retailers/catalogers in the high profile world of big game fishing tackle. While attending the USC School of Business Tracy Melton participated in the Entrepreneurship program. As part of the program he was given the assignment to "start" a fictitious business. Combining his love for big game fishing with his interest in business, Tracy developed a range of jet head style trolling lures (that would eventually become known as Melton Jets) to build his project around. Eventually earning an "A" on the project, Tracy realized that there was an opportunity to pursue his dream of actually establishing a high-end big game fishing tackle business. With the input and guidance of Christopher Hall, one of the former managing partners of Harbord Tackle Supply in Sydney, Australia, Tracy put together a 12 page catalog featuring a limited variety of hard to find, custom trolling lures along with a small selection of high end tackle from manufacturers such as Shimano, Penn and Fin-Nor. This small publication was distributed to 10,000 anglers throughout the US with the initial orders, being filled by Tracy and shipped out of his parent's garage. From these humble beginnings Melton International Tackle increased its volume of busy to a point where a 1994 move to a commercial warehouse in Los Alamitos, California was necessary. Keeping a personal touch, every member of the staff took orders and handled customer service inquires. In addition we were consumed with producing catalogs in 1994 (52 pgs.) and 1996 (88 pgs.) and increasing circulation to 100,000 internationally. The 1997 edition of the Melton International Tackle master catalog was 102 pages in length and was mailed to over 150,000 of the world's most serious big game anglers! It was at this juncture that we began to expand our offerings and our horizons. The Melton Rods rod shop was opened in Feb. 1997, where we continue to build some of the very best fishing rods for a variety of angling situations. Featuring a range of rods from inshore light tackle to heavy tackle stand-up and tournament angling Melton Rods quickly became one of our staple products and today can be found onboard many of the world's top sportfishing boats. We also began our search for a proper headquarters. We had found that as our reputation grew, more and more customers would find us in our commercial warehouse and come knocking to get a look at our world-class product range. This was flattering, however this made it difficult to service our walk-in customers properly and continue building our mail-order business. In November of 1997, Melton International Tackle moved from a little warehouse to Anaheim, Ca. The location featured a 2,500 sq.ft. retail showroom, at the time, enabling us to adequately showcase the world's finest big game fishing tackle. By early 2006, it was obvious that we had outgrown the building we occupied, seeing as business had quadrupled since we moved in eight years prior. It was sometime around mid 2006, that we started looking for the next Melton Tackle headquarters. After months of searching far and wide for a building that would accommodate our operation, we found our new location. Located only about a mile away, the new building fit the bill, allowing for ample space to effectively serve retail customers and mail-order customers alike. Mail-order operations occupied the building in September of 2007 and found the new building to be more than adequate to house our inventory, sales, rigger, customer service and warehouse teams. Lastly, we have continued to offer our customers the very best in customer service and product selection, allowing us to become one of the world's most well respected and fastest growing big game fishing tackle catalog/retailers. Contact UsMelton International Tackle, Inc. 1375 S. State College Blvd. Anaheim, CA 92806 1-800-372-3474 714-507-4177 714-956-9192 (Showroom) 714-978-9299 (Fax)
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