Anti/Reverse means that the handle does not turn when the line is pulled from the reel.

This is naturally a benefit if you are one of the anglers that have hurt your knuckles
on a strike from a powerful fish. Abel’s Anti/Reverse reels are designed
with much less moving parts that other anti/reverse reels, and is a brilliant example
of Abel’s range of thought through and beautiful fly fishing reels in a class of their own.

Abel Anti/Reverse is available in several colours and with four different wooden handles.