About us - History

Henschel Reels - high tech fly reels

The Henschel Reels Company was founded in 1993.

Karl-Heinz Henschel works as a graduated Engineer with the 30 years of design and development experience. He has been a fisherman since 1957.

Henschel Reels - History

In 1993 - Karl-Heinz developed a reel for his own use.
The reel was a completely new design so Karl-Heinz patented parts of the design and began building his reels for others.

In 1994 - Karl-Heinz sold his first reel in the American Market.

In September 1995 Karl-Heinz brought his Henschel reels to the world`s largest fly tackle show - the Denver Fly Tackle Dealer Show.

In 1996 - his principle for the Combination Reel was patented in Germany and in 20000 the principles were patented in the U.S.

In 2002 Henschel Reels introduced the "Power & Speed" reel.

In 2003 Henschel Reels introduced the "Ulti Mode" large arbor reel.