Fin-Nor's beginnings go back to the glory days of big game fishing, when angling greats such as Ernest Hemingway, Tommy Gifford and Alfred Glassell, Jr. were expanding the sport's horizons. The brand was born in a Miami machine shop owned by Mr. Finley and Mr. Norwood, where they produced their first big game reel in 1933. 72 years and 204 IGFA records later, W.C. Bradley Corporation, owner of other avid fishing brands such as Van Staal and Quantum PT, added Fin-Nor to the family in 2005. W.C. Bradley has begun an update process of the product line, including some of the classics, utilizing new technologies and designs while remaining true to the Fin-Nor heritage of craftsmanship and durability. The new Fin-Nor Ahab and Offshore spinning reels represent one of the best combinations of old craftsmanship and new design and materials technology.