In Pewaukee, engineers whisper that the Cam-Matic is the best product Peter Harken ever designed. There are at least 68 secrets to why it works so well. First are the 33 ball bearings in each cam, stacked on three levels to balance and start them moving so
easily. Next, the top of each cam is shaped to allow even a loaded line to drop in from above rather than
having to pull them open. Then, there’s the cam radius which enables them to hold a wide range of sizes while still being kind to the line. When an idea works so well—for so long, it’s logical you might focus on other things. Nope. Around here, that just makes it a target.