Had recently put some money on an Abu Garcia medium-light spinning combo. 6'6" rod and a size 20 reel. I love it. Use it mostly for small trout and pan fishing.
But then I look in my closet and see my trusty Zebco that has caught me plenty of speckles and pan fish for over ten years. A cheap, $20 light combo from Canadian tire. 5'6" rod with an ultra-light size 5 spinning reel. Even though there are snoopy reels with better anti-reverse and dora-the-explorer rods with better guides, I just can't seem to bring myself to retire it. If I am not having any luck with the speckles using the Abu, I bring out the Zebco and start hooking them. I can feel a speckle fart 10 yards away on that pole.
So it stays in active service, strung with 4# waiting to hook more speckles. Go little Zebco!
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An ode to my Zebco
Started by basshat22, Sep 28 2012 11:00 PM
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 11:11 PM
I have a Zebco 33 - SPIN CAST on a Shimano 5`6`` light rod (one piece)
I love it!
The Ònly Down Side is the Drag. Obviously not up to standards. lol
I use it about a dozen times a year.
I love it!
The Ònly Down Side is the Drag. Obviously not up to standards. lol
I use it about a dozen times a year.
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Posted 29 September 2012 - 04:49 AM
I have a Zebco 33 - SPIN CAST on a Shimano 5`6`` light rod (one piece)
I love it!
The Ònly Down Side is the Drag. Obviously not up to standards. lol
I use it about a dozen times a year.
Using a spincast reel has to be a labor of love. Though my grandfather swore by them... and swore at them!
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Posted 29 September 2012 - 07:21 AM
The only reel my grandfather owned was a zebeco 33. They sure are good reels for pan fish.
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