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!
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!
