when was the last time you casted a Zebco?

[Hobious]

I was 10.  I was a young inspiring engineer, so I naturally took the dang thing apart.  not sure if the crappy casting was a result of that..  but even as a kid I hated it.  that tiny post that pics up the line to spool it was not robust at all. 

people still use them?

[D.W. Verts]

Started with a 202 and then a 33... A few years ago I bought my daughter a new version of the 33 which is a very well-built piece. I used it two years ago some in my "How To Fish" YouTube series.

Woo Daves used spin cast equipment throughout his career. Didn't slow him down, not one bit.

Dale

[topdsm0138]

I still have my 33. I use it whenever Speck Season (cold front in S FL comes around LOL). Can't kill those reels.

Fun Fact: ZEBCO actually stands for "ZEro hour Bomb CO" as the founder used to repair bombers equipment during the World War eras.

Tiller Mafia.

[Bud Kennedy]

I never had a zebco that I can recall.  My last spin cast was a Johnson Century.  I bought it at Kell's Hardware in Lexington, Ohio in 1956  using money I saved by returning old soft drink bottles to the store for the 2 cent deposit.  I was so proud of this rig with a two piece fiberglass rod.  Countless numbers of fish were caught on this rig from Ohio farm ponds to wilderness lakes in Canada.  It still occupies a place of honor on the rod rack in my office.

[Princeton_Man]

We went camping last weekend, my wife brought along her custom built pink rod with the Zebco Omega Pro spincast reel. I got to cast it quite a few times.

I have 3 or 4 Zebco 33s and 202s mounted on older rods for children and inexperienced fishing guests. At least 2 of them are probably 30 years old and still work fine.

[D.W. Verts]

Truthfully those Johnsons laid the "Zero Hour" reels in the shade.

Dale

[big g]

I used Zebco 20/20's years ago for light top water baits.  I caught many bass on them in glades with rapala baits.  That was 40 years ago and I still have a few around and the grandkids use them.

[Bigbass201]

I never had a zebco that I can recall.  My last spin cast was a Johnson Century.  I bought it at Kell's Hardware in Lexington, Ohio in 1956  using money I saved by returning old soft drink bottles to the store for the 2 cent deposit.  I was so proud of this rig with a two piece fiberglass rod.  Countless numbers of fish were caught on this rig from Ohio farm ponds to wilderness lakes in Canada.  It still occupies a place of honor on the rod rack in my office.

I got one of those Johnson Century reels when I was about 12.  I was so excited, and it was by far the smoothest reel I had at the time.  I started with 202's and 33 was the mainstay when I started bass fishing.  If I put one of those in my hands now, I'd be like what the heck.  How in the world did I fish with this reel.  Do love the memories.