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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Fishinfellow]
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03/05/20 01:13 AM
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butch sanders
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I remember every night before a fishing trip up until I was about 10, my dad and I would re-spool all our reels! I had the job of holding tension on a spool with a pencil through it. I had 2 or 3 different zebco 33's but the oldest one was my favorite for whatever reason, loose squeaky handle and all! us also nobody in my house now will hold the pencil for me
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/05/20 01:16 AM
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Snowman
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Such great memories for all of us. I recall the old story of my dad and his cousin fishing with their bait casting reels. His cousin saw a kid using “something different” and said “ hey kid, let me see that a minute.” He then looked at my dad and said, “ now every ( blank, blank) under the sun is going to be a fisherman!
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/05/20 01:18 AM
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603Country
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I got used Johnson Century and Pflueger Saturn reels from my Grandpa’s best buddy. My wife’s parents were Zebco 33 fans. Still have a bunch of reels, and I have rebuilt the Zebcos, but can’t rebuild the Pflueger. Amazing that you can still get the zebco parts.
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/05/20 03:18 AM
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Bayou Burner
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Wore out plenty in the late 70’s-early 80’s
50% of the time a humpback Rebel was tied on,the other 50%, a speck rig for Reds and Trout.
"Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway."
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/05/20 03:23 AM
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K3913
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Awesome! I spent a big part of my early life with a zebco 33 in my hand with a Tiny Torpedo or Road Runner tied on. And somehow it feels like I caught more fish then than I do now carrying around hundreds of dollars worth of equipment.
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/05/20 04:27 AM
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lurenthewind
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I have a really unique Zebco that I bought when I was 9 (I'm 73 now) It has a button on top that you push down to cast. A thumb wheel on the back that you release as you cast forward and to also use to feather the cast. Then you push IN on the retrieve handle to retrieve the line. Still works great but needs a thorough cleaning.
Wayne
Luck will beat skill any time you have enough of it!
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/05/20 07:17 PM
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greenen
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Never had a 33 but definitely tore up some 202s. Graduated to a Mitchell 300 and then my first red Abu 5000.
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/05/20 08:07 PM
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hadite81
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I own 4 Zebco 33's from the 80's-90's Can change from right to left retrieve.
also own a Mitchell 300, Johnson 125, and Shakespeare 727 and 737 I have had since 1974
Used the Zebcos a few weeks ago to catch my sons first Bass
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/07/20 01:15 AM
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ML56
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The little lever is your anti reverse, fipped one way and handle reverses when you pull on line, the other, and the line will not feed out till drag slips and lets it . Still have two, and they have been the death of many fish over the last 40 years. Great newbie reels
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/10/20 08:02 PM
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BigDozer66
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Still have all of mine from my childhood and others I have bought later in life! I had one of my old ones on a rod for my wife to use and the "rubber" part on the front of the bail disintegrated! Went and bought her a Zebco Bullet and out it on a St. Croix Mojo Bass rod for her!
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/10/20 08:26 PM
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scalebuster
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All I remember about 33’s is what junk they were.
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/10/20 08:36 PM
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spacejunkie
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My Mom worked at the plant. We had a bunch of 33's and 202's with blemishes. One breaks or needs gears throw it away and get a new one. Heck they were free so we didn't worry too much about them breaking.
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/11/20 12:01 AM
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Space
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The reel that made all of y'all retrieve with your right hand. Not me. Ha, ha! I had a Mitchell 300 with left hand retrieve!
Go me! I have a Mitchell 301 (right hand retrieve) I also have a Mitchell 301 that was my great uncles. It's got 2 extra spools in plastic cases in the bottom of my bath draw. I have had it for 40 years and I don't i was before that.
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/11/20 01:51 AM
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Lane Goodwin
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Plenty of memories with that reel!
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Re: Zebco 33 ~~ The Reel of Our Childhood
[Re: Dan_n_Texas]
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03/11/20 02:31 AM
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1961Yaloo
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Pretty sure my first reel was a 33. We would buy H&H spinner baits for .49cents at Gibsons. Then off to the tank or creek and get after them.
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