frankendime
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Found this at yard sale the other day for $5. Zebco Model 55 Spinner. Works great. In good shape. First one I ever sawed...
Memories. I learned to cast using a Zebco 202 back when I was 4. Used them until I was 10 or 11 before I graduated to an open face reel.Here's one for the thread. Last Tuesday was 1/2 off at the ARC TS. This old stainless steel Zebco 33 was priced at $3.99 less 50% so it was priced even better. Not that Zebco is the finest fishing gear out there, but it's definitely a testament of the way things used to be built in the U.S.A. Looking into it I'm thinking it was made around the early to mid 1960s ? It's built pretty tough and it was really interesting researching the history of Zebco. I've had a few Zebco's growing up and I did come to admired a Garcia more myself, but I don't think this Zebco would let ya down, as it's built to last. I can't imagine how many newer plastic ones have come and gone to crap, compared to this one that just seems to be in beautifully working order.
Personally I've never favored an open reel over a good spin caster.Memories. I learned to cast using a Zebco 202 back when I was 4. Used them until I was 10 or 11 before I graduated to an open face reel.
Very nice find. The one with the x on it is an academy outdoors house brand called h2o xpress. Not much value, but they are good baits.