Theres nothing wrong with these reels The only reason they get a bad wrap nowadays is because of KZfaq fishing videos

I am a serious fisherman, and I have used my Zebco 33 Classic, Zebco 44 Classic triggerspin, and my Zebco UL4 (mini)triggerspin for trout since new in the early 1980's. Never a problem. They all cast across the county and I can hit the spot with the FeatherTouch brake. They're not the fastest retrieve, but I've never lost a fish because of that. I've owned and still own a lot of spinning reels, but these always go into the boat because they get kicked around and there are no tangles. I'm there to fight fish, not the tackle. They're not just for kids.

I've caught more fish on my old Zebco T11 trigger reel on an Ugly Stik 4'6" ultralight rod than any other combination I own, like by a factor of ten. It always works, casts a mile, and makes a bluegill feel like a humpback whale. I've caught catfish, big bass, even a little stingray on it. It never lets me down.

I'm a serious fisherman but I have arthritis and neuropathy in my hands and I can't cast a spinning or baitcaster like I used to. But last week I used an old 50 cent yard sale find Southbend fishing pal instead of my higher end spincasts on a trip to show my buddy its not all about the gear or what you spend on it. I caught 36 eating sized bluegill, 50 little ones for baiting the catfish jugs, 3 nice smallmouth, 2 nice largemouth, and a 26 inch channel cat on that little pole with redworms, nightcrawlers and plain Aberdeen hooks. He didn’t do as well with his fancy spinning rig and baitcaster plus a bunch of lures. Kick a spincaster all you like but they put meat on the table. Tomorrow I'm cutting me a cane pole and let it start curing just to show him how cheap and primitive I can go and outfish him. How about we all just use what we want instead of kicking someone else's gear?

Spin cast reels are just baitcasters without the backlash 😂

I run a bunch of Daiwa sealine reels for flathead catfish but have several larger Zebco spin cast reels I use as well. Sometimes I just want to punch the button & let it fly, there's been some mighty impressive sized fish put in the boat by the ol' Zebco reels

Made myself learn how to use a spinning reel years ago. Now I'm doing the same with a bait caster. Use what you have and try out what you can. Dont care what ppl think.

Great for float fishing and even some lures too.

I like to use a spincast in the fall when the fish start getting sluggish. Slow oscillation means I can still fish cranks and dive baits in a slower presentation to mimic their environment. Baitcaster is way too fast no matter what anyone says, one turn of a baitcaster is like three turns from a spincast

Those are what I always used for crappie fishing. I love the old 33s

I’m a tournament fisherman and I fish all the time and I have abunch of zebcos I use a lot for bream and things they are so reliable and sure I don’t use them when I’m bass fishing but I love them it’s what I grew up on so they will always have a special place in my heart nothing like a zebco 33

Because spinning wont stop getting twisted, so i can either spend 2hrs i have fixing a spinning or actually fish with a spincast. Ima keep both strapped tbh. 😂

Bro I got a 25 dollar zebco 33 and it works just as good as a 200 dollar one

old zebco rod was my first fishing reel at age 4 or 5 and it brings back memories

That 888 can definitely hold its own

Bringing my brother's kids out fishing with these reels saves me A LOT of time taking wind loops out and head aches

I think you’ve missed the boat on this one. Although it’s true Zebco makes some pretty cheap stuff, you show the Zebco Bullet MG in your video a $169 reel here in Canada. It is good for both ripping baits with its 5.1:1 gear ratio, but is also fantastic for finesse fishing with light tackle, something baitcasters don’t particularly excel at.

Started as a kid with a zebco, worked up from there but still used both as an adult … great for kids and beginners

I think the problem is how easy they are to use.

I still use an old zebco 33 for catfish, but anything artificial it’s spinning or baitcast

Never used a zebco in my life until I Happened to be out of town working near a lake, picked up a spincast for 20$ and a rod for 7$ caught lots of fish on that rod and reel, spincast has earned my respect!

I use one for catching bait. I use to love them but my dad showed me how to use a spinning and I've been hooked on those ever since

Spin cast reel are good reels for a beginner to grow out on. They are easy to use and have a working drag in the event the beginner catches something bigger that expected. The key to getting beginners interested in fishing is to make everything as easy as possible. Then as they get older they can gravitate towards more complex spinning, fly and bait casting reels.....

People think spincast reels are junk because some over inflated ego KZfaq fisherman told them so.

I’m a tournament angler. For 45 years I never have used normal spinning reels that hang underneath like the pros. I use a spin caster only. Spin casters and bait casters. Everybody Stops laughing when I win the tournament. Then I laugh all the way home. I can do things with my spin caster that absolutely cannot be done with a regular spinning reel or a big caster. There’s way more to it than just the ability to skip. It’s about being able to hold it like a Champaign glass and then you can keep the line in between your fingers. I feel the bite with my fingers, not the handle of the rod. I can wiggle my bait by moving just my fingers and no rod movement, with just one hand.. When my finesse Texas rig nearly hits the water i can feather the last 6 inches with my fingers on the line, then I can let it drop with absolutely zero forward pendulum activity, often it travels away from me underneath the bush. If I did the same with the bait caster it would pendulum down even just a few centimeters forward towards me instead. I only use pistol grips so I can keep the real close to my body, I pitch it underhand like a softball pitcher. I can hit any mark with zero splash, skip a 4 inch Senko 20 skips flat across the surface…Oh the dropshot on a spin caster…. just getting started, see you at the weigh in.

I just bought a brand new Johnny Morris Signature baitcaster at an Estate sale for $4.. It was a $169 baitcaster. The guy must have thought it was broken because the spool lock was on and he couldnt get the spool back in. All I did was unlock the spool lock put the spool back in then locked it. WORK GREAT

They're literally awesome and weather proof

Bro, I used a Zebco 33 from the time I was 5 until I was probably 16 before I got my first baitcasters!! I am 53 now

The fish don’t know which reel your using. If the goal is to catch fish, the best reel is the one you have on your rod.

my grandpa fishes and he has a nice one that’s super smooth and can handle pretty much anything except for bigger lures like swim baits

The zebco bullet is a pretty tough reel and far from cheap!

My Dad and I caught 9 bass over 6 pounds with 5 being between 10 and 14 pounds using a zebco 44, a Pflueger trump and a Zebco 33. They had 10 pound test on each. All in 1 morning.

Largest bass I ever caught was on a Zebco 33

Love my zebco pro 2022. And im 48! Bass all day long!

biggest bass I ever caught was on one. I thin kmain drawback is a bit shorter cast, but on the plus side they use less line.

You'd buy for bowfishing, somone with limited hand use (elderly or handicapped,) a child, they work nice for sabiki rigs with a sabiki pole. Sometimes they are just fun for nostalgia, having somthing less likely to be stolen as edc, a simple small pole an spincaster you may not worry as much about damaging.

I got a zebco baitcaster from the 80's it's pretty nice I'm still getting the hang of it tho

I’ve had my Zeno one for 40 plus years still rocks and the drags bad ass my 33 s are ok also

These are like the multitool of rods and reels, I like them.

Spincast is superior when trying to achieve reliable distance while casting from a kayak. I tried baitcasting from it but it was the wrong place to learn

I’m an avid summer fisherman but I keep it cheap, it works just as good as any other rod and it brings food to the table

Man i used zebco spincast reels my whole life and just this past year i switched to wisker seeker tackle and cold water okuma bait casters and idk if i can go back haha. I do have an old zebco ive had for probably ten years that i caught a five pound channel cat on the other day. So they definitely can handle some strain. Then again the zebco i have is an older model that had been made better than newer ones today

I used to hate them when I was a kid because they used to tangle up so easy but that's what they give you start with but I love my Zebco Rhine RSC3 now.

I like them I have 2 bait casters and 4 spincast reels just depends on what mood I'm in why would anyone trash them they are all fun

Can't beat a zebco, that's all I fish with. Have around 20

"It is a poor craftsman who blames his tools"

i don’t mind them, just don’t like when it gets all tangled in there i use spinning reels

Heck I slayed bass on a zebco 33 until I upgraded to bait casters. There’s nothing wrong with spin cast reels. The only reason they ain’t popular is because they’re not good looking compared to spinning and bait casting reels

I had a 33 for years it casts all the way across the lake I have caught catfish and trout off of it

growing up in Louisiana I had a old cajun neighbor. He only used zebco reels with 10lb test line and I've seen rim reel in more big refish than anyone else in my life.

Well I got older. I’m not young anymore. These reels cast far with ease and I’ve used them everywhere from the mountains of Colorado to the saltwater flats of Rio Honda. And I’ve got boatloads of fish. My damn shoulders and joints aren’t what they used to be and I like to spend my time fishing not cussing or raising hell over backlash. They are cheap. I keep two extra backups. It’s hard to beat a 33 or a 404. And my kids cut their teeth on the 202.

I use them for my catfish poles, since I just tie some gross stuff on the hook and huck it in the river then wait. I just need something that will reliably reel them in. Two big fat Zebcos with 15lb line does me fine.

I dislike not being able to see the mechanism of the reel. I used these plenty as a kid and even my son has a paw patrol spin caster. Good reels but nothing to write home about lol

Mine has a serious spider web😂😂

I just bought my not even 2 year old daughter a disney princess Shakespeare pushbutton rod n reel and the handle even lights up every cast! ... Let me tell you that thing is amazing and i love it might be my best combo yet!... I mean ehrm... Her best combo yet

My zebco fishing rod broke too a 6 pounder,still caught it tho😂

What kind of rod would you use for the zebco 33 max reel?

I fish the 888 with braid for flathead catfish.

Hey there still great reels always have been

I want to try one to surf fish in Baja

I’ve had good and bad times with them but I had to stop using them because if God forbid you somehow tangle these things (happened to me twice) it is practically like untangling a under the spool tangle with a spinning reel but worse usually only happens with cheaper reels and after some aging but I figure why spend a hundred on a push button when I could spend it on spinning or a baitcaster

See if you can skip a bait up under a bush with your bait caster. A spin cast will do it every time with no issues.

If you are anti spin cast reels suck on it buddy I caught a 12 pound largemouth bass in my pond with mine 😍

I have two diawa gold cast GC80's, I wouldn't get rid of them for the world.

Thumbs up 👍🏻

The first cast in this video was made with a $120+ spincast. Most novice anglers who cannot operate baitcasters or spinning reels arent going to shell out that kind of money for a closed face reel.

There fantastic river reels for long trotting

Eew..... You do you...😂😂

I have a genetic disease called Dupuytrens contracture. The fingers curl up, and the only reel I can still use is the old spin cast. Just saying, some folks can’t throw anything else. 😊

spincast reels.. a tool in the poachers arsenal since time immemorial...

I present the abu magic 170. Swedish precision!

Had a Zebco when I was a kid. Worked like crap.

Nothing wrong with spincast reels. Everyone has used one at one point or another if you think about it.

Cheap spincast: shows spincast reel that cost as much as my baitcaster .

$59 for a Zebco Spincast isn’t cheap!

I use them to catch gt on locked drag...

Is the 888 made for saltwater?

If it works it works

These reels are fun tbh idc what nobody says

Because my reel has a cool Minecraft design 😎

What's funny is acting like all spincast today are like the old zebcos. Which they definitely aren't. You do know they make high quality spincast reels. Oh and millions more use spincast more than anything else.

I've caught 2 red fish with one of those

Push button or I’m not going fishing with y’all 😂

Spinning reels and baitcasters are NOT more reliable than an old push button zebco. I have two push button zebco reels, and I’ve had them both since I was probably 6 years old, I’ve never had any problems with them or had one break. They’re amazing and definitely the most reliable reels

But baitcaster and spinning are both ALREADY EASY 😂

Fish don't give a shit which reel you use. A plastic bottle wrapped in fishing line will do the job.

They work fine for fisherman who just want an excuse to drink beer .

Zebco 33 for $30 swear by them

If you want to cast well then spin reels are no good. If you have limited time and want it to work well without issue then casting reels are out of the question. Spin and casting reels are just a cash grab to me. Only fish of worth around me are bass. No have boat. Must use spincast, it is not an option. Have a lp casting reel. Even properly calibrated or extra loose... it yet fails to cast as far as the spin cast reels. And the spool spins so easily. It's just for looking professional. Secretly spincast is professional angler's best tool. Nobody casts farther than I do. I get all the far cast compliments

Old USA zebco’s are made much better i have several 55’s I use to catfish. 33s and a ul4 for trout

Why were there gun sights on that reel

Baitcasters are like 600 bucks.

These short videos are difficult to reply to. Talk to any actual fisherman who is actually catching fish - They all own at least 2 Zebco reels.

I can’t with them, the remind me of the days where I’d sit and fish with bait and not catch crap, and they make horrible noises and feel terrible. That being said the best use is for catfish or bait fishing

That’s a damn Zeb 33 you better watch your mouth!!

sorry but if you're paying 60 for a spin cast that isn't a larger size just get a baitcaster

I cant reline it properly so that’s why I don’t use one

Do not take advice from someone who uses grippers on bass.

English names for the reels are really stupid Translated from Finnish A spinning reel is an open reel and a spin reel is a closed reel You can probably see why they would have names like that

I had one when I was 10. 💩 That was 50 years ago. Time went by like a m- f* cker. ☹️