ZEBCO CO BOUGHT OUT

[whchunter]

Rather parent company of Lews and Strike King has bought Zebco. Dont know if true but was told when I tried to order Mr. Crappie Hi Viz line that Zebco bought Mr. Crappie.

 

[lampern]

Still made in China

Oh well.

 

[whchunter]

Mr. Crappie rods are marked Lews Mr. Crappie

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Zebco is still owned by wc bradley, lews has had branding with Mr Crappie since 2012, it's all just branding slapped on an Asian OEM s product.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Apparently you got some breaking news as the investment group that owns lew's and strike king had indeed bought them https://www.wired2fish.com/news/rather-outdoors-acquires-zebco/

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Apparently they purchased them for their european business....I wonder what that means for quantum.

 

[C.Killmaster]

Speaking of Zebcos, what would I look for on eBay to find a good vintage reel? I've got several new 33's and they suck. I love spincast reels for river fishing, but I'm not impressed with the late model 33's. Looking on eBay I see a number that are made in the USA (I assume pre-2000) and several that say one rivet or two rivet.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Speaking of Zebcos, what would I look for on eBay to find a good vintage reel? I've got several new 33's and they suck. I love spincast reels for river fishing, but I'm not impressed with the late model 33's. Looking on eBay I see a number that are made in the USA (I assume pre-2000) and several that say one rivet or two rivet.

I ended up switching to daiwa underspins for that very reason

 

[C.Killmaster]

I ended up switching to daiwa underspins for that very reason

I looked at the underspins, but I'd just as soon use a regular spinning reel. With a spincast I can always put the lure exactly where I want it. I actually discovered it helping my girls cast, I could hit where I wanted so much better with their Zebco slingshots than my spinning reel. I'd really like to find some good vintage Zebcos if I can.

 

[dixiecutter]

Speaking of Zebcos, what would I look for on eBay to find a good vintage reel? I've got several new 33's and they suck. I love spincast reels for river fishing, but I'm not impressed with the late model 33's. Looking on eBay I see a number that are made in the USA (I assume pre-2000) and several that say one rivet or two rivet.

I love a under-spin for river fishing (quick fishing), they're great but they all get tore up.

I'm all ears

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

If not you can get the abumatic spincast for not a lot of money, I actually bought some old made in japan abumatic spincasts for less than 10bucks a piece on ebay. There's some 33 classics on ebay that are made in usa. This is supposed to help date them https://www.fishingtalks.com/how-to-date-a-zebco-33-fishing-reel-2044.html

 

[weagle]

Zebco needs to bring this back:

I'm pretty sure they wont be bringing back their original offering

https://fishingtackleretailer.com/your-first-fishing-reel-zero-hour-bomb-company/

 

[basstrkr]

Speaking of Zebcos, what would I look for on eBay to find a good vintage reel? I've got several new 33's and they suck. I love spincast reels for river fishing, but I'm not impressed with the late model 33's. Looking on eBay I see a number that are made in the USA (I assume pre-2000) and several that say one rivet or two rivet.

The last good Zebco spincast I bought was a Z-1 with brass gears and BB drive, double ceramic pickups. (This is the bigger Zebco One size reel). I think about year 1999 and my wife is till using it. Also I just bought a Kast King spin cast which feels good but its too young to tell about dependability.