ZEBCO BULLET

arrowshooter · Mar 23, 2020

I was looking for a replacement for my 40 year old Daiwa Silvercast spincast reel, and when I could not lay my hands on a Daiwa Goldcast locally I grabbed one of these Zebcos. Anyone else running one of these and what do you think? I just got it today so it hasn't been wet yet, but I have in on my 6.5' trout stream rod which is also my backup boat rod.

Timbertodd · Mar 24, 2020

I do not have any first hand experience with it but Zebco has been making spincasts for ages so I think it will serve you well.

JohnnyMac · Mar 24, 2020

As hard as I tried to move him to full spinning or casting reels, Zebco is all my father would use for years and years because they worked.

**EDIT** I still have one of his old reels that looks like this.

Rudedog · Mar 26, 2020

I saw ZEBCO and immediately thought of my dear old Dad. What fun we had !

arrowshooter · Mar 27, 2020

UPDATE: It's A 10 !

Had this out to a local "city" pond and this is one heck of a reel. It is bulkier and heavier than I am used to compared to the Silvercast that it replaced, but it works like a dream. Casting is silent with the only thing you hear is the plunk of the sinker. The double pickups are a welcome plus, and retrieval is fast and very smooth. Also, the drag is very easy to adjust on the fly which helped with the second fish that I caught this morning.

I decided to pickup a new 7' medium Shakespeare Agility Rod and it was a good match for this reel.