Taking the boat today to get the merc serviced before the spring crowd backs up my mechanic. Probably riding up the road tomorrow to take my wife to a stocked lake to grill and catch a few sunfish. Really looking forward to this year. The 1436 is SOOOOO close to being just right for my wife and I to fish out of, and she likes to go as much or more as I do.
I don't have fish pics yet, but I gots me a question...
I'm trying to buy more "lifetime" reels after getting 3 swedish-made ambassadeurs. I'm currently looking at the zebco 33 models since they're sized about right for the bobber fishing my wife and I do so much of. Does anybody know much about the old US-made models? I see a lot of them on ebay for reasonable prices. Can you still get parts and will the build quality be significantly better than the new ones? Anything to look for/avoid? Or would zebco aficionados recommend the newer "premium" models they make like the omega and bullet?
Bonus points for cool pics of old reels, with or without fish in the frame.
I don't have fish pics yet, but I gots me a question...
I'm trying to buy more "lifetime" reels after getting 3 swedish-made ambassadeurs. I'm currently looking at the zebco 33 models since they're sized about right for the bobber fishing my wife and I do so much of. Does anybody know much about the old US-made models? I see a lot of them on ebay for reasonable prices. Can you still get parts and will the build quality be significantly better than the new ones? Anything to look for/avoid? Or would zebco aficionados recommend the newer "premium" models they make like the omega and bullet?
Bonus points for cool pics of old reels, with or without fish in the frame.