Remember how surprisingly well the Zebcos would cast?  I think that the Zebco design, with the tapered hood with the little hole, was the inspiration for the AT Microwave first guide.  Just visualize a tiny Zebco hood mounted to the first guide of a spinning rod.

Johnson Century 100...

I still have it.

Mike

I know an older gentleman and those are the only reels he uses. He uses the reverse switch and puts them upside down on fly rods . Its the only spincast reel Im aware of that can do this. I had two in pretty good condition and gave them to him .

 

I use to do the same thing on a light action spinning rod. It was a good caster for light jigs .

It's a great lttle reel.

I heard about useing them as fly reels but never tried that.

Learning how to fly fish is one of the things on my bucket list.

I have mine in a sealed up Crown Royal velvet bag!

Plan on giving it to one of my grandsons to learn on.

Mike

It's a great lttle reel.

I heard about useing them as fly reels but never tried that.

Learning how to fly fish is one of the things on my bucket list.

I have mine in a sealed up Crown Royal velvet bag!

Plan on giving it to one of my grandsons to learn on.

Mike

He didnt use it as a fly reel , he uses it as a casting reel and just uses long fly rods for their action .

Oh OK!

Thanks for clearing that up.

I tried to find some info on doing that after I posted and couldn't find anything...Now I know why.

Mike

You have to take the spool out and put it in backwards . Then put the switch in reverse. Now it can be used like a spinning reel . Push the button and squeeze the line against the rod .

How cool is that a "dual purpose" spincast reel I had several centuries and a sabra too you could put 20 lb test on them. There was one other johnson I can't think of that was smaller than a sabra but a little bigger than a century anyone know? Remember the johnson's came from the factory filled with 10 lb stren blue it even had the little stren tag on it COOL!!!!!!

Is that you in that photo Goose? Love that hat!!

Hootie

Same thought I had. Ain't that the Billy Jack look?

 

My first spincaster was a Zebco 202 on a yellow fiberglass Holiday rod.

Same thought I had. Ain't that the Billy Jack look?

 

No - it's the "Goose look" !   I was wearing that reservation hat in 1967...Billy Jack was 1971...

Zebco 33 when I was about 7. Later I got a Daiwa UL spinning combo. Then when I was 13 I asked for my first Daiwa BC combo for Christmas because I saw Bill Dance using one.

 

I was always leaning on my dad to buy me more and better fishing equipment. I would have dressed in rags, but didn't want to be caught without the right combo for every fishing opportunity.

No - it's the "Goose look" !   I was wearing that reservation hat in 1967...Billy Jack was 1971...

I stand corrected!  In any case, nice topper!

My dad and grandfather started me right out on spinning gear. Had some kind of blue ultralight rod and a Mitchell reel.

Only ever owned one.  An ultra light Daiwa. POS.  No desire to ever own another.