Spincasters

[pondhopper]

Can any one tell me just why spincasting reals wear out so quickly? Not complaining, just always wondered.

[aavery2]

design, materials, and tolerance.     There are some higher quality spincast reels that are very good.

[bootytrain]

Most are cheaply made, lots of plastic parts. I think the Zebco Omega is a quality one that would last a few years.

[pondhopper]

  On 6/8/2014 at 5:10 AM, bootytrain said:

Most are cheaply made, lots of plastic parts. I think the Zebco Omega is a quality one that would last a few years.

Wonder why nobody has ever tried marketing a top self reel that would last many years.

[roadwarrior]

The Zebco Omega is a pretty nice reel.  

[Crestliner2008]

I still have two Johnson Century reels purchased in the '60's. True, I rarely use them, except when the grandkids come over, but they're still going strong. Not sure about the "new" Century reels that Johnson is putting out though.

[greentrout]

The spincaster still has a place in my arsenal. I like them in tight quarters around boat docks and canals. Great for

skipping under docks and tree limbs. I use Zebco and Johnson.

 

Woo Daves once won a tournament with the Zebco 808. He stated the fall of the worm is better than with a baitcaster.

 

The fish doesn't know it's a spincast in your hands.

 

Good fishing.

[F14A-B]

  On 6/8/2014 at 2:39 PM, greentrout said:

The spincaster still has a place in my arsenal. I like them in tight quarters around boat docks and canals. Great for

skipping under docks and tree limbs. I use Zebco and Johnson.

Woo Daves once won a tournament with the Zebco 808. He stated the fall of the worm is better than with a baitcaster.

The fish doesn't know it's a spincast in your hands.

Good fishing.

Yep, good ole Woo, flipped and pitched with a 808! Wow.....

[Darren.]

I agree they have their place. I personally prefer underspin as opposed to reels like the Zebco 808, Omega, which sit on top like a bait caster.

 

But I agree they do not last as long, per se. I don't hear of many sending them in for repair, either - or upgrades, maybe because they're less repairable? The Omega, though, that's a pretty slick reel.

 

Bill Dance did an episode where he and his guest only used Omega reels and caught some pretty sweet bass.

[einscodek]

Daiwa Goldcast is the best spincaster from experience.

I've hauled lotsa big gals out of the lakes and they keep on tickin'

Almost all metal parts.. oscillating spool.. oversized aperature.

I have a pic on my profile w/ Daiwa Goldacast..

[Raul]

The spincaster has it´s Achilles tendon in one part: the line pick up pin which also serves as line roller, the line doesn´t roll because the pin doesn´t rotate, the line rubs against it wearing it out ( grooving ).

 

Spincasters are not part of my arsenal but my son has one, he´s got a Daiwa Silvercast and so far it has served well and if it breaks, well, for 25 bucks it did the job.

[pondhopper]

  On 6/8/2014 at 6:21 PM, Raul said:

The spincaster has it´s Achilles tendon in one part: the line pick up pin which also serves as line roller, the line doesn´t roll because the pin doesn´t rotate, the line rubs against it wearing it out ( grooving ).

 

Spincasters are not part of my arsenal but my son has one, he´s got a Daiwa Silvercast and so far it has served well and if it breaks, well, for 25 bucks it did the job.

Sort of what I thought. And it's probably not cost feasible to correct that.

[aavery2]

A couple of things that make the Zebco Omega a solid choice is that it uses 6 SS bearings instead of bushings, brass gearing, and has 2 ceramic pickup pins, they also use a great drag system and an oscillating spool.   Very solid choice if you are looking for a spincast reel.    

[einscodek]

  On 6/8/2014 at 10:03 PM, pondhopper said:

Sort of what I thought. And it's probably not cost feasible to correct that.

Daiwa goldcast has a pin roller.. it doesnt dig

[greentrout]

Zebco One High Speed Spincast/Diamond

My Dad gave me this years ago. He could no longer fish. Never had a problem with it.

Like anything else, if you clean it and take care of it, it will last a lifetime.

Good fishing.

[Tywithay]

Daiwa Goldcast is a very good one. It does have a line roller on the pickup and it's made of tungsten carbide, it will not groove. I've never had problems with a Zebco 33 wearing out either. I don't use them anymore, but as a kid I used the same ones my dad had used in the 70s. Still have a few for my nephews and they work just as well. Only reels I have had wear out are the cheap plastic ones like the 202, 404, 808, etc.

[Maxximus Redneckus]

The USA ones i have are goin atrong and i have a older abumatic with a ocilating spool and a pin that rolls nice reels .they have there place teaching kids to fish for 50 yrs

[WVbassin87]

Seeing so many people use spinning and baitcasting reels made me feel like a beginner for using spincast. thank you for posting this. i now have 3 i use: a Zebco 33 respooled with 10lb test fluorocarbon, a Shakespear Panfish combo that i use as my ultralite rig with 6lb test, and a big Zebco 808 with 15lb. The 808 is huge, so i never considered using it for bass (it has won me several catfish tourneys), but as i shift to bigger lures it may see more bassin.

Matt