Do You Remember Your First Spincast Reel?

[MickD]

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.

[scaleface]

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 .

[Mike L]

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

[scaleface]

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 .

[Mike L]

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

[scaleface]

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 .

[Junebugman]

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!!!!!!

[Jeff H]

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.

[Goose52]

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...

[the reel ess]

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.

[Jeff H]

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!

[Rob96]

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

[new2BC4bass]

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