Zebco or Zero Hour Bomb Company

[Bob Riebe]

     Looking at fishing reels, I have become amazed at how long, and how many models of Zebco spincast reels have been made
I did not know they released their first one in 1949, and First version of the Zebco 33 was released in 1954 for $19.50, which adjusted for inflation , would be, $228.78 today.

     The first one I used, the 202, came out in 1961, which I found a Lot easier to use than Dad's Pflueger bait casting reel.  Sadly also the same year Zebco was bought out by Brunswick.
      The Zebco website gives a brief history of their rees, but it seems to be impossible to find a complete list of the models, and model changes they made over the years.

                                                                           Currenty


                                               
                                                                             $12.99

                                               
                                                                              $149.99

[Graybeard]

I think the first may have been the Model 22, even now I still think of it as the best Zebco ever made and sure wish I could get my hands on a couple of them. You could feather them like a casting reel.

[Bob Riebe]

I think the first may have been the Model 22, even now I still think of it as the best Zebco ever made and sure wish I could get my hands on a couple of them. You could feather them like a casting reel.

      "" The Zebco Model 22 was released in 1956. It was the third Zebco model produced, following the "Standard" and Model 11, which were also released in 1953. The Model 22 was a youth-sized option, making it popular among younger anglers"