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Joined: Jan 2014
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I grabbed an old fishing pole off my parent’s back porch (covered) a few months ago. It’s got a zebco 33 from the 90s on it. Still works, but needs a good cleaning and fresh lube. I sprayed the gears with WD40. Tomorrow I’ll have access to an ultrasonic. I’m debating between cleaning it in water or ethanol. I’m not trying to do a fancy restoration, just want to make it functional. Any advice?
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Freak of Nature
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Use something besides WD-40. Those old 33s were tough but I bought a new one for my nephew last year and it was junk.
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Use something besides WD-40. Those old 33s were tough but I bought a new one for my nephew last year and it was junk. I know the new stuff is crap.
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Old Mossy Horns
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I've worn out some honey holes with that old joker. A 33 ain't rocket science........just lube it and go.
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An ultrasonic with plain parts cleaner is what I use on all of my reels. Every one of my reels work better than they do new because I mod the piss out of them lol
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WD 40 then add vasoline to the gears and it will work for 30 more years.lol
Georgia Football..Acts like Bama but has a trophy case like South Carolina.
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Thing I noticed messing around with my wife’s Zebcos is they have a slow gear ratio. You ain’t bringing nothing in fast with em.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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All set. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/69biU2J.jpg)
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Easy cleaning with a strong solvent. You dont want to mess up the stickers on it.
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Nice old reel! I grew up on those. Don’t forget to flip on the bait clicker if you really want to catch fish. 🤣
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Found this one at my Grandpa's. He passed about 30 years ago. Never been opened. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/bwD5dTjR/KIMG0201.jpg)
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Thats sweet right there Oltimer!
"When you've stared down the barrel of a shotgun in your own home, 3rd & 20 don't seem too bad"......Ken "Snake" Stabler
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My first Zebco was a 202 & little pistol grip rod. It came from the green stamp store on Quintard in Anniston. Man that was like having 2 Christmas in the same year!
"When you've stared down the barrel of a shotgun in your own home, 3rd & 20 don't seem too bad"......Ken "Snake" Stabler
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I have several of the ol 33's, even have my first zebco 600.
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That's all we used 30-40 years ago fishing for flounder on Dauphin Island. I still have a dozen of them.
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That's all we used 30-40 years ago fishing for flounder on Dauphin Island. I still have a dozen of them. Have a buddy that still uses a few for inshore fishing
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I remember zebco 33 hawgs was the bees knees for catfishing when i was a kid!
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I remember zebco 33 hawgs was the bees knees for catfishing when i was a kid! Yep
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Now y'all got me bidding on ebay trying to re-live my childhood.
REALTOR with Zeriss Realty
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Found this one at my Grandpa's. He passed about 30 years ago. Never been opened. That's gotta be worth some big $ to a collector. I still fish with a couple 33's. They are great for panfishing with light baits but the retrieve ratio is really slow.
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