I have some older Zebco 33 combos from Wal mart that I got out and cleaned up and put line on them, tied on a small H and H and made a few cast out in the yard to make sure they working and I was watching the line go in the reel and I felt a hit, like a bass had slammed it and I look up and a bird as big as a pigeon was flying away with my bait! Luckily when I pulled it didn't hook him! Crazy!