The 33 was a stout reel. I have one that still works that I snag out of a lake while fishing with my grandpa when I was around 11 or 12 (31 now). Still works good, I dont use it often since now I am into using spinning and bait casters reels. I remember when a zebco rep would come by a sporting good store in this town once a year. You could take any zebco reel working or not working. They would put new line and fix them or replace them with new ones for 5 bucks. We would go around to the garage sales an pickup 33's for a buck or 2 and then take them to him, I still have 2 or 3 that I have never even used. To bad they dont do that anymore.
Ted
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night will keep me from crappie fishing!
2010 Lake of the Ozarks Super Slab Champion