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Good combo for panfish
Last year I bought a couple Zebco slingshot 202 combos at Wally World, less than $15, I think maybe $13 for rod and reel!
First thing is replace the string on them, it is like horse tail...
I caught almost every fish last year with these two open face combos.
Don't let the price fool you, they are great little combos for panfish.
Brought in a couple nice bass even. They will cast ultra light lures with ease.
(They will not cast well until you change the string.)
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Best rod and reel is the one that you have and can fish with. Those will work just fine, I still have a very old 202 I was given when I was about 5.
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Keep your reel clean and oil it as directed in manual. Zebco starts most fishermen and make high end reels. I would not hesitate to say more fish have been caugh on 202's and 303's than the rest. Good luck and fish any chabnce you have to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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One othe thing LINE does mean alot as you mentioned in your post!
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I got a green Zebco 404 for my 6th or 7th birthday, that was over 40 years go.
I used that same rod and reel the entire time I lived at home.
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My first reel was a Zebco 33. That was over 50 years ago. My daddy taught me how to cast with it. I wish I had the reel and him to go fishing with again.
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I almost always have a Zebco in the truck or boat to fall back on. They have saved my fanny many times when I was so frustrated that I was ready to give up for the day, due to equipment problems.
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Just my $.02 but I would not give one of the Zebcos mentioned above, or for that matter any spincast reel currently on the market, to anyone I had any regard for. Thirty years ago there were a couple spincast reels still made that were decent quality; now they're all junk. And the ones recommended above are to my thinking worse than fishing with a straight cane pole with no reel - at least the cane pole is not going to malfunction constantly and cause you to break off any decent fish you hook.
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This is my .02. I own three zebco 33 classics. To me best panfish reels on the market for PANFISH. That is what seagullplayer was talking about (combo for panfish).
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http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...ml#post2208309
Some constructive criticism at your disposal. Check the above link.