My Father is crazy about fishing as much as I am, but him being retired and all his money must be well spent. He owns only 2 rods and reels, which he uses for carp, suckers and catfish. Both reel/rods are old, one being the Zebco 33 combo, and the other a Johnson Century combo. I have talked with him about getting him a good rod/reel because, he has always been there for me. I just needed some suggestions on what to get and here are some details.
1.) Spincasters. He likes spinning reels, and dreadfully hates baitcasters, as a joke he said he would buy out every baitcasting company and burn all their reels! LMAO … He said he would want a spincaster, also I’m about 90% in on getting a spincasting outfit, and the other 10 on a spinning combo.
1.) Spincasters. He likes spinning reels, and dreadfully hates baitcasters, as a joke he said he would buy out every baitcasting company and burn all their reels! LMAO … He said he would want a spincaster, also I’m about 90% in on getting a spincasting outfit, and the other 10 on a spinning combo.
2.) He doesn’t like a long rod. 6′ is big enough, as he puts it. Easy to carry, and transport. If 6′6 is available it will be alright also.
3.) He fishes for carp, catfish and suckers as said.
4.) The combo should cost less than 45 bucks, and can be bought from Wal-Mart.
5.) And his favorite brands are Zebco, Johnson and Abu Garcia.
My father swears by the old 33’s, and says that the new ones are not nearly as good … You think the Platinum series 33 would be any better than the Authentic one?
Thanks to all.
Val
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Tags: Fishing Reel, Spinning Reels, Sport Fishing, Zebco 33
Your father is very wise and is correct about the old 33’s. They just don’t make them like they use to. In fact, a “decent” spincasting reel is hard to find these days…..there is only a few worth purchasing and they are well out of your budget.
I know you like spincasting outfit’s, but for the occasional big Catfish and Carp I’d def want the best drag system you could purchase.
(You never know when you’ll hook into a monster; a big Cat or Carp could easily make “mince-meat” of a cheap spin-caster’s gears & drag.)
For those reasons, I would buy him a Spinning reel. Even a cheap spinning reel will generally last longer & be better built than today’s spincasting reel, (which are made from the cheapest pot-metal from China).
In this economy most people can’t afford to purchase “throw-away” reels & rods that work for 6-8 months and break, (or bust the moment you catch a fish bigger than 8-10LB’s).
Hope this gives ya some ideas?
I have to say the platinum would be a great one. match it up with a nice ugly stick, but l know you’re going to do that, anyway;-)