HenryG wrote:
Depends on what I'm fishing for don't use spincaster anymore use to in the younger days a Johnson Century all metal thouse reels took a beating. 🇺🇸🎣😎👍
The Johnson Century and Citation were about all I have used since the ‘60’s until the Zebco Bullet came out. Still have a couple Johnson’s on the shelf.
That Bullet is not your grandpa’s Zebco.
Randyhartford wrote:
I still love my Zebco Bullet….
That Bullet is not your grandpa’s Zebco. The retrieve is about the same as a nice baitcaster. I use mine a lot more than I thought I would. Still have several spinning , baitcasters, and my vintage Bronson 63.
Had a Johnson spinning reel as a kid with a underspun trigger. Loved that reel.
My emotional favorite is the old Garcia Mitchell 300 spinning reel. Got one for my 13th birthday. It had a tendency for line to get wrapped under the spool(no skirted spools in the 60’s). Also you didn’t dare use it around salt water. Still I caught lots of fish with it and you could always get parts for it.
I use them all pretty much equally.
Troll with my bait caster, spinning reel for everything else.
Jwid
Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO
I grew up with a spinning reel and still have it, but I decided to try a baitcaster and now they are my go to. I still drown night crawlers with the spinning gear, but everything else is bc.
I agree on the Bullet. Versitile and fun to use.
Broadcaster unless fishing really light lures then I use a spinning reel.
AzRando71 wrote:
My emotional favorite is the old Garcia Mitchell 300 spinning reel. Got one for my 13th birthday. It had a tendency for line to get wrapped under the spool(no skirted spools in the 60’s). Also you didn’t dare use it around salt water. Still I caught lots of fish with it and you could always get parts for it.
We must be about the same age. I’m just 72. I got one in the 60s too. Went to look at it today and I couldn’t find it. Not giving up yet.
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Spincast reels are what I grew up using and I can rebuild them, I buy the heavy duty using 20-50lb test as I mainly go after bigger catfish in the river that still have pretty, healthy lean meat. My juglines are by far the best catfishing tools I use.
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