Ron said he saw he had listed it on eBay for a $125.00 opening bid and Ron said he doubted that he would get it, but he came back and said that it brought $119.50. I found certain information, but wasn’t having any luck getting the information that I needed. with nothing to do, I had my son bring me my laptop and I started a lot of blogs and have never gotten them finished. Shop eBay for great deals on Zebco Vintage Fishing Equipment. Share some Zebco history and knowledge.SincerelyDick Braun, that-zebco-guy, If you are registered you can access his public profile here on the site. The middle one says ” Ultra Smooth Wide-Range Drag ” and the last one says ” Hot Reels II ” on the front. Used ZEBCO 888 ProStaff Spincast Reel Great Catfish Reel. And here are 3 more with no dates, The one on the left is a nice looking color combo. The 202 has enabled everyone who wants to fish to be able to enjoy the sport without breaking the bank. Not guaranteed to be fully functional. They are found in the other reels also. I still have the one that I bought in 1970 [ish] along with the Gambles rod at our local hardware store. All these drag problems are caused by cranking the drag all the way up and leaving it there. Good blog jim! Bill: I bought a Zebco Black Max limited edition rod/reel combo years ago( not sure when. You know Dick, you might even be able to learn something from the likes of Tom, Johnny, or even me if you didn’t already know it all. The next says 202SE on the cover and I only have (1). The first 3 here have the 1 rivet foot. Location: Kannapolis,NC,USA. When you turn the handle backwards, the same pressure pulls the piece back into the pinion stopping the reel. It tells about Brunswick’s other sporting equipment, like golf clubs, pool tables, bowling balls, hunting equipment, school office equipment and furniture, products in the health and the defense industries, and even Owens yachts and Mercury outboards. Here you see a Catchmaster C244 (top) and Zebco Z 20 on the bottom with the complete reels. Zebco used to sell these Spare Parts Kits for $10.00 and the retail price of the parts in this 202 Kit was $23.20. If it does have an anti-reverse it’s a 1/8 moon shaped that fits between the main handle gear and the body at the bottom. Thanks to Dick Braun’s kindness, I have been able to put a couple of older 202’s back in service. Any one that is interested in a copy of that list. Hull’s hand written notebook. If so what can you tell me about these, I have a zebco 33 that I have had trouble trying to identify year that it was made. When I was in the hospital last Apr. Always glad to here from someone who has a model NIB reel that I don’t have. Here are 4 styles of crank-handle nuts used on 202’s and other Zebco reels. There is another one 180 degrees from this one. Very interesting, and very informative, and it turns out that the reel I have may not even have an anti reverse, and it may be in perfect working order, after all. This kit contained 2 each of : XZ-24-A Front Cover $1.25, XZ-10-A Spinner Head $1.25, JZ-18-A Crank Handle $.75, XZ-15 Center Shaft $.50, JZ-11 Pinion Gear $.35, XZ-23-A Back Cover $1.50, XZ-8-A Crank Shaft $1.00, and XZ-1-A Body Assembly $1.50. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us "zebcoholics". It Needs some Cleaning. You can also include your phone # so we can talk about it to make sure I get all the parts you need. dustyjoe: Hi Dana, When they went to the Green body, the first ones had the 3 rivet foot, then the single rivet foot, and lastly they went to the plastic foot. You know it seems that most of you can’t handle the truth. I just noticed that the last Green one is the same as the next photo. $7.95 Shipping. USA made, cleaned and serviced. The black center Acorn nut was used on later models it seems. So... what do you think? Positive Line Pick-Up. Thanks for your comment. Johnny Garland, in Tn., who has a Zebco book out and Tom Modesitt, from here in In., who has a good sized collection, so we may all learn something. I have not cleaned this item. Also notice that the paperwork is RED ink on white paper. I have another one in that show case and it is Black back and a plain Chrome front. This blog is great and very informative. I guess they finally found out that the spinner head could hold the line against the cover without it and they could save money by not using it. Jim. You will notice the yellowing on the top half on the Zebco Thumb Button and it was all like that, but I sanded off most of it with 320 wet or day sandpaper. Usually just a cleaning and lube and they are like new. Thanks! The last Orange one says Slingshot also and I have (1) of it missing the thumb stop. Very well put! I love the old 202 and zebcos. The top box is the E-Clip, the next is the Center Shaft Spring, and last is the Pinion Gear. The Crank Gears in the 202,404,33,44, 66,606,600,800,802,and 909 are all the same size and they used both the 12/30 and the 14/35 gears in all. ILS 192.25. Flatfish: I meant ‘clip that’, not ‘clip hat’! I had an hour long conversation with Dick Braun last night and he promised to send me some info he has, including copies of pages from R.D. Jim the other Zebco guy. Now I am old and started to collect and as I posted on another post that I have one with a grey body instead of the black, tan, or crème. Here are 2 Type 4 Black 202’s ; 1 assembled and 1 shown in an exploded view. Zebco Collectors is in no way affiliated or endorsed by W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings, Inc. a.k.a Zebco. He showed me so much I could never repay him. Thanks! You have to remember the number’s on the 202, in the hay days of production Zebco produced up to 30,000 202’s a day, that’s 150,000 a week and if you shut the plant down for 2 weeks vacation 30k x 50 weeks was 1,500,000 per year. So we think that they would have sent the president a 33, what do you think ? This is the Type 1 Green 202, 1 assembled and 1 in an exploded view. It has scratches. I bought it NIB, it’s never seen water. Well it turns out I was right the first time. As I have said on all my Zebco blogs, my knowledge of them comes from 60 years of hands on experience with them. VTG ZEBCO CARDINAL 3 FISHING REEL ABU #810301 PRODUCT OF SWEDEN -BALE ARM STICKS Jim 1/27/16. Suddenly I’m wondering how many I’ve tossed because the anti reverse didn’t work - oops. Gasoline will eat them and also the early white 606 and 404 brake rings will melt in gasoline. Thanks for the great article. Z 40 which looks identical to the Z 20. If the reel’s going to work, I use a light oil and white grease that I found at Walmart. Flatfish: This is a wonderful resource. The 202,404,800,802,and 909 are all the same gear, but the shaft is about a 1/16″ longer on the 800,802 & 909 and about an 1/8″ longer on the 404 . The SR 210 looked very much like the 33 while the SRC 250 looked quite different although the internal parts of all 3 would interchange. I love the challenge of catching fish with old spin cast reels. While I did not recognize all of those who commented, some I did. Vintage Agfa Silette Pronto Film Camera With Apotar 1:3 Vintage (1950s?) Tom dug deep into the “33″ world and has pointed out things that only serious dedication to research could have given him. The MSRP on this box is $6.50 I have a Black Type 3 in this box. The line goes out, the line can be reeled in, but the anti reverse doesn’t work. 4 notch spinner head without a brake ring and usually just a couple of 202... 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