The new Zebco 33 has two improvements worth mentioning. First, they've added a T-ring that makes it nearly impossible for the line to get tangled in the pick-up pin. This just makes a perfect retrieval system even more perfecter (it's a word). Second, they've increased the gear ratio from 3.3:1 to 3.6:1.

It is absolutely fantastic. Even as a novice at fishing (two months of experience), I used my ZEBCO 808 Combo at my first attempt, and caught 15 channel catfishes, my largest catch ever, at the local lake. My subsequent fishing trips with my ZEBCO 808 Spincast Combo have been equally successful.

Good product! Casts well with no binding, Easy to use if your beginning fishing and looking for an inexpensive reel. Bought this for use of just dropping my line from the kayak, which the trigger system works well. You can't go wrong buying this.

A friend of President Eisenhower asks the company to send a reel to the White House. When security sees the package labeled "Zero Hour Bomb Co" they plunge it into a tub of water and call the bomb squad! 1956. Zero Hour Bomb Company offically changes name to Zebco.