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Post by garrett on Aug 20, 2011 17:57:11 GMT -5
FRESH OR SALT....LOL TELL US WHAT YA THROW AND WHY YA LIKES IT........
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Aug 20, 2011 18:35:30 GMT -5
Ugly Stick open faced spinning reel Penn. The stick and the reel are tough as nails.
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Post by garrett on Aug 21, 2011 1:06:00 GMT -5
i love them old penn reels.
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Post by camochef on Aug 21, 2011 9:02:14 GMT -5
While I have over 60 rods, mostly spinning, in ultra light to medium weights and assorted lenghts from 4 1/2 ft to 8 ft. my favorite is my Berkley Accu-flex rods , especially in the 6 1/2 foot length. Also loved the old Fenwick rods from years ago, not those they make now, back when they came in aluminum screw-top tubes with green cloth bags to keep the rod in. Reels, although I have some high quality bait-casters, and an assortment of fly reels, I have mostly open faced spinning reels. everything from Diawa to Quantum, from big old Abu Garcia Mitchels to tiny little ultra-light reels. I guess my most often used, or those I have the most of would be the Quantum Snap shot in various sizes. Used to do a lot of salt water (deep sea) fishing as a kid with my father and grandfather,but since moving to Pa in 1978 its been all freshwater fishing. I have a boat for fishing nearby lakes and reservoirs but prefer wading small streams and creeks for smallmouth bass. Wade upstream to where people cannot get to easily by car and you can catch some real monster smallies. Also enjoy fishing for crappie in local ponds. An entirely different experience . Catching 17-18 inch slabs on ultra-light gear is a thrill, especially when you hook into a ten lb or more channel cat. My biggest thrill came in a local reservoir when I caught a huge muskie. My boat is 16 foot 9 inches long and when I finally got this gigantic fish alongside I was shocked as to how long he was. I never actually measured him but going by the length alongside my boat he was huge. Estimated weight was about 50 lbs and I caught him on 17 lb test, a 6 1/2 foot ugly stick and and old Mitchel 300 open face. Every minute of that battle is etched in my mind. We released him and tried for months to catch another there without success. Oh, the lure was an 8 inch soft plastic crayfish, Orange/brown with green lightsticks in the claws. I could tell "tales" of fishing adventures as easily as I can talk about tomatoes, or kitchen goodies. It's all good! Enjoy Camo
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Post by auntyemerald on Aug 21, 2011 23:35:50 GMT -5
I know that this is gonna make me sound like a "non collector" but I have several old Zebco reels(closed only I am not coordinated enuf to use a spinner) My favorite zebco(don't remember the number at the moment and am not running out to the shed to find it in the dark lol)I got at a yard sale for a whole big whopping dime.. I took it home and cleaned all the knotted line and old rancid sticky grease out of it-re greased it with good lithium grease and stuck it on a new pole that came with a bad reel and it is the best caster I have.. I do enjoy an old cane pole that I have in the shed but it is starting to look really worn and dry.. I don't use it much any longer.
I do have to say tho I got my grand daughter a Dora the explorer pole this year for Easter and it also casts like a dream! WE have a great time out fishing together... she doesn't even mind that that her "fish" is the hard plastic pink one that came with the pole to learn to cast with.. lol she is just happy she has a fish each time!
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Post by garrett on Aug 22, 2011 3:11:32 GMT -5
hey if it catches fish or looks good on the mantle? sa'll good.smiles
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Post by txdirtdog on Aug 22, 2011 8:50:38 GMT -5
Count me in the Zebco closed face reel fan club. I think I've got a 303 if I remember the correct model #. Been a while since I've been out.
As kids, my buddies and I would get up before dawn cracked and ride our bikes out of town to either a buddies grandfather's pond or to a pond we weren't supposed to fish in (private land), but all the kids did. Didn't keep anything from this one, it was for the fun. We went often enough that I got to where 95% of the time I could put the bait exactly where I wanted it. Could get extra distance by giving out a little more lead line before casting and using the button as a brake to adjust landing distance.
I've used open faced spin-casting reels, bait casting reels and various rods to catch everything from Blue-gill perch to grouper and sharks.
Still, my favorite set-up will always be the $20 pre-packaged rod and reel combo that includes the Zebco closed-face reel.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Aug 22, 2011 16:37:04 GMT -5
Have several old Zebco's but haven't been fishing in years. I lived across the road from a lake for 15 years but seldom went down to the water. Was afraid to eat anything out of Lake Erie when we lived there....it's clear and much cleaner than it used to be but I still recall vividly the year that the lake was on fire due to the oil encrusted water....
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Post by garrett on Aug 22, 2011 20:28:14 GMT -5
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Sept 8, 2011 11:19:48 GMT -5
Ugly Stick/Zebco 33
I've used this combination for years. My Zebco is old as the hills, but still works great.
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Post by garrett on Sept 9, 2011 2:23:45 GMT -5
gotta love the zebco...............smiles
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Post by dirtdobber on Jan 7, 2012 9:50:03 GMT -5
Gotta be the zebco 33 nothing like it hardest part getting it out of the packaging.
Then I have a few Ambassador bait cast that if I get set right the bird nests in the reel are few per day. Nothing like a small puff of wind hits the ole texas rig worm set up head on and the baitcast can blow up 200 yards of line in a nano second. And a few foul words later a good knife and half an hour lost fishing you have half the line you started with. Still trying to figure out how they can make such a mess so quickly.
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Post by garrett on Mar 10, 2012 15:48:25 GMT -5
them old mitchells was good.
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Post by capebuff on Mar 10, 2012 17:56:31 GMT -5
i'm definitly a penn reel and fenwick rod type of guy. but do have quite the range and collection. fresh and salt water,all types. for salmon i prefer ugly sticks, even though i did break one on a king. bit too much leverage . am big on ultra-lites. many thousands ( literally ) of stream and river trout back east hated that combo. lived amongst lots of streams. even had a trout stream bordering the school. ;D lots of class time spent "hiding" by the crick. cached poles and tackle, pockets with handline,hooks , split shot and bait.....ahhhh that was great,except for sneaky teachers and principals. no sense of humor with those people.
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Post by capebuff on Mar 10, 2012 18:01:42 GMT -5
While I have over 60 rods, mostly spinning, in ultra light to medium weights and assorted lenghts from 4 1/2 ft to 8 ft. my favorite is my Berkley Accu-flex rods , especially in the 6 1/2 foot length. Also loved the old Fenwick rods from years ago, not those they make now, back when they came in aluminum screw-top tubes with green cloth bags to keep the rod in. Reels, although I have some high quality bait-casters, and an assortment of fly reels, I have mostly open faced spinning reels. everything from Diawa to Quantum, from big old Abu Garcia Mitchels to tiny little ultra-light reels. I guess my most often used, or those I have the most of would be the Quantum Snap shot in various sizes. Used to do a lot of salt water (deep sea) fishing as a kid with my father and grandfather,but since moving to Pa in 1978 its been all freshwater fishing. I have a boat for fishing nearby lakes and reservoirs but prefer wading small streams and creeks for smallmouth bass. Wade upstream to where people cannot get to easily by car and you can catch some real monster smallies. Also enjoy fishing for crappie in local ponds. An entirely different experience . Catching 17-18 inch slabs on ultra-light gear is a thrill, especially when you hook into a ten lb or more channel cat. My biggest thrill came in a local reservoir when I caught a huge muskie. My boat is 16 foot 9 inches long and when I finally got this gigantic fish alongside I was shocked as to how long he was. I never actually measured him but going by the length alongside my boat he was huge. Estimated weight was about 50 lbs and I caught him on 17 lb test, a 6 1/2 foot ugly stick and and old Mitchel 300 open face. Every minute of that battle is etched in my mind. We released him and tried for months to catch another there without success. Oh, the lure was an 8 inch soft plastic crayfish, Orange/brown with green lightsticks in the claws. I could tell "tales" of fishing adventures as easily as I can talk about tomatoes, or kitchen goodies. It's all good! Enjoy Camo wow ! would've loved to catch that muskie. only fished them a few times and my best was low 20's.
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Post by capebuff on Mar 10, 2012 18:12:49 GMT -5
ya ain't a fisherman till used a closed face zebco.
can't think of a better "33" to use in the black of night . and if ya break it or have to toss it aside running from the landowner yer not out that much money.
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Post by garrett on Mar 10, 2012 18:37:39 GMT -5
true dat.lol
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