The trick to braided line working right is to reel it on with pressure, just hook it to your porch after you've spooled it up and pull all the line off, and wind it up really tight. No more problems

Thanks to your video my DH decided to give me an early Mother's Day surprise of a Zebco 33 Platinum. One of the best presents he's ever given me. Again, THANKS.

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear and hope you catch many fish!

I got both the bullet and 33 platinum now. And i have caught 5+ pounder catfish on both. I can say that both these reels do their job. Thanks to your reviews i feel like i made the right choices! Fish on!

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and providing the feedback!

One awesome review! Thanks for the info!

Super thorough review, man. Great job.

That’s a great detailed breakdown, nice job! 👍

Thanks buddy for the great video my friend 👍

I agree..excellant..helped me decide to buy it 👍🎣

I have 2 Diawa Gold Cast II and my Fathers old Johnson Spin Cast Reels. He really loved that Reel. I haven’t used those reels since I bought my first Spinning Reel. NowI have 11 Spinning Reels 1 Mitchell, 1 Shimano, 7 Pflueger’s, 2 Diawa’s with soon to be 3 Diawa’s as my Pflueger’s fail. I must say My Diawa’s are amazing Reels. The Pflueger’s are not what they used to be. I have 3 Bass Casting Tods that are just lying around not being used because I just can’t see myself fishing with Spin Casting or a Casting Reel. I just like my Spinning Reels so much I just can’t picture myself changing. But I do like your videos. You do a classy job.

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and sharing! In my opinion, spinning reels are a superior design and all you ever need. Spincast reels do work and their ease of use makes them desirable to a lot of folks. However, they'll never reach spinning reels in terms of performance, durability and style.

@thorinbane

Жыл бұрын

Never bonded with a spinning reel. The simple thumb flick and reel of spincasters makes them amazing.

I've been using my zebco 33 and it's been a fantastic reel.

@mercifulhorror4935

3 жыл бұрын

@Ethan Yost I've used it too it seemed to be a pretty alright reel for the price

I just picked up one of these rods today in the 6'10" and will pair with the Platinum 33. Only thing I did go overboard and will be adding new ceramic beings for the Platinum 33 just for the fun of it and I got the bearings for free so why not give it a try. After watching your video it looked like a nice combo and just a lot of fun to fish with. Thanks for the cool video.

@CastFromTheHip

2 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to try those ceramic bearings out..so you'll have a super tuned 33. That's awesome. Thanks for stopping by and hope your new combo catches you some fish!

@nolancutler1881

2 жыл бұрын

What rod is it?

Super nice review. Many thanks.

Great Video as usual! I like the new Platinum reel but I do miss the " Quick-Change Spool" option. On the other hand the new model have a much more smoother feeling when retrieving the line than its predecessor and is a good option if you dont want to spend your money on the Bullet.

Excellent 👌 review.. You are very helpful and have taken great care in reviewing and getting to know these reels ..your the only one who really covers these reels in depth.. keep up the great work thank you... P.S. because of you, I've bought three zebco reels 👍

@CastFromTheHip

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and I really appreciate the feedback, I hope those Zebcos are serving you well and catching fish!

@WingStop-zv1sk

7 ай бұрын

​@CastFromTheHip what pound fish can you catch with this do you think it could handle a 17lb fish

Great vid and review, thanks for posting.

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by!

Great review helped me out alot. Thx

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

My wife's been using the 33 MAX for a year now. I've tried getting her on spinners and baitcasters but she's good with the spincasters. I recently got tired of the dirty looks from "I'm a real fisherman" bro's so I took my baitcaster off and put a Zebco 888 on my 8'6" casting rod. The best baitcaster doesn't mean shit if you can't finesse a bait let alone present it correctly.

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome your wife is sticking to her spincast. The main reason I use spincast reels is to troll fishing bros when I catch fish with them haha. My buddy takes a barbie spincast rod out and out-fishes everyone on the river lol. Zebco 888 will get it done!

Excelente comparativa.

Great video! Please review the new Zebco Delta. Thanks!

Nice review and I do love zebco products and I am getting a hell of a lot of hang ups.

@stevelancaster6303

2 жыл бұрын

Most hang ups is a result of having line that went on too loose and then after a catch the line digs down into the bundle.

@thorinbane

Жыл бұрын

Try respooling your reel.

Nice!

Thumbs up 👍

Very nice pan fish reel ..

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

Definitely!

Awesome reel here, less than $30 on Amazon right now!

@CastFromTheHip

2 жыл бұрын

Great! Awesome value!

I'm old, I've used baitcasters all my life, my favorite is still spincast, in my opinion, Zebco needs to put all their time and money in perfecting the 33 model, and just be done with it!

I have an old Zebco 33 max I use in salt water and the spinner head rusted and was abraiding my new line. I reached out to Zebco and they sent me a new spinner head. I really don;t like this reel much but I catch more fish with it than many of my other reels and it is great for taking non anglers along on a fishing trip. It's my lucky Zebco rod. None of my other rods have that lucky feeling.

@CastFromTheHip

2 жыл бұрын

Haha a lucky reel is a lucky reel. Thanks for sharing. The Omega Pro wasn’t my favorite reel, but it caught me the biggest lake trout of my life so hey. Thanks for stopping by!

Could you do in depth review of the zebco 202 & 404? it seems unnecessary but I feel like you'll make it very informative and probably better than other reviews on KZread

i enjoyed your video about zebco....sir if you don't mind...there's a man on you tube call outfishing 13...that beef up zebco reels new and vintage one's...watch his video's he's knows what he's doing.........thanks

Good video..

@CastFromTheHip

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

Good videos as always. Obviously I'm assuming you like the bullet and omega pro better than the platinum, but which do you like better, the omega pro or the bullet?

What pole do you have this on! That thing is sick! I want to get one!

Review a 33 micro. Great fun in ultra or microlight fishing applications. I caught stock trout with a trigger spin in a twig of a pole and loved every second of it.

@CastFromTheHip

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a blast! I’ll have to check out the micro.

@lowbudgetangler253

Жыл бұрын

I steal the setup I bought for my daughter all the time, trigger spin on a walmart special $10 light rod, it's awesome for panfish. So easy to use in all weather conditions, which works since I'm south of Seattle.

I use the zebco 733 titanium in saltwater with no issues. They work pretty well for that and catfishing

@CastFromTheHip

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and sharing. Good to know about the 733 Titanium. Take care and good luck out there fishing!

The generation # is on the bottom of the mount. If you want the bait alert, you can buy the standard 33 and upgrade it with ball bearings. It will have a plastic mounting bracket but it is a very strong plastic

@CastFromTheHip

2 жыл бұрын

Great info, thanks for the insight. I might have to try that out!

@tannertuner

2 жыл бұрын

@@CastFromTheHip outfishing13 describes how to “supertune” a 33 and tells how to order the correct bearings (the last few generations use the same bearing). He has a different video for each generation. There are slight differences between the generations in some of the processes of disassembling the cog shafts. Got to pay special attention to how the anti reverse comes apart. It can be a challenge to get the anti reverse back together. He makes it look easier than I find it to be.

You should do a review of the new Zebco 33 Gold series and see how they compare to thsese

The platinum has been good to me. I have caught carp up to 10lbs on it and it was flawless, only gripe is it scuffs easily and there’s no bite alert.

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! A bite alert would be nice.

The reason Zebco doesn't recommend using braid on these, Isn't because the reel won't work with it. But continued use will wear grooves in the pick up pins, and spinner cone. There's no good reason to use braid with these reels anyway. They are designed to run mono.

I would prefer the platinum to have the standard anti reverse / bait clicker system. Replace bushings with bearings on the standard 33 and you would get almost the same thing, minus the metal body. I fish for cat. I want a bait clicker.

The spincast is far superior to any other reel while kayak fishing

@deanlutgert8292

6 ай бұрын

Thanks I was wondering about that now all I need is a kayak

I think it is a great freshwater reel. I wish they would make a good saltwater reel in that size. Currently the only ones I've found to last in the salt are the 808 Salt fisher and the 404 which are both bigger than I prefer. Maybe the new Delta will hold up in the salt?

I have a bullet, a 33 platinum, 33 max bill dance and a pink 33 for my wife 😂 I learn a lot from your videos! Thank you. Is it easy to upgrade a 33 regular?

I have one these platinum reels and i love it! I broke the zebco rod that i have it on and im looking at one of the Lews speed stick rods that you have yours on. What length and power is that one?

Do you think the 33 platinum gets close to the omega or omega pro or are they still a pretty large upgrade over the 33 platinum

@acort10

2 жыл бұрын

I recently bought the 33 platinum and the delta which is a step down on the omega. The delta is nicer visually and handling but I prefer the platinum due to the line retrieval rate much faster. I have only played with these so far and not caught any fish yet so no comments on line hanging up

@thorinbane

Жыл бұрын

My wife likes her regular 33 over the pflueger pres. I have the delta and if not for its slowish reel its a great reel. The O Pro and Bullet are a lot more money, and they have the oscilation of the spool which is important. You can catch fish and a stick and rope, but I guess its all about budget. I would recommend the new Delta coming out for 2023. Its cheaper than the top models but still a super smooth top of the line reel.

Will the 33 base model fit on the grey and yellow lews rod you had in the beginning?

Price update. These go for $30 now. Tried 3 different walmarts and couldn't find one. Had to go to Northwoods and picked one up. Walmart does have a zebco 33 max now for $35. Seems pretty nice. Chonker tho

@CastFromTheHip

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by and sharing! Yeah the max is like 3oz heavier than the normal 33.

Can you run braid on the platinum?

I'll stick to my 33l vintage or my shimano 2000 for light fishing

I have a zebco 33 max and it is amazing i think you should try it out.

@CastFromTheHip

2 жыл бұрын

I'll have to check it out.

@thecolemainianhousehold

2 жыл бұрын

@@CastFromTheHip They sell it at Walmart

How does the 33 Gold stack up to the 33 Platinum?

@tannertuner

2 жыл бұрын

One fewer ball bearing in the gold and I don’t think the gold has the metal frame.

Why do so many spincast reels have the handle on the wrong side?

The only problem I've had with my 33 Platinum is that unless the handle is at 90 degrees to the axis of the rod during the cast my hand can come in contact with it causing the reel spool to rotate which deploys the pins resulting in a "hang up".

@tannertuner

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like more a problem with your technique than the reel. I haven’t had that problem and I have several 33 models/generations

@robertpapps3618

2 жыл бұрын

@@tannertuner My recent has been suspect for years!

What rod did you have that mated to?

I have that rod with a abu Garcia black max baitcaster

Which one has all or mostly bearings instead of the bushings that some of them has?

@CastFromTheHip

5 ай бұрын

33 Platinum has all the bearings, the regular 33 is bushings

@luigiprovencher8888

5 ай бұрын

@@CastFromTheHip Okay. Figures. They didn't have any of the platinum's where I went shopping so I'm just going to buy the bearings myself and super tune them. I'm wondering what's better though. Stainless steel ball bearings or ceramic bearings.

I don't get why the more expensive reels are not able to backreel. If you have never backreeled, your missing out on a whole different dimension of fishing.