Back in the early 90's I got an ultralight spinning reel that had ceramic bearings, it's still working 30+ years later and feels smooth as ever. What's crazy is the reel came on a telescopic rod( a really good one by today's rod standards) for only 25$. I knew the modern reels felt different somehow. Looks like I will be hot rodding some zebco's so they feel like my favorite old rod. It even sounds the same. Great channel.
It was great watching you disassemble and reassemble that platinum. You can sure tell you know your way around the neighborhood inside there. Great job and very educational. Good fishing Sir. 👍
i got this reel i love this style of zebco better then newer 2021 version the bigger hole on these last gen models cast way better then newer 33 hands down i got the newer 33 i don't like them better then these last gen models great video mat much respect to you sir happy fishing sir
I would like to see a video on the zebco 606. Maintenance and whatever other info you have for us. I really like you videos they are very informative and I'm learning alot. I'm making quite the collection of zebco.
Great video. I just purchased a zebco 33 gold max from a fella . He said he was having issues with the anti reverse. I looked into it and the one way clutch had a couple pins missing. The part number is nr112-01. This item seems to be hard to find. Would anyone know where I can purchase one? I looked on Google and eBay but nothing.
Very interesting. I think you accomplished your goal of making an already great reel even better although, as you more or less said, the cost/benefit ratio might not be too good.
Shout out to Matthew , thank you very much for your very educational videos ! I now have 8 33s in my rotation .. all r super tuned .. thanks to You ! U taught me a lot ! Thank you and God bless brother ! Mike Mason , here in Tennessee ! We have awesome trout fishing here by the way !
Thank you for the comment. So cool people are using their 33s and super tuning them! Where in TN are you? I have been to Celina for the National Rolley Hole Marble Championships and I saw that they have fat trout below Dale Hollow in the river. I have never gone fishing there though.
Mike,do you know what Matthew got me going for the love zebco I have 35 33,,404,202,s and I love to take them apart clean them and get them ready for next spring and I flow all his video,s
Hey Matthew , I'M in Madisonville bout 14 miles from Tellico River and outstanding trout fishing I'm about 25 miles from the Hiawassee River it's all East Tennessee both are world class trout fishing ! If you're ever out this way I'm retired and would be happy to b your guide for the day ! Thanks again man for the wonderful and very educational videos ! Keep on fishing and may God bless you !
@@edwardroberts2997 Hey bro 35 Zebcos wow ! That's awesome man I love those things , yeah Matthew gave me a education on them ! I'm in East Tennessee where are you located ?
Is it worth it......sure is as long as you like it. Ceramic bearings are very smooth and efficient over standard bearings. Not sure if you tried but I use Acer Ceramic bearings or Yeah Racing ceramic bearings a lot when racing my RC cars. Might be able to get those cheaper.
@@OutFishing13Matthew awesome. And i asked you about trying to get the bottom off an old vintage platinum 33 and you said you had a video about one with a vice or pliers. But i cant find the video
Great video! Can you suggest a brand of grease that can be used for the gears? I already have some Lucas Reel Oil and I like it, but I need to buy some gear grease.
Would like to ask you which manu micro trigger spin do you think is best all around? I’ve tried some zebs, pflueger… The line pickups are mostly one pickup and terrible. I use them with a jig pole for crappie, lots of reel work around structure brush etc. Great vids thanks
I purchased a Zebco 33 KPL platinum a couple months ago. It says on the side of the reel that it's a 5 bearing system. Do you know where the 5th bearing would be located?
@@OutFishing13Matthew Yes. In Australia I can buy sheet carbontex in 0.5mm and 1mm thickness. I replace all reels that don't have carbontex drag washers at a fraction of the cost.
@@OutFishing13Matthew Yes. Hole punch for the inner then match up the drag washer with the carbontex. Secure it in place with bulldog clips and cut with snips. Use Emery tape or sand paper to finish off. On some small spin reels I drill the centre hole. Check out downrigger shop in Australia. Don't forget Cal's drag grease for the carbontex washers.
Back in the early 90's I got an ultralight spinning reel that had ceramic bearings, it's still working 30+ years later and feels smooth as ever. What's crazy is the reel came on a telescopic rod( a really good one by today's rod standards) for only 25$. I knew the modern reels felt different somehow. Looks like I will be hot rodding some zebco's so they feel like my favorite old rod. It even sounds the same. Great channel.
Thanks for watching and commenting. That is a cool story. I love quality fishing gear.
I LIKE DOING OLD REELS AND MAKING THEM NEW AGAIN. HI I AM A NEW FRIEND
Thanks for commenting. I too gain a lot of satisfaction in restoring an old reel. Keep it up!
2:22 in... and you have taught me something new!!!
Awesome!
It was great watching you disassemble and reassemble that platinum. You can sure tell you know your way around the neighborhood inside there. Great job and very educational. Good fishing Sir. 👍
Thank you for commenting
i got this reel i love this style of zebco better then newer 2021 version the bigger hole on these last gen models cast way better then newer 33 hands down i got the newer 33 i don't like them better then these last gen models great video mat much respect to you sir happy fishing sir
Thanks, Andrew
My opinion.. k model is the best reel they have ever built. I think this one (platinum) is the only one with quick change spool.
Great video Matthew. I have three of the Zebco 33 Platinum reels from 2002. Awesome reels. Still fun to use them.
Glad you like them!
I would like to see a video on the zebco 606. Maintenance and whatever other info you have for us. I really like you videos they are very informative and I'm learning alot. I'm making quite the collection of zebco.
I will look for one. Do you want a modern 606 or an older one? Seems to me that the 606 is basically a larger version of the 404.
Great video. I just purchased a zebco 33 gold max from a fella . He said he was having issues with the anti reverse. I looked into it and the one way clutch had a couple pins missing. The part number is nr112-01. This item seems to be hard to find. Would anyone know where I can purchase one? I looked on Google and eBay but nothing.
Try calling or sending an email to Zebco. They do carry parts and often they will mail you a new part.
Could you please tell us the size of the bearings?
The link to the bearings is no good because that was a year ago.
Sure. The bearing size is 1/4 x 1/2 x 3/16 inch (id x od x width)
Very interesting. I think you accomplished your goal of making an already great reel even better although, as you more or less said, the cost/benefit ratio might not be too good.
Still, it was fun. It might be the only Zebco 33 Platinum with ceramic bearings. Now I have some bragging right. :D
I've never seen one of them. WOW!! That's a sharp looking reel. Where could a man find one of them?
You can still get the new on eBay and Amazon. Or used.
Shout out to Matthew , thank you very much for your very educational videos ! I now have 8 33s in my rotation .. all r super tuned .. thanks to You ! U taught me a lot ! Thank you and God bless brother ! Mike Mason , here in Tennessee ! We have awesome trout fishing here by the way !
Thank you for the comment. So cool people are using their 33s and super tuning them! Where in TN are you? I have been to Celina for the National Rolley Hole Marble Championships and I saw that they have fat trout below Dale Hollow in the river. I have never gone fishing there though.
Mike,do you know what Matthew got me going for the love zebco I have 35 33,,404,202,s and I love to take them apart clean them and get them ready for next spring and I flow all his video,s
Hey Matthew , I'M in Madisonville bout 14 miles from Tellico River and outstanding trout fishing I'm about 25 miles from the Hiawassee River it's all East Tennessee both are world class trout fishing ! If you're ever out this way I'm retired and would be happy to b your guide for the day ! Thanks again man for the wonderful and very educational videos ! Keep on fishing and may God bless you !
@@edwardroberts2997 Hey bro 35 Zebcos wow ! That's awesome man I love those things , yeah Matthew gave me a education on them ! I'm in East Tennessee where are you located ?
@@edwardroberts2997 Ed, Thanks for sharing!
Is it worth it......sure is as long as you like it. Ceramic bearings are very smooth and efficient over standard bearings. Not sure if you tried but I use Acer Ceramic bearings or Yeah Racing ceramic bearings a lot when racing my RC cars. Might be able to get those cheaper.
Cool thanks for the tip!
Do you oil the ceramic bearrings?
They don't need to be oiled. If you do, very lightly. Oil will attract grit and dust.
@@OutFishing13Matthew awesome. And i asked you about trying to get the bottom off an old vintage platinum 33 and you said you had a video about one with a vice or pliers. But i cant find the video
@@CHAD-RYAN Can you send me a photo of your reel to outfishingthirteen@gmail.com?
Can you do this on the new 2021 Zebco 33 platinum model?
I am sure you could. I am not sure if the bearings are the same size though.
Could you please tell me the size on the bearings? Thanks
1/4x1/2x3/16 inch.
Thanks Sir
You are welcome!
@@OutFishing13Matthew The 404, what size bearing on them? Instead of bushings, I want to install bearings on them. Please advise. Thanks
@@jamesstuarttolford1978 those reels don't have a bushing which cam be replaced with a bearing.
I really enjoyed watching you vid.
I appreciate that!
Great video! Can you suggest a brand of grease that can be used for the gears? I already have some Lucas Reel Oil and I like it, but I need to buy some gear grease.
I bought the Penn Reel Grease and like it a lot. Works great. Quantum makes an excellent product too.
Would like to ask you which manu micro trigger spin do you think is best all around?
I’ve tried some zebs, pflueger…
The line pickups are mostly one pickup and terrible.
I use them with a jig pole for crappie, lots of reel work around structure brush etc.
Great vids thanks
Zebco makes a Micro 33 Gold. That has two pick-up pins. That is my favorite. I have used the Shakespeare micro trigger spins. They work great too.
@@OutFishing13Matthew I don’t guess you have any Zmicro 33 golds for sale that you’ve tuned?
Where do you get your parts? Very nice work.
Contact Zebco.com for regular reel parts. Call or email them. I got these specialty bearings from Ebay.
Link doesn't work anymore. Do you know the part number or measurements? I want to try doing this to my Rhino RSC3.
The bearing are 1/4 × 1/2 × 3/16 . But I think the bearings on and RSC3 are a different size. Metric.
I have a Zepco 22 I got in 2012 new on Amazon a guy on YT said there rare anyway what size ss bearings would it take in mm please thanks Matt. 🐊
@@Gator1699 they are not mm bearings. I am pretty sure the 22 uses the same size of bearings as the 33 in that year.
@@OutFishing13Matthew Thanks are the 22's rare or is it BS.
@@Gator1699 they are rare.
I purchased a Zebco 33 KPL platinum a couple months ago. It says on the side of the reel that it's a 5 bearing system. Do you know where the 5th bearing would be located?
@@andyanderson9165 yes. The anti-reverse acts as a roller bearing
Thank you!
Would that increase the IPT any changing the bearings?
No, the IPT stays the same. Reeling is just smoother.
Huh I just bought two last yr . That's slick
It was pricey too. But lots of fun.
Do you feel ceramic bearings are better for saltwater than stainless?
@@robertdavalos6429 I don't know. But they are more expensive...
You didn’t tell us where you got those bearings from so we can buy some for ours
Ronald, I will update the description. I got them on Ebay.
SWEET!
Thanks
Hello Matthew,
Cut back on Bearing weigh with plastic Matthew!
True. And cut cost
The next step is get some sheet carbonated and cut out replacement drag washers.
That is an interesting idea. Have you done that before?
@@OutFishing13Matthew Yes. In Australia I can buy sheet carbontex in 0.5mm and 1mm thickness. I replace all reels that don't have carbontex drag washers at a fraction of the cost.
@@davidlove7825 super cool! do you use a hole punch.
@@OutFishing13Matthew Yes. Hole punch for the inner then match up the drag washer with the carbontex. Secure it in place with bulldog clips and cut with snips. Use Emery tape or sand paper to finish off. On some small spin reels I drill the centre hole. Check out downrigger shop in Australia. Don't forget Cal's drag grease for the carbontex washers.
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