I have 2 of these reels thAT HAVE SEIZED UP AFTER A FEW DAYS OF FISHING. nO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE THEM APART. NEVER AGAIN WILL i BUY THIS CHINESE JUNK

Excellent reel at an excellent price. Does the job for me from boat, jetty, beach.
No complaints.

Bought this item last year for myself as a Christmas gift to Me and unfortunately it didn't last a year. Just this past weekend, I was reeling in a 5lb fish and the gears started slipping. I figured it might be an easily replaceable plastic gear in the cranking handle area, so the next day I took it apart. I'll admit i was relieved to see the gears were not plastic, however I found that the main spiraling piston gear on the main shaft lost most of its upper gears/screw-turns and this was causing the slippage I was feeling when reeling in the fish the previous day. I looked for the replacement part on the schematic for this reel but it cost $15.99, before shipping and taxes. Considering I paid $19.95 for the reel at purchase, it really isn't worth me taking it apart anymore to fix it myself.

been out saltwater fishing like 5-7 times with these reels and I couldn't be happier. I always was & lube after each use and always work like new.

Used it to haul is some fish already and seems to be holding up fine . Gotta really crank down the drag when needed tho.

I bought the first one because it was only $20. I did not expect much from a zebco spinning reel, but was I ever wrong. This reel is smooth and solid. After using it for about a month, I bought 2 more and outfitted two of my lighter surf rods with them. I have not caught anything huge yet, just a few rays and couple of catfish, one about 10 pounds, but the reels performed flawlessly. They retrieve 37" of line per turn of the handle. A huge plus when cranking fast moving surf baits.

I like them so much that I now own 6 of them. I have them set up with 8 to 30# lines and use them for just about everything. I have one set up for steelhead this spring. Cannot wait. Strongly recommend these reels. I have them on an 8' ugly stick, on two 10' sea lion rods and on 2 10' diawa rods. My ugly stick pairing is my go to set up for casting lures. The others are all rigged for live bait or cut bait. I am looking for a 12' rod light enough for this reel to feel balanced.

Very good reel for the price, I'm using it for pier fishing on saltwater and it's holding ok. I opened one for service and it's well lubricated. With proper care I can see this reel lasting for many years. At $20 it's a real steal.

It works but nothing special. Not near as smooth as you would expect for having "11 " bearings.

very nice reel for tackle small to medium size fish very smooth too.

The price was great fast shipping and shipping rate was good and it got here fast

So far so good. I use this reel to cast popping corks for salt water fishing . It was handling a jack crevalles until my braid broke from the mono backing. Landed some good size reds and yesterday a good size flounder with this reel. Landed a bunch of small specks and white trout without any problems.

CASTS AND REELS IN FAST(36"/TURN). DRAG AND CENTER ROD IS LIKE A $50 DOLLAR REEL. EVERYTHING ELSE IS LIKE A REEL OVER $100. UNBELIEVABLE REEL FOR $20 DOLLARS.
I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS THROWING A 180 WHOPPER PLOPPER AND RETRIEVING IT AND KEEPING MY FISH AWAY FROM THE LAKES TAME FISH EATING ALLIGATORS !

Easy to cast and lightweight. Did not disappoint, and saltwater did not cause any issues. Rinsed and still smooth.

I purchased 5 of these reels for fishing rods that I made. The rods are 4'6" and made for 15-20 LBS test and 1 -4oz lures. I matched these reels to them and the rod is perfectly balanced. I put 20lb braid on them and fished them over the labor day weekend. The results were great we caught Flatties and Blacksea Bass. The reels were smooth and with the 14 lb drag system did a great job of landing our catches!

This reel is very smooth, haven't caught anything big yet, but hoping to soon. Fast shipping and great price. Will be doing business again soon with Tackledirect!!!