Purchased this reel from TD 2 years ago. Customer service was exceptional. Zeebaas ended up sending me the wrong color combination, which tackle direct corrected. They were even able to upgrade me to a power knob with no extra fee.

Since my purchase, the reel has been perfect, without any mechanical issues. I highly recommend purchasing one.

After going thru 4 Penn reels during my 2015 season. Averaging out the cost of 4 Penn's to 1 zeebaas was a no trainer.

Quality is way over top.
Much more than Penn.

Durability is 1000 times superior to Penn.

Dependability... Over Penn's it's still working after 1 season.
My Penn's are nothing but paper weights

These reels are far superior to Penn, diawa, Shimano.

Should of gotten this reel years ago.


Oh so worth the money..

This reel is an absolute beast. The bailed model is great for boat and pier fishing and it has landed some really nice fish for me. If you are a hardcore fisherman who wants the best, get this reel.

I am an experienced surf caster swimmer, and also boater. I bought the ZX25 for its ability to be able to switch between bailed and bail-less depending upon my fishing. You can pick up the bail-less rotor and install with the removal of three easy screws. The reel is the best I have owned and I have not had any issues. It works the same if you are swimming in the rocks at Montauk, on the Jetties at Island Beach State Park, NJ or 75 miles off shore scouting the Tuna.

For the surfcasting, I did own a competitors reel (VS) and had nothing but issues - several times back to Omaha, speaking to a call center that did not care, only to have the reel repaired and then break again. The VS is built by the same company that makes grills for your deck - all Asia sourced. Finally sold the reel after a difficult conversation with a VS product manager.

Back to ZB - also of great benefit is the fact that you can call them and speak directly to the people in charge in Connecticut, all of the parts are sourced in the US, and the customer service is awesome. I now own two ZB reels and keep one bailed all the time and one bail-less. Spend the extra money and get the best on the market and support the US machine shops.

this reel looks cool but compering to its specifications, its not any better then any other brand on the market (shimano,penn,avet or fin-nor ). Overall its in its class but price compering to material its to high. Cheap china manufacture with american brand ,shame on the people that sign them off. CNC machining in this days it is a cheap range .