Boy Rick, you did a number on your thumb! Also it appears that you’ve come up with another miracle fix for this Zebco One. You gave me a pretty good preliminary idea of what was needed. I’m pretty sure this rubber washer would hold up better than a wooden one. You remind me of the Crocodile Hunter from. Australia (tragically passed away) who used to give all these warnings about getting near or handling some deadly snake or spider and the he would say “but we’re gonna do it.” The amazing thing about these reels to me is how well they hold up even with a lot of plastic parts. The only one I own is that undercast Zebco you gave me. Those plates with the bsix screws remind me of installing a new crankshaft in a model airplane gas engine. It always helps to find the schematic (if possible) you dis an incredible repair that I think you made an improvement as well. - Chris
Rick, I said the Zebco One was from 1973-1979, but I believe it actually was 1973-1977 or so and the name was changed to the Omega One for a couple of years. The model number was the same (model "One") and then in 1980, it changed again to the model Omega 191, which was a completely different model number. They all was made the same, just the markings had changed. Sorry, I should have corrected myself sooner, but never realized I goofed until I watched your video again this morning. I have a habit of saying the model One was made from 73-79, which it actually was, but the name Zebco was replace with the word Omega for a couple of years or so. I just wanted to clarify how I believe it went.
I encountered a shattered spinnerhead ring in a Zebco 733 a few years back. It literally crumbled into small granules in my fingers when I pulled off the remnants. After removing the old line and replacing it with new 15 pound mono line I decided to try the reel without a spinnerhead ring. It cast flawlessly without the ring. That really makes me wonder what about the purpose of that ring. I sold that reel on eBay with a caveat to the new owner that it was missing the spinnerhead ring. The buyer was very happy with the reel without the spinnerhead ring.
Dan, they will work like that for a while but you are trapping the line between the spinner head and the front cover. That's mashing the mono between two metal surfaces. That can't be good for the line long term.
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Boy Rick, you did a number on your thumb! Also it appears that you’ve come up with another miracle fix for this Zebco One. You gave me a pretty good preliminary idea of what was needed. I’m pretty sure this rubber washer would hold up better than a wooden one. You remind me of the Crocodile Hunter from. Australia (tragically passed away) who used to give all these warnings about getting near or handling some deadly snake or spider and the he would say “but we’re gonna do it.” The amazing thing about these reels to me is how well they hold up even with a lot of plastic parts. The only one I own is that undercast Zebco you gave me. Those plates with the bsix screws remind me of installing a new crankshaft in a model airplane gas engine. It always helps to find the schematic (if possible) you dis an incredible repair that I think you made an improvement as well. - Chris
ingenious,good fix!
Rick, I said the Zebco One was from 1973-1979, but I believe it actually was 1973-1977 or so and the name was changed to the Omega One for a couple of years. The model number was the same (model "One") and then in 1980, it changed again to the model Omega 191, which was a completely different model number. They all was made the same, just the markings had changed. Sorry, I should have corrected myself sooner, but never realized I goofed until I watched your video again this morning. I have a habit of saying the model One was made from 73-79, which it actually was, but the name Zebco was replace with the word Omega for a couple of years or so. I just wanted to clarify how I believe it went.
No problem Tommy. You have corrected it in the comments section, so it becomes part of the record if someone has a problem with it later.
I noticed on eBay that all of the Zebco One reels showing photos of the spinnerhead were lacking the rings. Those rings just never held up.
Agreed. Really bad materials.
I encountered a shattered spinnerhead ring in a Zebco 733 a few years back. It literally crumbled into small granules in my fingers when I pulled off the remnants. After removing the old line and replacing it with new 15 pound mono line I decided to try the reel without a spinnerhead ring. It cast flawlessly without the ring. That really makes me wonder what about the purpose of that ring. I sold that reel on eBay with a caveat to the new owner that it was missing the spinnerhead ring. The buyer was very happy with the reel without the spinnerhead ring.
Dan, they will work like that for a while but you are trapping the line between the spinner head and the front cover. That's mashing the mono between two metal surfaces. That can't be good for the line long term.
@@youngmartinsreels5314 You are correct on that point. I just never used the 733 enough to find out.