cool-thumb USA Well the ( Fishing Tackle Retailer July 2005 issue --- Zebco Buys Fin-Nor, as of May 31 2005, highlites ( This will give ZEBCO a inroad for Saltwater market! Raiford Trask the former owner decided to divest the reel business so he can concetrate on the high-end CAPE FEAR fishing rod business, his company Trasks Hextex created a hexagonal fishing rod design for the offshore saltwater market and NOW entering the Fresh Water market! Stripes? or salmon on the lakes? HMMM! Wonder How I fit one of his rods into my budget without being in devorice court? His RODS are NOT CHEAP! for more on this merger and product line go to www.zebco.com all warenty work will be for the time being handled thru existing FIN-NOR shops! Your ohio Conection On Lake Erie col. M. Lorens aka SWIM JIG