Spooling a Zebco standard model

[snubnose57]

My latest find. Stamped Zero Hour Bomb Factory on the reel foot.
Spooled it up with 6 lb test, made a cast, major back lash.
There are 2 holes in the spinner head. Is the line supposed to go through one of the 2 holes?
My guess is that you need a lot of weight to cast these very far.

[Midway Tommy D]

Post a couple of photos of it. If it's the original with the plastic spinning disc on the rear, after you press the release button you have to thumb that disc similar thumbing a casting reel. I had a Zebco 22 once upon a time. I hated trying to fish with that thing.

[Leonard R. Finch]

IF you have 2 Holes in the Spinner Head then your Spinner Head is Black and a VERY RARE REEL or someone drilled them . The line does NOT go through the Holes ,Yes takes a gob of weight to cast and PLEASE post some pix . It is difficult for some to use the picture posting prog on this site so IF you want e-mail me the pix and I will post them for you .
To e-mail anyone on this site when enabled you simply click on their user name at top right and a drop down will appear click on profile another drop down will show up then on left side user contact info If enabled will show then click on users e-mail . OR Click on Contact below user name when in a thread (these instructions are similar to the instructions on posting a pic WAYYYY TOOOO COMPLICATED for a lot of peeps INMHO)
Mine IS enabled . Looking forward to seeing those pics and thanks for posting about it .

[snubnose57]

Thanks for the replies. Mine has a light brown spinner head.
The 2 holes must be factory, as both have metal grommets in them.
As I am PC illiterate, I have never learned how to post pictures.
I have a model 11, it is hard to cast also.

[Leonard R. Finch]

OK you have holes in the side of the Spinner and the Color makes this the Last Version of the Standard Reel
It is still collectable. The one I was HOPING you had has the Holes in the top

There were 3 versions of this reel made ;
First was the Black Spinner and of those 25 were made the first day of production and are marked several ways to indicate that.
Second was the Red Spinner also some distinctive markings
Third is the most commonly found Tan Spinner . Those sell usually from 25 to 75 dollars with Box and paperwork
Great Reels in the Time but Cumbersome to use by today's' Zebco's