Zebco Delta Spincast Fishing Reel, Instant Anti-Reverse Clutch, All-Metal Gears, Changeable Right- or Left-Hand Retrieve

WOW, a great, super smooth casting reel. Purchased it for my brother-in-law. He absolutely loves it!!!

I should begin this review by saying I usually buy “cheap” rods and reels - my spinning rod and reel (Berkley Cherrywood rod and Q-Ray reel) both cost less than $45. My spincast setup (Berkley Cherrywood and Zebco 33 Platinum) both cost less than $55. All the aforementioned are still in perfect working condition and I’ve had them for at least eight years now. I never thought I’d need and other spincaster, but I’ve started using braid and the 33s (with the exception of one generation that had a conical spool and worked well with braid) don’t do so well with braid. I bought this reel because it states it can use braid; that statement is absolutely true. The mono that came on the reel had some memory to it, so I stripped it off and replaced it with 30lbs. Runcl braid. I filled the reel and tied on a 1/0 Tru-Turn hook with a 1/32 bullet weight. I put a plastic worm on the hook and sent them flying through the air. I was surprised at how smooth the reel is and how far the worm went. I made a few more casts and can say this reel is awesome. I should have mentioned before that the spool has a textured finish on it so, when lining it with braid, the line has something onto which it can grab instead of just spinning around and around. The reel has a big handle which makes line retrieval quick and comfortable. The one thing to know with these reels, as well as some other Zebco reels, is that the casting button must be depressed before the cover can be unscrewed. When I fish with spincast reels, I palm them. This reel is a little on the bigger side, similar to the Omega, but it’s not so big that it’s uncomfortable; I did, however, buy a 20 series of this reel too. They are both very nice and smooth.

Good reel but no comparison to quality when they were made in Tulsa Oklahoma.

My new favorite reel! Very well made. I love that the reel cover actually screws on instead of popping on with a 1/4" turn. It's very smooth. I'm ordering a second one now!

Great reel for crappie and bluegill. Casts and retrieves great. Very smooth. Best small reel I've ever owned.

Absolutely the best reel I have ever used for bluegill fishing very smooth operation.i have tried several zebco reels and now I have 5 of the 20 series and 2 of the 30 series I'll keep buying more. In this price range you won't find anything better!!!

Very happy with this reel. Really smooth casting and retrieval. Will definitely purchase again.

Looks like a nice reel. The factory line sucks. The reel takes a very long time to retrieve. Good for a beginner.