Zebco Z/300 Mooching Reel

[Crab Pot]

Anyone have any thoughts or experience with the Zebco Z/300 Mooching Reel?

It's all aluminum constructed and possibly made by Daiwa and rebranded as a Zebco. It has good Google reviews but I wanted to ask the pro's up north.

Thanks,

Steve

 

[gstours]

can you post us a photo of the reel.   Somebody will know,   Thanks.   

[Crab Pot]

Here it is.

[Maxed Out]

 Take a look on ebay for a 4000GT mooching reel. If you're patient, you can get a decent one for under $50. All graphite (except the seat) and pretty much bullet proof. There's also a 2000GT, but it has much larger arbour and far less line capacity.  Can also be switched over to lefty in less than 5 minutes

[Hardy Boy]

That's a copy of the old diawa 175 or 275.i owne both. Its not a 2 way drag. You tighten the drag ....it gets harder to wind as well as pull line out. Look for a diawa m1 or as Ted mentioned a shimano 2000 or 4000.

Todd

[gstours]

I agree with the consensus so far.  It might be ok for someone experienced with the direct drive reel,  but really lacks line capacity for king salmon and the smaller spool diameter severely reduces line gained per crank.
  The Diawa and Shimano moochers are inexpensive, well made for the price and used ones are plentiful on e-bay,   
  I started with a Windex, old and fairly small, it too when cranking down on the drag made reeling more difficult. 
  All my reels have been modified to have a 5-5 1/2 inch spool with carbon fiber washers.  The larger diameter spools aid in line pickup speed which is crucial in my opinion.    My 2 cents.