Zebco fishing reels are the most popular reels in history. They are also the most neglected. Granted, they are relatively cheap by today's standards for reels, but they are by no means disposable.

Birmingham's Lawson Richards, a friend for 25 years, showed up at my Springville restaurant the other day to announce he had brought me "a little something." I don't know if it was Richards' ...

I’ve fished for catfish for more than 40 years, and have come to learn that they are very unpredictable. One pond I frequent has channel and bullhead cats. I’ve caught a few while fishing for ...

Shirley Schell works on the final 808 Zebco fishing reels at the Zebco plant in Tulsa, Okla. After 51 years as a fishing reel manufacturer, Zebco closed its Tulsa plant last month. Houston can ...

“That Zebco Guy” Dick Braun talks about a small portion of his collection, covering all the tables at left, during the Old Reel Collectors Association national convention in Tulsa on Thursday.” KELLY ...

Zebco fishing rod and reel in package. The rod is black with silver and orange detailing marked "Centennial TM No. 6100". The Zebco company began as the Zero Hour Bomb Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma in ...

Brunswick Corp. said Friday it has sold its Tulsa-based Zebco fishing reel division to privately held W.C. Bradley Co. of Columbus, Ga., for an undisclosed price. Zebco will continue operations in ...