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.

Every summer, throngs of children line the banks at area ponds on Take Me Fishing Day in hopes of catching their first fish. Many of the fishing novices use Zebco rods and reels, made by the event’s ...

Almost every angler will agree there’s a learning curve to using standard spinning and baitcasting setups. Dealing with a tangled bird’s nest of lines is basically inevitable for new fishermen.

Roy Hull (left) and his brother Jerry Hull hold some of the Zebco items they recently donated to the Tulsa Historical Society. Their father, R.D. Hull, invented the closed-case fishing reel, produced ...