History

The Zero Hour Bomb Company, maker of electric time bombs for oil drilling, is incorporated in Tulsa, Oklahoma

A West Texas watchmaker named R.D. Hull gets the idea for a new fishing reel after watching a meat counter clerk pull string from a fixed spool

Hull takes his idea to Zero Hour Bomb Company and the world's first spincast reel is born, guaranteed to never blacklash

The first "Standard" spincast reels roll off the line

After a friend quips that the Standard resembles a beer can, Hull demonstrates his American ingenuity (and sense of humor) by making a joke version with an actual can

George Goetz, Zebco's first sales rep, demonstrates the reel's ease of use with casting tricks - even wearing boxing gloves

The Zebco booth attracts crowds at sport shows across the country

The original Zebco 33 is introduced, selling for $19.50

A friend of President Eisenhower asks the company to send a reel to the White House. When security sees the package labeled "Zero Hour Bomb Co" they plunge it into a tub of water and call the bomb squad!

Zero Hour Bomb Company offically changes name to Zebco 

Zebco's Texas rep, Bill Carter, sets world record for most casts without a backlash (3,453 casts in 14 hours an 14 minutes)

Zebco introduces the first ever youth combo (Zebco Junior) 

Yep, even Castro got caught up in the Zebco craze

Zebco introduces the first "balanced" tackle combos, matching reel to rod (77,88,99,101) 

A young Mickey Mantle and television's "Tonto" check out the latest Zebco reels at a New York sports show 

Zebco introduces the 202 "ZeeBee" spincast, an instant classic

The company is aquired by Brunswick Corporation

Zebco builds and moves into current Tulsa headquarters

R.D. Hull is inducted into the Sporting Goods Hall of Fame - at the time 70 million Zebco have been sold

Zebco becomes the first fishing tackle manufacturer to advertise on US network TV

R.D. Hull passes away at the age of 65

Zebco introduces the Omega 171, 191, and 181

30th Anniversary of the Zebco 33

33rd Anniversary of the Model 33

Rhino rods set a new standard for tough fishing tackle

Zebco acquires Martin Fly Fishing

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Zebco celebrates 50 years of making fishing tackle 

Omega, our most fullfeatured, high-performance spincast design makes its debut 

Zebco unveils a redesigned Zebco 33 in honor of the reel's 50th anniversary

The new Zebco 33 Platinum comes out with an all-metal body and all-metal gears 

The Zebco 33 makes an appearance in "Walk The Line" when Johnny and June go fishing together 

Hawg Seeker & Bite Alert™ hits the shelf with audible and visual fish strike alarms

The Zebco 202, 404 & 606 get a total redesign to make these popular favorites even better 

Zebco takes serious spincasting up another notch with the new Omega Pro

Zebco introduces an all-new Zebco 33 for the 60th anniversary