Yard Sale find back home

Let this reel go a long time ago and have always tried to find one! Well went I went to my Dad's last week stopped at a yard sale and there it was in excellent condition! Zebco Cardinal 3!

Nice find. I still have my old Zebco rod but don't know what went with the old reel.

Great find. I much prefer the old Mitchell-Garcia reels myself. But will agree that reels from days gone by (in my opinion anyway), are much better. I now have two Mitchell 300's, a mitchell 308 and a mitchell 308A. The 300's are a bit larger than the 308's but love them just the same.

Clean looking reel. Looks really nice . Congrats

That reel looks to have been lightly used and cared for. Great find and time to get another oldster back in service!
Bob

Now you found one I really loved back in the day! Make me jealous, lol!

Skip

Good find Doug. I had a Lews speed spin from their early production that I liked a lot, til I wore the gears out of it. I look for the old reels down here but all I find are worn out parts reels or eaten up from the salt water.

Thanks all! Just have to find the right rod for it now.

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

Good find Doug. I had a Lews speed spin from their early production that I liked a lot, til I wore the gears out of it. I look for the old reels down here but all I find are worn out parts reels or eaten up from the salt water.

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I have an old Lew's reel at the house