i am looking to buy a 50# recurve with a stabilizer hole. i am shooting a compound with a retriever now, but i want to switch to a recurve with a spin cast reel. so which is the best. i was looking at either the Muzzy reel or the Zebco 808. which should i get. now i know this is going to start some fireworks but which would be the best to get.



thanks

William

I have used both of them. I actually like the Rino 5 made by zebco the best. They have two pick up pins, hold a lot of line and are really smooth,and have a good drag. The only problem is the pins are small and you cannot horse them. Like if you miss and stick the arrow in some weeds, mud or log. You should wrap the line around something to pull it out. If you just use the reel to pull you WILL Break the pins. Other than that they are real nice. I also use a Zebco Prostaff 888, that I like a lot, but the drag just will not crank down enough to bring in large fish. We are headed to Ky this weekend to shoot big heads, so I changed everything over to Rino's. Walmart sells them for 35. good luck

I work on both. Either of them "THUMPERTIZED" will do you just fine. The Muzzy is a better built reel and of course you pay for it. I can put a brand new 808 on your doorstep "THUMPERTIZED" for $51.50. I am working on becoming a Muzzy dealer so hopefully soon I will have them for a comparble price but not yet. I have been shooting a spinner for nearly 20yrs now and I do own a bottle reel, it has never been used, a lot of folks like them but I prefer a spinner personally, and well heck I work on them and sell them so that kinda sums it up. Let me know if you are interested.