Vintage/Classic ZEBCO CARDINAL 3 Ultra Light Spinning Reel, circa 1970's. Sweden
Please check out my e. Store for many other fine, clean, and quality items. From my personal fishing reel collection is a vintage, classic, and increasingly scarce spinning reel.
It is a ZEBCO CARDINAL 3 ultra-light spinning reel. It was manufactured by Abu Garcia, Sweden, circa 1975 - 1983. This model is considered by many anglers as the finest ultra-light spinning reel ever built. Many are still in use today and they are a highly sought-after collectible. There is some scuffing and minor finish loss. The reel is loaded with features that include anodized aluminum frame and rotor cup coated with a baked on epoxy enamel, plastic pop-off spool, stern mounted multi-disk drag, on/off free spool/anti-reverse, stainless steel full bail, line roller, and folding handle, dual bail springs, stainless steel ball bearings, and a paddle handle knob that turns freely. The gear ratio is 5:1 with line capacity of 178/4 151/6 99/8, and the reel weighs 8.0 oz.
Good luck obtaining this reel. Its the very last one I have for sale. The item "Vintage/Classic ZEBCO CARDINAL 3 Ultra Light Spinning Reel, circa 1970's. Sweden" is in sale since Friday, October 9, 2020. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Fishing\Vintage\Reels\Spinning Reels".
The seller is "captainsquid80" and is located in Tomball, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, Russian federation.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Sweden
- Fishing Type: Freshwater Fishing
- Vintage: Yes
- Fish Species: All Freshwater
- Brand: Zebco Cardinal
- Model: Zebco Cardinal 3