I used Zebco 33's for a long time in my youth and they handled most everything I caugh from brim to reds.
I bought a 3 Zebco 33 combo setups for my 5 and 7 yr old nephews and the pink lady's version for my 6 yr old daughter for Xmas gifts this year. They can all cast those push button reels purty good. They were reeling in the rat reds, puppy drum, trout, channel mullet/whiting, and croakers like crazy in the surf during the summer and wore out the Zebco 2o2's. The salt and sand kinda helped out too. The 33 setups look more sturdy and the 5 1/2 foot rods are plenty to handle the pond brim and catfish or the surf fishing they'll be doing.
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