Customer Reviews

Zebco HAWG SEEKER/702MH WithBITE ALERT SC Fishing Rod and Reel Combo

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I have two of these and they work great for channel catfish. I have not used them for large blues or caught a flathead on one, but for large channels they hold up nicely. The bait alarm seems gimicky but properly adjusted it has alerted to me to many fish when my back is turned, I'm snelling a hook and not watching, or down the bank putting a fish on the stringer. To make the spincast bait alarm work correctly you have to point the rod tip toward the water so the rod holder needs to be the right kind, not a verticle one. Bass Pro sells a nice bank rod holder that works well with these combos. In 3 years I have had to replace the batteries once on one of the reels (very easy to do), and of course the line should be changed out at least once a year. This is a good combo for beginners and serious fishermen alike, it should not let you down.

got this last week and wow, i was impressed! its hard to judge on the net, but i dont have a local bass pro near me, so i chanced it and im glad i did! the only thing is the batteries were dead in it on arrival, but its only a few bucks to replace it. also the end piece (the half not shown) is yellow. like bright fluorescent yellow lol it was a shock when i opened it, it didnt bother me but i thought it should be mentioned.

Seems very well made to catch larger fish. Everything on ti works well just as advertised. Grandson loves it!!!

Just bought this item and used it over the weekend, works well. If you are contineously casting probably better to turn the alert off could get annoying. The rod is heavier than expected, might not be good for kids or begginers.

This was my first fishing rod. I've already gone on a few trips with it, and it feels great. The spincast is easy to get used to. The length is perfect for what I was looking for. The yellow/green other half not shown in picture is appealing. Comes prespooled with that nice looking red line as well. Downsides are the reel has jammed twice already, and to fix it you have to undo the cover and work on it from the inside. I find the BITE ALERT to be annoying, so I've shut that off as well (take the batteries out while you're at it because if you tap the switch accidentally the sound will still go off.) Still, great rod for a beginner like myself.

too heavy and just doesnt work....really disappointed because i gave this as a christmas gift. it does not work like the instructions says its suppose to.

Great fishing pole. No problems works great. Great price to! I use it for dock fishing here in Florida and have done well with it. You will enjoy this rod.

I have used Zebco reels for a decade now. I am lucky to live by a lake that has all types of bass (large, small and striper) lots of crappie and some nice size catfish.

My sister has been using this combo for over a year now. We all fish on a regular basis (at least 2 times per month, more likely we will fish at least 2 times per week), we get our money out of this equipment.

The bite alert is kinda weird, sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, but it works nearly all the time when a large catfish hits the line. Like yesterday morning, I was fishing with the bait alert while I was reading a book. The bait alert went off when a nice 19 pound blue catfish took the bait. I was also able to reel in a 12 pounder and one under 10 pounds.

I have now ordered a total of 3 of these combos and will be getting 2 more as time goes by.

Like another reviewer, the battery in the bait alert arrived dead. And it is easy to leave the bait alert on so carry some extra batteries with your tackle if you are planning to rely on the bait alert option.

Also , the bait alert did not work on a small 2 pound cat that was on my line. I barely noticed the fish was there when I was reeling in to change my bait.

Depending on where and how deep you are fishing, you will need at least a 1.5 ounce weight to keep enough tension on the line for any hope of the bait alert working, and a nice 45 degree angle is better for the bait alert that fishing with the pole straight in the air. The pole and the fishing line should be as close as a straight line as possible too. That makes the bait alert a little more challenging in the dark.

The best part about this combo is the price. At the thrirty-five dollars that I paid for the Zebco Hawk Seeker combo, you do not have to worry much about it breaking. My current new Zebco products have been in heavy use for the last 2 years and no problems. I have caught hundreds of crappie, dozens of bass and dozens of catfish, all with little to no maintenance on any of the reels, and with the catfish that I have alread been able to catch, it has been well worth the money.

Update a few days later...

I got all my reels in and I was having problems with the line tangling inside the reel. All three pole had the problem, all three reels had dead batteries. I called Zebco to see what was going on. I was told the this combo had been discontinued a few years ago and the batteries are dead because of the age since they had been sitting on a self for 2 years or more.

I was advised to removed 5 to 10 yards of fishing line and that should solve the problem, and the problem was solved, but it was a real pain trying to fix the brand new equipment. When I say new, the reel would cast once, for the first time, and then it would need untangled and repaired.

I may return all three poles.

This is a very heavy fishing pole. I can imagine it would handle very large fish. We bought this as a gift but it seems to be very nice and well made.

This is abosutely the best quality and toughest rod and reel combo I have ever had specificaly for Catfish, big Catfish !!