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Mates, Wanted to share these images. This Advertisement from the 1969 Garcia Catalog 1969 GM Cartridges-1969 Catlg scan.jpg This ad from the 1969 Garcia Fishing Annual . Note that Garcia did not recognize this as a Mitchell product. Bonnyl Line(blue) Garcia Bonnyl Cartridge ad-1969 Garcia Annunal - ...

My Brother bought a Mitchell CAP 304S and he wants to know what does the S stand for. The CAP 304S was produced from 70-73 and all other reels with the S on them were produced from 1979 to 1987 according to this website. We compared his 304S to one of my CAP reels and other than the S there is no d...

Thanks everyone! I assume it is refillable and reusable. Hoisk, It seems to me what Mitchell and or Garcia were trying to do, was sell more of their brand(s) of fishing line. They may have also been trying to make changing line more convenient for the fisherman with a plug-and-play type set-up. The...

Hoisk, :text-welcomeconfetti: Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum! (MRM). What you have is what is known as a "Cartridge Spool". These were spools that were originally included in-the-box with a new Mitchell 300 reel as sort of a promotional item in European countries. Some say the first c...

Shootrj2003,
How about a photo or two of a finished Mitchell with the product? Would love to see what it looks like on a reel.
Kind Regards,
Bill

Ted,
No doubt about it having an air compressor is great. However, not everyone reading about beginner basics can have a compressor. Other than blowing hard, the compressed air in a can works great, especially if your lungs aren't what they used to be.

Kind Regards,
Bill

Ted, You bring up a good point about compressed air and I agree. Say you don't have an air compressor available? You can buy compressed air in a can that works quite well for small jobs like a fishing reels or your computer key board. I get mine by the case from COSTCO. When the can is empty it goes...

JEFF57, Sorry you are confused. Let me try and sort this out. :text-imsorry: First, the Mitchell Fishing Reel Dating Guide by Wallace Carney, I believe to be a work of art. I trust it completely so whatever I said that made you think to the contrary was not intended. :oops: You posted that your reel...

JEFF57, :text-welcomeconfetti: I can tell you I've taken more than a second look at Wallace's dating guide before. :lol: If we've settled on your reel number as being for a 1969 reel, I thought you might like to know, that means, your reel is what we call here at the MRM, and many other collectors a...

Bill,
Good Luck!!
Kind Regards,
Bill

JeepJeff, In the spring the suckers run up the rivers to spawn same as the smelt. Back in the day I spent many a spring evening dipping for smelt and catching suckers. Both species are lake run meaning that they live in the great lakes (Lake Huron) all year and run up the rivers in the spring. As fo...

Nobby,
Thanks for the link regarding the shims. You should remember that those shims are made out of steel which can rust. The Mitchell shims are all made out of brass so no chance of rust, just saying.
Kind Regards,
Bill

Mark, Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum (MRM) :text-welcomeconfetti: Thank you for your post and nice photographs of your reel. Personally, I can't date a Mitchell 300 reel by looking at simply the frame, cover plate and handle. I would need to see good photos of the assembled reel, front and back...

Altex,
Thank you so much for posting these three schematics. I find them quite interesting and informative during the very complex 300A period of the Mitchell 300 reels.
Kind Regards,
Bill

Mcotswold, I have a few Mitchells with skirted spools. 218, 218S, 300S, 900 & 906. They have 2 types of spool clicker. The 218, 218S and 900 have a hooked clicker which screws into the bottom of the spool (part # 82447), the 300S has a plate which fits over the spool spindle (part # 83061) and t...

Mcotswold,
Thank you so much for posting this lovely schematic. My original post is not clear enough and I'm afraid I have confused several readers.
What I am searching for are schematics for the 1985 300A, 1988 300A, and the 1989 300A.
Sorry for my sloppy original request.
Kind Regards,
Bill

RandallHeide,
If you do a search under shims you can find more information on shims from former posts.
Here is a good one to check out.

https://mitchellreelmuseum.com/forum/vi ... 50e06#p354

Kind Regards,
Bill

RandallHeide, :text-welcomeconfetti:

Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum (MRM)!

You can find shims for sale on the big auction site. Most shims for the Mitchell 300 come in 3 sizes.
Kind Regards,
Bill

Don,
My condolences and best wishes.
Kind Regards,
Bill

LanceV,

I agree with Ted 100%.
Kind Regards,
Bill

What is the best grease/ lube to use on a Mitchell 301? Thanks, Ted Ted, Of course you would use the same lube on a 301 as a 300. Then take into account where you are going to be fishing, freshwater or saltwater. If you are a saltwater fisherman you might want to consider the modern lubricants that...

Kim,
Love to see these pics and this reel. :text-coolphotos:

Thanks for posting for us to see and sharing your treasure.

Kind Regards,
Bill

Hello, been dabbling with a collection of 300’s and extra spools given to me- super reels dated from mid 50’s to mid 70’s and all functional after tune up etc. They were well used but only one fault could I find and that was in one where the anti reverse clicks but slips. Anyway there was quite a v...

FusilDarne,
A very nice 3rd version reel. Thanks for the photos, we love seeing them. :text-coolphotos:

You might want to hold onto those extra parts as spare parts are hard to find and quite expensive for 1/2 bail reels.

Kind Regards,
Bill

FusilDarne,
That is quite an interesting 1/2 bail. I would love to see a few more photos of it, especially the insides. Could you give us a few more photos please?
Kind Regards,
Bill

Here is a 2-page ad from the Garcia Annual 1970 showing what the 510 rod and reel looked like and gives some information.
Kind Regards,
Bill

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ColoradoAngler,
May we see a photo of both of your outfits? Perhaps we can offer a few suggestions that will help.
Kind Regards,
Bill

Chubber,
Thanks for answering but those are for the 300 and 300C models. I am looking for the 300A models.
Kind Regards,
Bill

Thank you for the opportunity to register, learn and join in discussions! I've been collecting old Mitchel "Lefty Models" for a few years (301, 309, 407, etc...) and wonder if there is a List of sorts, which relates the Intended Use by Model (ie - relative to size, ratios, for freshwater,...

whiskeyjack, Sounds like you are getting along in your Mitchell journey! The topic of reel maintenance is a bit complicated and depending on which Mitchell model you are working on your equipment can vary. Don't forget that many models evolved over time and some early models require different proced...

Noodle1275, Congratulations on your new Mitchell half bail. :banana-wrench: Interesting about the gearing on your three reels; Mitchell 1/2 bail, Mitchell 300, and Mitchell 410. These all have different gearing. The 1/2 bail Mitchell's have what is known as level-wind gearing. The Mitchell 300 has c...

Mitchell Mates, A while ago I purchased a Mitchell 300 parts reel on EBay for not much money. The cover plate was in pretty rough shape and the anti-reverse lever was very loose. When I pulled on the anti-reverse lever, it came off and I was quite interested to examine the parts. I thought I would s...

jtwill98, Thank you for posting those beautiful photos. I believe those photos are some of the best ever posted of that reel on the forum. :text-coolphotos: In my opinion the term "Clone" does not really fit this reel and a better description would be to call it a copy. Surely most collect...

jtwill98, OK now I see the list of articles. I don't know about anyone else but I would very much like to read each and every one of those articles. Just curious, might any of them be copyrighted? Also, you don't mention the author's names and I am wondering if the authors use their on-line names in...

jtwill98, I'm a little confused by your post in that you say you are "...digging through sites that no longer exist.". Do you mean that the web site is gone and you are digging through information you gathered from these sites when they were active? Did you find a now non-existent site tha...

Grahamwin,
Might this be the chart?

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Kind Regards,
Bill

Grahamwin, The correct part number for a Mitchell 300 bail spring is #81014. It also quoted that the Mitchel Reel 307 and 810A reel bail spring part number 82334, can also be used in place of the original 81014 bail spring. Has any one fitted the bail spring 82334 to a Mitchell 300 or a Mitchell 410...

Sea Hunter, I would like to add an additional welcome to the one Kim has already made.:text-welcomeconfetti: Here on the forum some folks are more interested in certain Mitchell models than others, (myself mainly the Mitchell 300 models). However, we have several "Mates" that are intereste...

Charliedaubitz, Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum Forum! :text-welcomeconfetti:

Not everyone here uses Twitter or goes on that website. Could you possibly post your photos here so we can take a look at them?
Kind Regards,
Bill

Greetings Mitchell Mates,

I would like to take this opportunity to wish Wallace Carney, Ted Lanham, and all the Mitchell Mates a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
Kind Regards,
Bill

James,

I am pretty sure those are for the Mitchell 300 reel family.
Kind Regards,
Bill

Tom,
Thank you for posting these great photos. :text-coolphotos:

I don't think anyone has ever posted photos of a 900 on here in the recent past and you have a beautiful example.
Kind Regards,
Bill

Tom,
How about posting some photos of your reel?
Kind Regards,
Bill

Tom, Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum :text-welcomeconfetti: The Mitchell 900 was, what I call, a gasket reel. This means that there is an injection molded plastic gasket between the cover plate and the housing. This reel was distributed by Garcia in the USA at first, and was one of the last Mitc...

Hi Nobby, Indeed a very unique housing. :shock: I have only ever seen one other like this but I can't remember where or when. We can tell that it is at least as old as the 4th version Mitchell reels (1951-1955), as the cover plate does not have the earlier anti-reverse spring pins, which were elimin...

davidchapman, :text-welcomeconfetti:

Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum Forum!

We will be looking forward to your input, sounds like a good collection.

Kind Regards,
Bill

Mitchell 330 :text-welcomeconfetti:

Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum Forum!

Nobby,
Looking forward to the new book.

Kind Regards,
Bill

Altex, :text-welcomeconfetti: Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum Forum!! I found your remarks on "Versions" to be right on the money. I would also add that knowing what version a reel is, helps determine the reel's characteristics or features when previously defined such as what Wallace C...

[ quote=Rockape post_id=2647 time=1665924076 user_id=416] I just found this thread and I remember watching the auction, congrats on winning it John. One thing that has me puzzled though, is the bail arm spring type in your 1st version. This is the same type as in my recently acquired 2nd version, bu...

John, One other question regarding your reel. Do you see any evidence of the orange colored primer on either the rotor, housing, or cover plate? I can't see any from the photo. As you probably know the primer started with the 2nd version reels and carried on with the 3rd version reels. Some reels ha...

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