Mitchell Reel Forum

Bill,
Good post.

Ted

Coomby, :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. You have me stumped. I have never seen or heard of a Mitchell 326. Of course, it could be just a matter of the 326 not being imported to the US. Could you post a close-up picture or two of your reel on the forum? That might help. Regards, T...

C. Beckley, :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. I assume the reel you have is a regular Mitchell 300 and not a Mitchell 300 DL, and if that is correct the six you are asking about may just a casting mark on the foot of the reel. For a time, Mitchell placed serial numbers on the back ...

RSG, :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. IT's been a couple of days since you posted this question, and sorry to say none of the mates have been able to give you and answer. As far as I know, only the models 300 bodied and 308s have had word done to help with dating. What little I kn...

Grahamwin,

When I'm able to spend some time on the water, I take my old 410 and 308 Mitchells.
They have never failed me.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Crappie54, IMHO, I think you have the dating right on the first two reels correct. Now, that $10 reel may be what we call a "Frankenreel". It sounds like you may have and earlier sideplate with just the Mitchell 3_0_0 engraved on it with a 6th version body. According to Wallace, "the ...

hrgriz,
I'm glad it cured your problem. Especially, since it didn't break like mine did on the third attempt.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Bill, After just reading the last two posts, I was going to take a couple pictures of what I had done. My intentions were to put the reel seat in the vise and give it a 1 o'clock twist, as I had twice done before. Then I intended to put it back to 12 o'clock as it was originally. Third time was a ch...

hillbillyfisherman,

Bill, one of the mates, was kind enough to post a chart in answering that question in the past.

Here's a copy of it.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Bill,
I was thinking the same thing as you about this being a repair. Thanks for being able to come up right words to explain this possibility.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

hrgriz, :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. I have had a couple Mitchells over the years that had the stem twisted and I was able to place the reel seat in a wood vice and give it the proper twist to correct it without it breaking. Warning, I've also tried the on rotors that were out...

DavidPaul,
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to the Mitchell Reel Museum.
That style of anti-reverse was used on the 7th version Mitchell 300s from 1967-1976.
It looks like you have a nice example.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Kim,
It is my opinion that the fish sticker on the front of your box and the absence of "Garcia" on the reel indicate that this reel was produced for European consumption.

I just read your PM, and Sweden makes perfect sense.

It's a very nice reel to own.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Bill,
Thanks for your kind remark and on adding what I should have about the handle.
Some days I can't find the milk in the fridge.

Rockman,
It would be an early 3rd version without a serial number anywhere.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Kim1987,

to the Mitchell reel Museum.
Based on your serial number, your reel was produced in 1962. They started making them in 1961, so you have one of the earlier ones.
Check your private message.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Rockman, Based on your pictures, you have a 3rd version Mitchell. The early third version reels 1946/1949 had no serial numbers but can have a single other number like the 5 on yours. In the two or three years after that there were serial numbers placed on the back of the gearcase, opposite the hand...

BF60, :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. I have never owned a 386, but here's what I can find on the gearing. "The gears are precision cut with extra bearing surface, with roller bearings, stainless steel, rotating shaft and axle". That was all taken from one of their ads....

Grahamwin,
Mitchell changed to a plastic spindle base during the production of the 4th version reel. They still used the heart shaped pawl for a bit longer. I believe that changed during the late 5th versions.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

carlrockson,
:text-welcomeconfetti:

to the Mitchell Reel Museum.
If you are using Windows on a computer, you can click on the picture file and then click on the 3 dots at the top of the picture to resize the picture to 750 pixels. If that doesn't work, we'll try something else.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Grahamwin,
I tried splitting you post from the one about a 301 reel. I've not done this type of thing many times, so I'm hoping it does what I hope.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

JohnEboy,
I believe that those reels are more available across the pond, but you are still lucky to acquire it. They are scarce everywhere.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Fishabout,
I don't understand it, but in this country the 900 series reel aren't appreciated the way they deserve.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

John,
Great find. I'm curious, how did to come across this reel. For many decades I looked for one of these, but never got lucky.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

RedWave, According to Wallace's book they started putting the heart shaped pawl in the spools about the same time they started putting serial numbers on the 3rd versions. That was around 1949/1950. They continued unchanged till the 5th versions were produced. They aren't that common, but far from be...

JohnEboy,
All those pics are gone, but here's one that, I believe, Wallace restored. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Ted Lanham

Glen,
That is pretty cool. Thanks for posting.

Ted Lanham

Thanks to you all.

Ted

Ericspry, :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. The older Mitchell 300s, for a period, placed the serial number on the back of the reel body, on the opposite side from the handle near the top edge. There was also a time during the very early half-bail era where there were no serial num...

Thanks Again.

Ted

Mates,
Anyone know the email of the ebay parts seller jeffccbc?

Regards,
Tef Lanham

shootrj2003, I haven't been to many yard sales lately, but around my area, there were always a lot of really bad condition, neglected Mitchells. Ones that had been abused and cast aside and the only people, with few exceptions, were the older guys who had used them in their younger days. I don't eve...

RedWave,
That part is called a "Line Clip". Part number 36 on the early models. Yours may be in two pieces.

Check this link. https://www.reeldr.com/home/wp-content/ ... 011969.pdf

Regards,
Ted Lanham

RedWave. I'll take a shot at your question. Attached is a pic of 5th version spools in Wallace's book. It appears that there was a transition from the earlier spool pawl to just a spring during this period. Yours may be one that happened during that transition since it has screws instead of being we...

Schrack,
That thing would take too many Social Security checks, for me.

Ted Lanham

Mates,
It looks like the "White Lady" has reappeared.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234564389002?h ... Swpj1iit-s

Regards,
Ted Lanham

jramos1, :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. There have been several discussions concerning those "extra" numbers that are separate from the serial numbers. The best idea that has come up, I believe, is that they are casting marks made by the companies that made the frames ...

Fishabout,
I am awe struck! Just beautiful!

Regards,
Ted Lanham

yellowthroat :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. I never got into changing the drag washers around to meet my needs, but I have read a few posts about that where the mates played with that. The schematic on 308As that I looked at used a fiber washer, so if you've got one without a wa...

Schrack, I'm sure you are aware that there are not as many mates joining in on the fun here since so much of the information we once had here has disappeared. That along with many of the older guys have lost some of the interest in GM that they once had could account for some of your lack of immedia...

Fishabout,
I was just curious, because I've thought about making something like that out of old walnut I have.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Kim,
I haven't been able to save anything except the link to the page.
Ted

Kim,
Is this what you are looking for?
https://mitchellreelmuseum.com/list-of- ... 1939-1989/

Ted Lanham

Fishabout,
That is gorgeous!
I like that stand. Did you make it?

Ted Lanham

jpg12000, Many years ago, if I remember correctly, there were a couple meetings of Mitchell collectors.], but other than those the nearest thing to a place to find Mitchells would be either at ORCA, or NFLCC meets. I have taken several nice Mitchells home from NFLCC shows. Then again, most good flea...

A great reel.

Ted Lanham

UncleRonny,
His book is great for information on the 300s. I believe the dating chart in the book and in the MRM are the same,

Regards,
Ted Lanham

UncleRonny, Wallace's Mitchell 300 dating chart only included the Mitchell 300 reels that he, personally, had access to. He states that "These gaps in serial numbers could be the year before or after my best estimate", so yours could have been produced either in 1959, or 1960. As far as I ...

Kim, As I understand it, Garcia dropped the black tackle box kits around 65/66, but then the brown box could be purchased complete with 300, yellow plastic reel support, small plastic box with lures, spools of fishing line, reel wrench, extra spool and assorted paperwork. I don't recall that the bro...

Mates, It's my understanding that what JohnEboy stated is correct, and that only the early second versions had the cherrywood handles. The later second versions had the metal knobs. In all the years that I was actively seeking out Mitchells, I was very lucky to acquire only two second versions and t...

JohnEboy,
You must be doing something right. That wasn't much time to gather them. There aren't that many of them around where I live.

Ted Lanham

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