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by mintcake63
Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:47 am
Forum: Questions to The Mitchell Reel Museum
Topic: Dating my late dad's Match L RH
Replies: 7
Views: 781

Re: Dating my late dad's Match L RH

Thank you, Kim, very helpful, and for you thank you for clarifying left/right handedness in reels... so although I'm left-handed I use my rod like a right-hander (ditto I play a right-handed guitar, use right-handed whittling knives, etc). Why my dad (right-handed) had both left and right-handed ver...
by mintcake63
Wed Aug 21, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: Questions to The Mitchell Reel Museum
Topic: Dating my late dad's Match L RH
Replies: 7
Views: 781

Re: Dating my late dad's Match L RH

Hi Bill, thanks for the welcome and my dad would have been delighted to know that his reels were still being used and discussed. Photos of the reel in question: https://i.postimg.cc/4nqCh3gC/20240819-171928.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ppFwQtWm/20240819-172137.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/14fhtqbc/20240820-...
by mintcake63
Wed Aug 21, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: Questions to The Mitchell Reel Museum
Topic: Dating my late dad's Match L RH
Replies: 7
Views: 781

Re: Dating my late dad's Match L RH

Hi Bill, thanks for the welcome and my dad would have been delighted to know that his reels were still being used and discussed. Photos of the reel in question: https://i.postimg.cc/4nqCh3gC/20240819-171928.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ppFwQtWm/20240819-172137.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/14fhtqbc/20240820-...
by mintcake63
Mon Aug 19, 2024 11:37 pm
Forum: Questions to The Mitchell Reel Museum
Topic: Dating my late dad's Match L RH
Replies: 7
Views: 781

Dating my late dad's Match L RH

I inherited a couple of Mitchel reels from my dad; one I'm keeping because it's left-handed and a lovely reel to use. The other I'm intending to sell because it's right-handed (and I'm a southpaw). As far as I can tell, it's a Garcia Match L (RH) with the serial number 8465[space]5 stamped on the fo...