I'll probably just end up tossing it to the side since I already fixed up another reel to use this year in it's place. It was gonna be used for a pole I normally put nightcrawlers on with some weight for catfish/whatever else bites. I figured I'd use a reel like that since there is always the risk o...

Thanks for the info everyone. I am well aware it is more modern Mitchell, therefore it is not a "legit" Mitchell. It just happens to be a reel I found that that looks solid, but has that one broken part. I was going to use it this year if I could find that part.

Your last photo has the serial number on the top "arch". Your version started circa., 1958 according to Dennis Roberts Value Guide. Missing the " A Garcia Product" sticker above the handle. Not uncommon for that to happen. Also, yours has the later version 3 prong drag. It shoul...

Syd wrote: ↑Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:28 pm Nice reel with great family history

Thanks!

Hello everyone! Just wanted to show off this workhorse that's been in my family for a while! My grandfather bought it sometime around the late 50s or early 60s I believe, then my dad used it for it a while, and now I use it from time to time. A few years ago I took it all apart, cleaned it, and grea...

Hello. I am new to the group and I figured this would be the place to ask about a specific part I'm in search of. I normally use an old 300 that my dad used for years or a 350 that my grandfather got in the late 50s or early 60s and was used a lot by him and my dad. I wanted to give this 300x a try ...