Mitchell Reel Forum

We are Mitchell Mates or Mitchell Fishing Reel Lovers. If you're reading this you're one of us. We are not an exclusive club or organization of any kind. We are just Mitchell collectors and historians who enjoy an open discussion forum on "vintage" Mitchell Fishing Reels. Men in America, England, Holland and Scotland moderate this worldwide web site that has been viewed by over 80 different countries and growing.

Wallace,
Great to be back. You have done a wonderful job on the new site!
Kind Regards,
Bill

Hey Bill, Thanks for joining

Please let everyone you know, like maybe a post in ORCA, letting them know we're back.

I've got a long way to go but I'll get there someday

Best Regards, Wallace

Wallace,
I will start spreading the word we are back. How long before we can post on the various boards? Is there any way to connect between the revamped MRM (ourboard) and this site?
Kind Regards,
Bill

Bill

I've opened up all the boards for posts but I need help moderating them. I have so much to do, I'll do the best I can. Ourboard is a hacked old copy of my site, unauthorized with copyright infringements! :evil:

I am working to put everything, new and updated, on this new site.

Best Regards, Wallace

Congratulations on getting the site recreated Wallace....and thank-you!

Bailarm wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:18 pm Congratulations on getting the site recreated Wallace....and thank-you!

You are welcome but I have a long way to go! Wallace

Guys, I'm back --- Mike Read

Hi Mike, You know you are most welcome!

Best Regards, Wallace

Good job Wallace! Hope all is well with you! Hello mates new and old members. If I can help you Wallace let me know.
Don

Thank You Don! If you and everyone else would help recruit our old members back, and new members that are just getting into Mitchell, that would help a lot! Best Regards, Wallace

Hello Mates, It's great to be back in the MRM!!! MANY Thanks to Wallace and Mike for bringing back a fantastic site where all Mitchell Enthusiasts and Collectors can discuss and share our passion. It's also wonderful to see old friends rejoining too! I'm excited to see what the MRM will become and am ready to help in any way.......I've also sent invitations to several new collectors in Europe who have started and grown beautiful collections - So let's start posting and discussing some Mitchells!

Kind Regards,
Chris

Good job Wallace! Glad to see the new site up and running.

Rick

Wallace,
Thanks for letting me know about the sites resurgence. These days, I walk around with my head in a cloud, and I might have missed the return for ?.
Ted Lanham

Hello Mates, It's so good to see our forum come back to life... Thanks everyone

So glad to see the site up & running again.... A Big Thanks to Wallace and Mike for putting this back together...

It's GREAT to see it back & running even it it's infant stages... I remember from an email that Wallace had sent to me awhile back that you weren't to sure for a while... but I kept checking... Here it is!!!

Although I was never a super active posting member on the prior forum, I was a diehard reader of it. The amount of knowledge I gain was incredible.
Looking forward to watching the site grow again..

Again Thanks to Wallace & Mike (& all) involved.

Dennis

Glad to be back must say Wallace, better photo than before, Thank You for all your hard work and devotion to this Forum.

I'm glad to see the site back up and running. I look forward to increasing my knowledge of all things Mitchell. Thanks to all involved in bringing the site back to life!!

Thanks Everyone! It really makes me want to keep building the MRM, day and night, when I see old friends come back, join and are appreciative over all that's been done so far. Kindest Regards, Wallace

Hi Wallace, congratulations the Mitchell Phoenix arises. Best wishes to you and all Mitchell mates old and new. Stuart (Drfish)

Hello Mitchell Mates,

Soooooo sorry that the site was off for so long.

Soooooooooooooo glad it is back

G. Glen Simpson
Dartmouth Nova Scotia

Hello Glen, Back!

It's good to see you! Wallace

It has been so long, do you remember Me? LOL

Glen

How could I forget you Glen!!!

You made it back Glen

Glen,


Ted Lanham

Yeah, well this was my favorite site, thanks for the welcome back. Going to be a great place to visit!

Glen in Nova Scotia.

Ps I still like your dog Don

Welcome back Glen, hope you are well

good to be back !

Dries, Welcome back my friend! I hope this note finds you well

Dries,
I too am happy to see you back my Friend!
Best, Chris

Hey Dries, good to see you again,

Hey Dries, welcome back! Hope you've found some nice 358s lately.

Sandman

Dries,
Glad you made it back. I'd been waiting for your return.

Ted Lanham

Hello Mates!
New to the forum (I just posted my first post on the "reel maintenance" board).
Thank you for creating, maintaining, and repairing this site. What a joy to share one's hobby/passion with the like-minded.
Cheers,
Johnny.

Hello mates,

Thanks for the welcome


best regards from the lowland

Dries

Johnny,

Welcome aboard!!

Regards,
Ted Lanham

I rejoined MRM in it's new incarnation at the end of September. Just like to say Wallace that I'm glad you're continuing with the site after all the problems caused by the original being hacked. I wasn't that active a member - just a couple of posts - but I do miss the schematics and reel photos. I assume you have these and will be adding them back, but would it be useful for me to send copies of leaflets from my original Mitchell 300s purchased as new? These are 1977 and 1996 (dated 1990) and both show the schematic for each version and the spool capacities. The 300 I bought in 1996 was of course a Taiwan model, but on comparing the schematic with other 300s I have since acquired, the parts all seem to be right. The later leaflet also shows schematics and capacities of the 306, 308/309 and 350 of the 1990 models if that would be useful.

Thank you for your encouraging words! I have the schematics you’re talking about but we specialize in Mitchell Reels that were made in France. Take care and welcome back. Sincerely, Wallace

Great to see you back Mr carney.What happens to you was a deplorable act. I am a bit late to the party but better late than never.Anguilla thanks you so much for all the information over the years.

Greetings Anguilla and back!

It's good to see you again. If you have any questions, great ore small, please feel free to chip in. The simplest of questions could lead to a great and interesting thread...

Kind Regards,
Wallace

thanks for sharing

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Hi All,

I never left and always hoped the MRM come back to life and return some day, thanks for the past work and good luck for the rebirth of a Mitchell icon, Allan

Wonder if anyone can assist e. Just acquired several Mitchell Reels, in their original box's with instructions, but I would really like to know when they were made. here are some of the serial numbers. Garcia Mitchell 306-307 Intermediate Spinning Reel 150761, Garcia Mitchell 306-307 Intermediate Spinning Reel 375508, Garcia Michel 304 Spinning Reel / Spare Spool 819594. I also have of similar age a Garcia Mitchell 386. can anyone tell me their ages. many thanks Phil in New Zealand.

HI, I have restored several thousand reels and today tried and learnt something new. I recently purchase a 440A as spares repair which looked fairly unused, after many hours trying different things it still sounded like a cement mixer no matter what I did, reluctantly I decided it was the worn and damaged gear on the head and reluctantly decided it was for the bin, then I remembered the box of unknown parts i had that contained several head gear replacement parts I found one that was right, but had always wondered how you replace the gear, nothing too lose so I used a G clamp and two chrome socket set sockets that put the pressure on the gear and bearing holder to be removed, then applied the G clamp and applied some pressure it moved and soon come out, I reversed the process and fitted the new gear and put the reel back together, which run as it should, I do not collect Mitchell reels but buy many Mitchell wrecks and return them back to use, that`s my hobby, I am really pleased to add this one to a long list of old Mitchell that people still want to use today. Allan

Did you happen to capture any photos of the process? While I have an idea in my head on what you did, it would be interesting to see and add confirmation of my thought visual.

Hi Sorry no photo`s, was pretty certain it was the end for the head, so went ahead as there was nothing to lose, thought after a few pictures would have helped. Allan