Mitchell Reel Forum

Hi

I collect u.l Mitchells for 40 years now ,I know a little bit about them .

best regards Dries

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1970

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Hello mates ,

found some

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The Mitchell 358 is the speedy brother of the 308 and to emphasize this difference they used a green handle knob . the same for the Mitchell 350 'Rapid" The Mitchell 314 had also a green dragknob to mark the difference between 304 Cap and 314 Cap super . Only used in France -Belgium (Arca) Germ...

Hi Ted,

I have the full range of Mitchell 358 reels and they only have a green handle knob
the 314 is the only one with a green drag knob

regards from the low land

Dries

Hello Mates,

Kim is spot on
Here the 314 Albatros

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Dries

Hello mates,

I,ve called Albatros and it,s confirmed that I have an early Conolon 500 series sample rod .

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Hello Mates, I think i,m lucky with this combo in excellent condition . I,ve seen only 5 or 6 in the last 15 years without a box ! This one was sold by Albatros in 1969 /70 Hope to get an answer from them tomorrow about the Conolon rod without markings (Mitchell Conolon special 231 F1 1.80 m 4-12 gr...

Thanks Mates,

Chris, the box top needs a lot of work

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regards Dries

Hello mates,

Just got this nice Mitchell 510 Special with Conolon rod , box and papers
The rod is completely unmarked and I have never seen this before .

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Hope to get more info soon .

regards Dries

Hi Welcome to the Mitchell forum. The Mitchell 401 that you have is a European release and they had the Special sticker on them . These reels were sold in ;France , Belgium, Netherlands and Germany and sometimes to the U.K and Italy . The Mitchell 401 for North America and many other countries had a...

Hi Fishabout, Very nice Mitchell 540, super rare . a few things ; the bail on your 540 is a 1976 type , was there ever a DUAL sticker on there ? I see a few traces of glue next to the Mitchell engraving ? The aluminum 'lock knob'' on the handle is from 1979/80 If you're not going to use the reel cha...

Hello Mates,

the word ''mer'' is best translated to '' sea'' or what Ted said salt(water ).
The first thing that comes up if we're talking the sixties is the Mitchell 302 .
It was advertised as Mitchell 302 ''Mer -Saumon '' in France
Pour la peche en mer des tout gros ...

Regards Dries

Hi Glen,

I hope so too .
Conolon is Mitchell and so many mates have info and pictures to share .

best regards

Dries

Hi Don , Nice set of Mitchell 410 s There are 2 bailtypes : early tungsten with the bailstop and the roller lineguide that came out in 1971 Mitchell try to work cost efficient They used to make a pre stock of reels with a standard script so if Garcia was ordering reels they had to engrave Garcia on ...

Hi Don , The answer to your question is that sometimes there is corrosion on the bearings on one side of the pinion . Mostly the side where the pinion is screwed into the rotor . Without lubrication the bearings dry up on that side and moist does the rest . The side of the pinion gear is usually bet...

Hi Don ,

17 on each side .
It,s better to disassemble the pinion and clean it .
Make sure that the bearings go into the right side .

good luck

regards Dries

Hi Chris,

The combo that i have used was a 508 Special and a Conolon 231 E1 3-14 gr Albatros 1.65 m rod.
I have a few of these rods so I used the one with some wear on it.
It is an ultra light combo to cast 5 gr lures .

I hope to see pictures if you going to try yours

regards Dries

HI sandman,

It was good fun ,you should try yours !
These combo,s turned out as a failure for Mitchell but are a dream to collectors .
About 80% of the production went to the U.S !

Hi Ted

they are good eating but we do catch and release only

regards Dries

Hello Mates, Today I went fishing and took a 508 combo with me for the first time . I was surprised how easy and smooth I could cast a light spoon with it . After a few minutes i got a first strike and a little pike lost the battle on the 508 combo a few small perch followed . A joy to fish with IMG...

hello Kingfisher,

Your spool could be a spool from a 406 A which is a pollished one .
Maybe you can show a picture .

regards Dries

Hi Sandman,

The 306 was advertised as a heavy fresh water and a light saltwater reel so a combination reel
I think they cut it short to Combi .

best regards

Dries

Hello mates, Yesterday I got this Albatros Mitchell 306 Combi with booklet and warranty card. Date of purchase oktober 15 1963 . The previous owner told me that this reel was only used a few times and was put in storage for a long time. When I opened it up to clean I was surprised to see a cross win...

hello Mates,

I have a few ultra light 308 358 408 508 in all variations
a few Cap and a few Mitchell 300 350 410 reels

2 reels still on my wishlist ..

Chris,

your display room is very nice !

best regards Dries

Very nice pictures John,
Thanks for posting

best regards

Dries

Hello,

My Mitchell 308/358 are always first choice for light spinning .
The 300 and 350 are used for carp fishing >

best regards, Dries

Hello

Here a picture of the nylon gears and as you can see one is damaged
If the reel is for display don,t change the gear to keep it original

if you're going to use it for fishing put a metal gear in it .

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regards

Dries

Hello Mates ,

Got this Mitchell 304 box with booklet .
Many of these boxes have been made and also many have been thrown away ..
The box came with wear and tear but with a little work I was able to get this result

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regards Dries

Thanks Christian and Wallace for posting these pictures
This is how we build the ''new'' Mitchell reel museum

best regards from the low land

Dries

Hi Christian,

The only thing I have noticed is that the text is the same in Dutch
For this Mitchell 308.

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regards

Dries

Bonjour Christian,

Merci beaucoup ! Thanks for sharing

I have seen these pictures before ..

Albatros had the same brand (volkswagen) truck
I have to find a picture of it .

What kind of advertising truck did Garcia have ?

regards Dries

Hello mates,

Here an old picture of the Mitchell reel that was painted on their trucks .
I think it,s a Renault
maybe Christian can share a picture of that Renault truck .

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regards Dries

Hello Mates,

Here a Mitchell ''roadsign''or board just outside of Cluses I guess .

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Hello Mates ,

Here a picture of the Mitchell building, Cluses 1968.

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regards Dries

Hi Chris ,

Very special reel ! It looks like a try -out version from ''bureau d'etudes '' that was made just after the Mitchell Rapid .
Maybe one of the first with the new style AR lever.
Congratulations with this find.

regards from the lowland

Dries

Hello Mates ,

Here a picture of the Mitchell 300 silver given to Mr. H . Vogel Director of Albatros Netherlands in 1971.

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Courtesy Albatros .

regards Dries

Ciao Simone

thank you , the second picture is a reel stand
This one is from 1950 and i,m happy to have 2 in my collection now .
I have a good connextion with albatros so i,m hoping to find some more interesting items

greetings from the low land

Dries

Hello Mates

Here an early 350 1/5 from France with the green handle knob and spool arbor

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regards Dries

Here the Albatros stand , maybe 10 made

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regards Dries

Hi Chris ,

Very nice finds !
My best find is still the Mitchell 4th version Albatros with the original Albatros stand .

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regards Dries

Hello mates,

Thanks for the welcome

best regards from the lowland

Dries

Ciao Simone ,

Beautiful and rare reel
Thanks for sharing

regards Dries

good to be back !

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