Mitchell Reel Forum

don309,
That part 82425 doesn't seem to be overly abundant on the net. I have a guy, Dick Janak, that has always had what I needed many times over the years, co you could check with him. His email is [email protected] ,I believe.

Ted Lanham

Schrack, Sounds like a reasonable price for a 300, but the serial number along doesn't define the reel as "rare". You may be referring to some Wallace's statements about the "Pilot Reel". There are several requirements that a reel must meet to be one of those prized reels. That's...

Greetings Stephenv,
:text-welcomeconfetti:

to the Mitchell Reel Museum.

The Mitchell half bails were made back in the 40's up till around 1953, and were replaced by the common full bail.
Here's a pic of a page from the operating manual about using the reel. I hope this is some help.

Ted Lanham

Baron2, I bought my first M300 in 1963, so I'm considered a senior citizen of a bygone era. Over the years, since that first purchase, I've gone through several hundred 300's. Some I bought to use, some to collect, and some I picked up to do some service on, sell to either fishermen, or collectors. ...

Mates, I had a conversation with a fellow recently when the subject of M300 reels came up. He said he hated the reel because the bail springs kept braking. I told him that I had fished with the same 300 for decades and had never had a broken spring. I did, occasionally, have to make some adjustments...

Baron2,
The left. That is the type lever that I was talking about. According to Wallace's book, that anti-reverse was used till it was changed to a straight lever.

Bill, I 100% agree.

Ted Lanham

Schrack, It sounds like you have developed a real interest in the Mitchell 300 reels. In my opinion, it's time for you to consider buying the book" The Mitchell Classic 300 Spinning Reel: 1939-1989" written by Wallace. It can answer most of questions about changes to the reel and when they...

Baron2, I believe that, somewhere in this string, I saw your faceplate with the a/r that had 3 flat edges on the back of the a/r lever. That lever was used from the around 1962 up till 1967. My earlier post was just a guess, but if your a/r lever is made like that it could be up till 1967. A view of...

Baron2,
I've owned several 6th gen 300s with that type of anti-reverse lever that were made around 1962/63. Is it possible that your reel has been submerged in salt water? It shows more corrosion than I usually see around where I live.

Ted Lanham

Kim,
Same picture, the man's right side, up a couple shelves are reels with this wrapping. Mine like those had a SN 1 369589, ie 1956.
Ted Lanham

Simplex,
Excellent!

Chris,
I just love how you have that room arranged.

Ted Lanham

Bailarm,
Thanks for the Mitchel reel service link. I can't wait to try your Mitchell reel service tips when activities show down in the coming months.
Regards,
Ted Lanham :text-goodpost:

Fishabout, Since I concentrated on just 300s, I never had more than 40-50 Mitchells. That included duplicates that I traded or sold to fishermen. Today, with downsizing, around 15-20. I'm getting up there in age, so not wanting to make it difficult for family if I was to become fishing bait. :lol: :...

Simplex,
I love these pictures. Thanks so much for posting.

Ted Lanham

Greetings burnsie2000_2000,
Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum.

I found this schematic on the net. Hope it helps.

https://schematics.mikesreelrepair.com/ ... ll_782.pdf

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Chris Ball,
Thanks for giving the reason on the sling shot. That's what I had suspected, but never seen it used like you guys are doing. I could see that getting the bait in the water that way, might prevent the bait from coming loose as in a normal cast. Interesting!
Regards,
Ted Lanham

Chris,
I have an idea, but I want to confirm, what is the sling shot for?

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Dries,
WOW!! Many thanks for posting.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

linewinder, I haven't been able to find a search feature, either. There's a possibility that since Wallace is in the process of constructing the new Museum, that he hasn't got around to adding that feature yet, and that your FAQ link is a copy from the "old" Museum. Wallace has a long and ...

Schrack,
I have a pencil shaped box at the top right side of my post that allows me to edit my post. Do you have the same options?
Regards,
Ted Lanham

Johnny,

Welcome aboard!! :text-welcomeconfetti:

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Greetings Simplex,
I'm in the same boat as Glen. I've never seen a "Pied Deport " before, that I can remember :text-coolphotos:

Regards.
Ted Lanham

Fishabout,
Wow! Congratulations on picking up that one.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Simone,

I agree!

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Simone,
Very nice find.
I consider the pilot/prototype reel a rare reel to obtain. They all came with level-wind gearing, and dark blue metal knobs. Yours has higher serial number than most than range about 5000 less.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Don,
I envy you. I had two sons, and neither had an interest in fishing. Now I have two Gkids and the same story there.

Ted Lanham

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

Ted Lanham

Glen,

Ted Lanham

Mitchell73, :text-welcomeconfetti: to the Mitchell Reel Museum. I've had 300s over the years that had spools that were a bit stubborn to get off, but ended up coming off. I assume that you pressed the round knob in the the center of the drag adjustment knob, if not try that. If you're already past t...

Wallace,
Plenty of time, so no hurry.

Ted

Wallace,
Though it will add to your workload, I agree with Chris.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

bristolmod,
Any day spent fishing is better than most.

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Fishabout,
Great picture.
Ted Lanham

bristolmod,
I'm looking forward to finding how the trip turns out. Luck!

Regards,
Ted Lanham

Don309, I've seen a lot of the French made Luxor reels over the years. They appear to be pretty will made reels, but I just never like the way they felt in my hand. Why, I can't say. ORCA has some information on their site about these reels by a man from Belgium at this link. https://reeltalk.orcaon...

Fishabout,
If I had been lucky enough to find a 1st version, it would be the last one I'd part with.

Ted Lanham

David66,
Your Mitchell is one that was produced around 1950/1951, and has type of engraving that they used in those days. It would be considered a 4th version if it has a full bail.
Regards,
Ted Lanham

David66, Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum. Sizing the pics that you want to up load is critical. If you haven't tried keeping the size about 750 pixels wide, try uploading with that. The earlier Mitchells logo was done with a deeper, wider depth than the later models. Does the side plate have &qu...

Wallace,

At least you had a shot at it. I never had a chance to, even, bid on a first version.

Ted Lanham

Wallace,

Ted Lanham

Sandman,
Wow, that's a nice fish.

Ted Lanham

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

Don309,

Nice looking reel, but might be hard to find in high grass.

Ted

JDurbin75, This is just my 2 cents worth. Back in the day when I was hoarding Mitchell reels, I picked up a couple Garcia 3000s just to do a minor comparison with the Mitchells. If I recall correctly, they were made in Japan so my expectations weren't that high. Ended up, I didn't like the feel of t...

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