Mitchell 306

Back in March we posted a piece about a reel that generated a lot of comments on Facebook and through direct messages. It seemed a lot of the readers were upset that I had chosen the Zebco Cardinal series as the reel of the decade for the s. Readers wrote in that the French made, mitchell 306, Garcia Mitchell series of reels was by far superior to the Swedish reel mitchell 306 how could I think such a dastardly thought.

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. My pulled me aside and said he had something for me. He then pulled some of my grandfather's old fishing gear out and said that wanted me to have it. There was a couple of old rods that looked the worse for wear but one of them had on it an old Garcia Mitchell surf reel.

Mitchell 306

Welcome to Reel Repair by Alan Tani. Log in Sign up Entire forum This topic This board. Reel Repair by Alan Tani Logon issues? March 08, , PM. Main Menu. Go Down Pages 1. May 12, , PM. Grabbed this Garcia Mitchell off eBay with a group of eight other assorted reels. This isn't really a tutorial, but since I usually take pictures when working on a reel, doesn't hurt to post them here. This one was pretty smooth as it was, dirty on the outside, bail worked, but wouldn't close completely sometimes. Brake system was in pretty good shape. Grimy inside the rotor and on the bail trip assembly. Don't know what kind of blue grease this is, but it hadn't hardened or interfered with the operation of the reel.

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Welcome to Reel Repair by Alan Tani. Log in Sign up Entire forum This topic This board. Reel Repair by Alan Tani Logon issues? March 08, , PM. Main Menu. Go Down Pages 1. Mitchell questions.

Back in March we posted a piece about a reel that generated a lot of comments on Facebook and through direct messages. It seemed a lot of the readers were upset that I had chosen the Zebco Cardinal series as the reel of the decade for the s. Readers wrote in that the French made, Garcia Mitchell series of reels was by far superior to the Swedish reel and how could I think such a dastardly thought. For one, on some of their models the bail went backwards of all other reels. This may not seem like a problem but imagine this. In my youth, I worked at a tackle shop, and we had a big business spooling new line on reels. After spooling up 15 or so spinning reels, you get in a groove. Then someone drops a Mitchel spool on the counter without line or the reel, and now you have a chance of getting it right. It looked like it was designed in the 50s, it was, and the Cardinal looked sleeker and less clunky.

Mitchell 306

Made in France. More for new in the box with papers. I trust that this reply finds you all doing well and that you are being 'blessed! Ron has answered your question about how much it is worth. The only information that I could add would be what you already know and that info is: The Mitchell S were made from to ; they were made of aluminum; As Ron stated they were made in France; there were 22, produced; they have one 1 ball bearing; There gear ration is Also, I might add that these reels are very good reel that can be used for heavy-duty freshwater or light Saltwater fishing. Any idea what the max drag is on the Mitchell s? I am guessing your drag is about pounds. You can test it yourself.

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They are fine -- they don't compare in smoothness to more modern reels, but as a basic reel they are still just fine. Line capacity was again yards of pound mono. Good luck! It seemed a lot of the readers were upset that I had chosen the Zebco Cardinal series as the reel of the decade for the s. Even at half spool capacity with this old braid it cast pretty decent. Cassy 3 Replies. Should be easy enough to make one by modifying a bail, and adding a rounded or acorn nut. Thanks Greg. It looked like it was designed in the 50s, it was, and the Cardinal looked sleeker and less clunky. Recommended Communities. Terry knew he wanted to major in fishing at the ripe old age of four. The first two pages featured the Mitchel , , and and those were the righthand retrieve models.

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It deserves to catch fish and maybe it has some of your GP's mojo! I have a with the plastic reel box it came in, perhaps 60 years old. These reels aren't too difficult to disassemble and service. All joking aside, they were great reels of the time, and proof in their sales reflects that. My Grandfathers Penn Greenie meant more to me in the suds on a stick with a bass on than on a shelf. Grimy inside the rotor and on the bail trip assembly. Fishing tackle is an art form and all fish caught on the right tackle are"Gfish"! Good luck! After spooling up 15 or so spinning reels, you get in a groove. Almost finished. The second rule of fishing is to never forget the first rule. Fred and Tommy are great resources for the ins and outs on these. I found a crank on the auction site that was also supposed to be suitable for a , but it's too long for this reel and it hits the bail - Even after adding an extra spacer washer and bending the bail some.