blast from the past

Do any of you have, or even still use Mitchell 300 reels ?? Ive got 3 of these old reels which i havnt used for years since the Shimano's came along. Great reels at the time.................oh how times change !

Ive also got a Mitchell "Match" which i still use for silverfish. Great reel, easy to cast with. Superb.

doug6364 wrote:Do any of you have, or even still use Mitchell 300 reels ?? Ive got 3 of these old reels which i havnt used for years since the Shimano's came along. Great reels at the time.................oh how times change !

Ive also got a Mitchell "Match" which i still use for silverfish. Great reel, easy to cast with. Superb.

if they didnt wind the wwrong way around id still use them over most shimanos

mind you most of my shims are older models from the 80's and 90's

if your only fishing little snag free waters get using them

i always wanted the pro model but ended up with the second hand 60's version (hand me down from my dad). a mate still uses them with north western sealy 1.75 rods
last time we talked about carp he had just had his fourth 40 on em.

i still use a 300 on my stalking rod for carp and my barbel rod.i did buy the updated version but it was'nt a patch on the old 300's.ive still got a bag of bail arm springs for repairs just in case needed.you cant beat a classic ive had mine since i was 10 im now 33 its still as good now as it was then

I reckon ive had my 300's over 30 yrs, and they still look good and work perfectly. Lovely old things they are.

The younguns nowadays dont know what they have missed do they lads hey ???

doug6364 wrote:I reckon ive had my 300's over 30 yrs, and they still look good and work perfectly. Lovely old things they are.

The younguns nowadays dont know what they have missed do they lads hey ???

hold your horses i have mitchell 300 it was my dads and its now mine works perfectly i caught my first fish of it and it also caught my biggest pike so far with it, and the noise when you reel it in is awsome

[img]https://pikeangler.forumotion.com/[/img]

Theres loads of mitchell 300 reels and spare parts on ebay

adie1200 wrote:Theres loads of mitchell 300 reels and spare parts on ebay

ijust love old tackle reels rods anything old with a fishing theme drive the wife mad with it........

black prince


that one takes me back along with the elite and deluxe

more hand me downs

ill sort some of mine out, they are a little more contempary though in the main, i got rid of a lot of the old stuff a while ago, barring the intrepids which are still in my parents shed

of the top of my head ive 80's silstar, shimanos like the ssg's and early aerlex and biomasters (when they were rear drag and small respectivley)

tomthepiker wrote:

doug6364 wrote:I reckon ive had my 300's over 30 yrs, and they still look good and work perfectly. Lovely old things they are.

The younguns nowadays dont know what they have missed do they lads hey ???

hold your horses i have mitchell 300 it was my dads and its now mine works perfectly i caught my first fish of it and it also caught my biggest pike so far with it, and the noise when you reel it in is awsome

Respect Tom !! I didnt think you younger ones would know what i was refering to. Good on ya