Mitchell Reel Forum

A repeat story with apologies. I caught a 32 inch long Carp in the Trent River, in Ontario about 1980. I was using a 308 on a Berkeley 5 1/2 foot light action rod with 4 pound test monofilament. We were in a boat and it took about an hour to bring the fish to net. G. Glen Simpson Dartmouth, Nova Sco...

Thanks Bill, best wishes to you as well. Seasons Greetings to every member.

G. Glen Simpson
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Sorry to hear this Wallace, I know it was a tough decision for you to make. I have appreciated the site and its members for all the shared knowledge.

G. Glen Simpson
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Simon,

I agree with everything that you say in your post.

Glen

D"accord avec tout.

I believe that no Mitchell expert noticed it on ebay. not that i am a connoisseur, my collection is for fishing.

G. Glen Simpson

Dartmoth, Nova Scotia

I have repainted about 10 Mitchells, all of them 300’s. I have a 304, a 308 and a 486. None of these that I have repainted are in collector class, repainting them should give a new lease on their life. All of them had the aluminum parts treated with a corrosion treatment to remove deposits and coat ...

Just in time for spring fishing! She is old enough to go as well.

Best wishes again.

Glen

Really sorry Don, he was a handsome dog. I know he was a great companion to you. Losing our little friends really hurts.

All best wishes

Glen

G. Glen Simpson
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

This is nice, well made reel. Not a Mitchell, but a god clone

Glen in Nova Scotia

I use Viperlube or Superlube, both synthetic.

Glen

I just paint over it. When you paint beside the anti-reverse lever, slide it over and give another shot on the shadow where the lever covered or it will remain. I have masked these levers off on some and painted them on others. My 300s are fishers, not collectors.

Glen

No, I still have the 300, still fish with it on a Shimano rod of similar dimensions.

Glen

Neat!!!!!!!!

Like to have that on a 300.

Glen in Nova Scotia

I bought a Berkeley Buchaneer fiberglass 7 foot rod back about 1972 or 73. It came with a Berkeley reel that I used in both fresh and salt water. I caught a rather large cod on it near the mouth of Halifax Harbour. I took it to Germany on posting and found that the reel was corroded beyond use becau...

I have a Mitchell or two like this, made up from parts. I bought a body from Ebay because I had a 300 given to me that had a broken foot.

Happy New Year to all.

G. Glen Simpson
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Best wishes to all Mitchell Mates, have a wonderful Holiday Season!

G. Glen Simpson
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

I agree with what Ed has said in his post. I would recommend that you use a synthetic grease, like SUPERLUBE or VIPERGREASE (made by LOCTITE). This type of grease is superior to what was used in the factory. I would not endorse Lithium based grease, It seems to turn black, maybe as a reaction betwee...

I am wondering if they make that garment in my size.

Glen

Good looking little guy, Don!

Congratulations

Glen

$12.00

Really?

Glen

I have been known not to do what I am told.

Glen in Nova Scotia

It's either that, or he eats Don!

Glen in Nova Scotia

I know the Nottawasaga, from my military time on courses at Base Borden, but never fished it. A tributary, the, Pine River, runs through the base. It also had a good run of rainbow. I haven’t been in the area for a number of years.

Glen

Mr Reynolds,

Where in Ontario are you fishing?

I come from the very southwest, near Sarnia.

Just curious.

Glen in Nova Scotia

Mitchell 300 reels are not rare, but in this condition, they are. I would not fish this one, and I am not a collector. Most of my 300s are repainted.

G. Glen Simpson
Dartmouth Nova Scotia

It depends on how fast you want the item to get to the destination. The shipments that I mentioned were the basic rate. When I ordered a few parts from Kenny, he combined shipping, but if I recall correctly, there was a handling cost for each additional item. I bought a reel, a reel body and a coupl...

About three years ago, I sent a Mitchell 301 from Nova Scotia to Southern Illinois, near St Louis. Canada Post charged me $17CDN + change, which I thought was reasonable. A small Mitchell brochure that I sent to Michigan,a couple of months back, was $3 or 4. In my opinion, kennyboy charges too much ...

Description sounds like a 314. Missed out on one of these a couple of years ago.

Glen in Nova Scotia

Looks like Bill has listed most of the 300 family in an earlier post on this thread.

Sorry about that

Glen

A couple of points on this, regarding the 300. One of the reasons it is a good one to start with is that there are more 300s around than any other Mitchell model. They are mechanically different and a bit more complex than other models, like a 304 or a 308 which have planamatic gearing. If you can o...

If you do take on a 300, make sure that you find the shims, remove them, set them aside and replace them where they were found. They are easy to overlook.

G. Glen Simpson
Dartmouth, nova Scotia

Hi Sandman,

I have not dismantled the reel to this point. Before I switched the plates back around, the reel turned smoothly, I don’t understand while it no longer does.

Glen

I think the big difference between this and a 303 is the direction of head rotation and the main gear having a right hand thread for the 303. by switching the plates around, the the reel would still rotate as a 302, but you would be required to turn the handle so the top of it's rotation came toward...

I have posted this story before, so some may need to forgive me. Back in either 1979 or 80, I caught a 32 inch long Carp in the Trent River near Trenton Ontario. The fish hit my No. 3 Mepps & worm while I was fishing from a boat with a Mitchell 308 wound with 4 pound test line. It took about an ...

The reel handle turns in the correct direction, now that I have changed the sides back to where they were. The reel doesn't turn without jamming up, so I have not got it together properly.

Glen

The Sideplates had been switched around to make it a Leftie, If this was done with 302 gearing, handle etc., then it would turn toward the fisherman at the top to keep the rotor turning in the correct direction. I have tried to turn it back around, but now it turns exactly one revolution then jams u...

Hi everyone, I was given a Mitchell 302 today by a fellow at work. The thing is, it is left handed, but the handle rotates in the opposite direction, coming toward the rear of the reel on the top instead of going forward on top. I believe a left handed person used this reel and that they swapped the...

Hi again, The other statement, on the right side of the image, about the comfortable handle, I would translate that the handle forms itself exactly to the fingers. The word seems to be imprint, but it probably has a wider meaning in French. Below that it says that the anti-reverse is sure and access...

Hi again,

Today I bought an Attwood outboard fuel line bulb. In Canada, products have bi-lingual labelling. What we call a bulb in English, is called poire in French. Translation is pear. Just how different people look at things I guess.

Best wishes,

Glen

I would translate PECHE SPORTIF as Sport Fishing. Adjectives in French come mostly after the noun, but not in all cases. La peche is fisheries, but it is also fishing. The context of describing a reel would be sport fishing rather than the commercial tone of fisheries. It also looks like the transla...

Happy tro be of help.

Glen

One other small point, the rotating head is called "cloche" in French. That is the French word for Bell.

Glen

Although I claim to speak French, there are some words in this pub that make me realize how limited my vocabulary is. Arbre is tree in French, but in machinery terms, it also means shaft. i only know this because of my military background with sewing machines. Bobine would be the word for spool. the...

Still haven’t done anything with this reel. I think it will just be for parts. The bail is too corroded. I also have an older 300, boomerang shaped anti reverse lever which is similarly corroded.

Glen

Hi again, I bought a ten foot rod for this reel, it seems to balance well. The rod is Bass Pro Shops’ house brand, Offshore Angler. I have the reel spooled with a heavy braided line. This all should suit the amount of Salt Water fishing That I do, maybe 3 times a season or so. Best wishes to all. Gl...

I know what you mean Schrack, when I was a Navy aircraft mechanic, we were encouraged to use our 1/4 inch drive set as much as possible. That way there was less chance to over-torque bolts. A lot of SMALL DIAMETER fasteners held down many engine parts, like the cylinder on a radial engine. We also h...

Hi Mates,

just a note on drilling out the screw and removing the countersunk section with a countersink. I used an SAE countersink, which is 82 degrees, for American countersunk screws. A machinist here at work told me that Metric Countersunk Screws have a countersink angle of 90 degrees.

Glen

Good Day Mitchell Friends, Today, a fellow at work brought me 2 Mitchell 300A reels. one is Taiwan, the other France. He wanted one Serviced and told me I could have the other. His is the one with less corrosion, the Taiwan reel. inside was a mess. Hardened Brown Grease I cleaned it with Brake Clean...

Good advice Bill.

Glen

I believe it may be from a LUXOR Reel. They were a great salt water reel.

Glen in Nova Scotia

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