Old School Mitchell Reels

Those 300s are junk send them to me and I will save you the expense of getting rid of them.

I know an older fellow that used them until I took him fishing for big cats, theres a free rod and reel if you can catch it

I use both,the 308 and 310.The 308 is one of the older made in france and the 310 is made in Taiwan.I have 6 of the older 308's and 1 of the newer ones.I also have 2 300's one newer model and an older model.I also have a 304,my dad has a 304 style with CAP on the side.

I have 2 old 300's and a 308 all made in France.Use the 308 some, mostly use new style 308's (even tho they are made in China).My Grandpap bought me a 300 when I was about 7-8yrs old.Mitchell's are the reels I use.Brings back good memorys when you hear that distinctive clickclickclickclick..........

Although I do like my new stuff, there is something about the old reels that make them a pleasure to use. Nostalgic reasons withheld, most of the C3's and early 300' s DAM reels etc. exhibit a durable quality that you will not find encorporated into the new stuff today. What these reels lack in refinement, they more than make up for in their excellent durability and ease of being able to service when they need attention. All said, a few buds and I made an effort to hang up the fancy expensive stuff this year and get back to some basics and I am glad we did, as the season progressed I was constantly reminded of the early days spent with my father and uncle, not rushing to get streamside, not caring about anything except having a good time, which is exactly what we did this year.

Had a 300 and a 308 for years.  The 308 was great for smallies with ultralite. My son lost the 300 on a canoe trip, and I picked up another, almost mint with extra spool and handle for............15 bucks on Ebay a couple of years ago.  I wouldn't even  use new ones - junk. I still use my 300 occasionally.

i used to really like the 300's,till i got hooked on steely fishing.blew the bearings outta the 1st 1,sent it back,and got a free 1.blew the bearings outta that 1,then went and bought a quantum and have had no problems since.other than that,everything was really sweet on the 300 providing i didnt have anything on the other end that would push the drag.

Is the 304 larger than the 300?

A good friend of mine collects the 300's and 308's as a hobby. He has at least 50 of them. He is a die hard. He has them dating back to when they first came out all the way up until the Garcia was bought out I believe.

~Nate

I have 3 300's 1 is a junker
3 310's 1 is for parts
1 308x
1 304
8 308's and 2 bunches of 308 parts and  1 309 plus a few spools for the 308's and 300's.
I had a 5' garcia conolon  rod that 6-8" busted off the tip.I wish i still had that one.
Dads CAP/304 is on and old fiberglass ST. CROIX  rod that had the tip busted off,he put a new tip on and it works ok.

I have the 309's and the 301's which are the left handed versions with the handle on the right side. They have been in storage for at least 10-15 years.

i gave a friend one of my 300s made in france years ago and he still uses it along the coastal waters of florida every year.  said it is the best reel he has ever had.  i did buy one imported 300 (made in the far east) and it was noticeably different.  traded it for a fresh tube of preparation h.......