Lost rod at Pymy

Took my boys fishing for carp at the spillway today.

Left a rod there. Prob worth about $15. Just an old Rhino rod from Walmart and a Mitchell 300 reel a couple years old with a burned out drag and cheap braid. The reel is one of the newer ones that's nowhere the quality of what they used to be.

Anyway it's nice to have for cats and carp and would be good to get it back if anybody on here was the one that happened to find it.

sorry bout the rod&reel
 
So the new Mitchell's arent anywhere near as good? I wondered about them. I have some old Mitchell reels that are more for my collecting than using, I buy vintage gear on ebay. Got a brand new Mitchell from 1957, a lou eppinger daredevle from 1924 with the box, old rapalas, storm big macs,  stuff like that.
 
The old Mitchell reels are some of the best reels ever made, imho.

Back in the day, (60ish) compared to other affordable spinning reels the Mitchell 300 was the "cats meow". Much bulkier by today's standards and not nearly as smooth but "oh", when you turned that handle and the sound of the bail snapping close.... ahhh those were the days. It was like a "E.F. Hutton comercial; "when a Mitchell 300 bail closes", people listen.

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The old 300s were great reels in the day (60s).Their best feature was they were made in USA. That said, I wouldn't trade my new phleuger (made in China), to go back to the Mitchel.  

Hahahahahahaha. All I can do about this. NEXT?

My losses. Fiberglass rod & mitchel 300- Georgean Bay Drunk brother fell overboard, small pocket box spinners and spoons Little Brookie stream my carelessness, Top rod section Wilhelm After dark departure, Knife Buck Summerset stuck in log cleaning Rabbits- to far away to be worth going back, tears in eyes cant continue.
  My condolences.

Didn't buy my first Mitchell 300 'til about 1970. My brother and I each bought one on the same day at Murphy' Mart. Remember it well. $16.88. His was pretty smooth; mine was a meat grinder. Stupidly, I later bought a Mitchell 900, which is the skirted spool version of the 300 in a different color. I still have it, but haven't used it for 35 years, once I discovered Daiwa and Shimano. I don't buy any cheap reels anymore. You don't ever get what you pay for, but usually, the more you pay, the better the quality.

my 1957 mitchell(garcia mitchell) was made in France 

Dag nabbit rsquared, if only you could have seen the incredible packing job I did on that reel! Neatly encased in a foam rubber cut out  I made to fit the reel. You are most welcome for the offer though and it will stand if needed.
BTDT...Thank you for the site to date the reel. From the serial numbers on the reel seat, it was made Nov. 1973 Geeze I'm getting old! Value of it I have no idea, but it served me well while I used it. I have a new Mitchel now, and use it for my walleye catching. Every where except Pymy this year though. Back in the late 50's when I lived on the west coast we bought Mitchel 300s for $12.50. After many sizzling runs from bonito and salt water fishing, they did become useless. At one time I had a Mitchell 350. A little faster retieve ratio. Don't know what happened to it though. After putting the 300 back, I see i'e also got a Michel 308A. An ultra light version of the 300. Hmmm, that might go good on my ice fishing jigging rod. Didn't mean to write a book, so thanks again guys...olds

On it's way rsquared, should be there Monday...olds

Glad you find it interesting looch.

Thanks for the update rsquared, and you are most welcome...