Found another pretty nice old Mitchell spinning reel
I found a pretty nice Mitchell 300 C for my Mitchell collection the other day. Since there was only 271,270 of the C's made compared to over 13 million of the regular 300's, it's harder to find a C that's in really good shape.
The difference between the 300 and the 300 C is the 300 C has bearings for the main drive and rotating head and the 300 has bushings. The bearing are smoother reeling but the bushings can go a lot longer without cleaning and cleaning and oiling is something most people never did very often, if at all, to their old reels.
The difference between the 300 and the 300 C is the 300 C has bearings for the main drive and rotating head and the 300 has bushings. The bearing are smoother reeling but the bushings can go a lot longer without cleaning and cleaning and oiling is something most people never did very often, if at all, to their old reels.
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Thanks Smitty
I have seen the 300 "c" in the past , I never knew what the difference was ( I guess I could have googled it " but back then the internet was was not so much
and congrats on the find0 -
Ditch-Runner wrote:Thanks Smitty
I have seen the 300 "c" in the past , I never knew what the difference was ( I guess I could have googled it " but back then the internet was was not so much
and congrats on the find
They should have labeled it as the 300 B? B for bearings? Not sure where the "C" came from?0 -
I bought a 300 when I was in high school (1967), I'm still using it! 0 -
I have 5 or 6 that belonged to dad. not sure if any were c models 0 -
The 300C is a good one!!!!!!! 0 -
MIKE WISKEY wrote:I bought a 300 when I was in high school (1967), I'm still using it!
The prices on Mitchell 300's had gone down a little by '67 but they were still pretty pricey for a high schooler.
They were around $30 bucks in 1950 and $30 in 1950 is equivalent to about $319.62 in 2019 according to the inflation calculator.
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" the bushings can go a lot longer without cleaning and cleaning and oiling".............wth, you are supposed to clean & oil; them???!!! 0 -
Your 300c will end up being more advanced in features than new reels. I went looking for a new spinning reel. I wanted a Penn. I was looking at other brands. Button spool change is gone and most surprising, the anti-reverse lever is gone too. I'd be lost without that. It was like that on the better quality brands and models not the cheapies. Rear drag has faded away a while ago. I only have one of those that I use for steelhead. 0 -
I begged my mom and dad for one I seen it was a "301 " they had at a local long gone forgotten chain store around 1972 or so for my BD present , looking back (it was a lot of money for them to part with) but they bought it for me at the time a Zebco 202 was standard issue for every one I knew with a a few grown ups having a fancy 33 model
after receiving the reel I could only admire and show it off for a while it took me several + months to save up to get a spinning reel pole for it though
I still have it and a few more I have picked up over the years thanks to Smitty I have some tips on restorationMIKE WISKEY wrote:I bought a 300 when I was in high school (1967), I'm still using it!0 -
Flying Clay Disk wrote:
Had many Mitchell's in my day. I wonder now if they were worth anything.
Some of the ones that they didn't make many of and the ones that are still like new in the box sell for a few bucks but there was so many of them made that they are still not scarce. By 1971 they had already made 20 million reels so you can still find them every where.
I think a lot of people that collect them it's because it brings back memories of their younger days when they fished with their dad's and granddad's plus something that's quality made like these old reels they're always going to be popular and worth keeping.
The 20th million reel in 1971.0 -
I just happened to find another Mitchell 300 on ebay for $16 which included shipping that I couldn't pass up. Got it in the mail today and it works very well.
These days I try to limit my buying to the ones that are a little more rare or with the original paperwork and box but when I run across one this cheap in good shape I'll go ahead and buy it anyway.
It's a wonder it got here in one piece. The seller mailed it in a zip lock bag placed in a mailing envelope. :shock:0 -
People collect everything as I had never thought of reels.. Nice reels you have... 0
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