Vintage Rig

**WVSkip** · 04-22-2020, 07:17 AM

Thanks for the info, now I guess I gotta put my money where my mouth is .

**WVSkip** · 04-23-2020, 07:19 AM

Gonna have to look on fleabay, website said they are done for a while .

**Fishfishwish** · 04-23-2020, 11:16 AM

I wondered about that. I've seen plenty on eBay. And you don't need to pay much. Good luck.

**Fishfishwish** · 04-28-2020, 09:26 PM

Finally gave the Mitchell 309 (lefty 308 ultralight) a little work out tonight on an old Wright & McGill rod. Nothing biting but crappies (not complaining).

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**jawjatek** · 04-29-2020, 02:36 PM

Nice. I have an old Mitchell 408 (Hi Speed ver of 308), in fine shape. I use it for bream every now and then.

**Fishfishwish** · 04-29-2020, 08:43 PM

That 408 is a keeper.

Given it's age, the 309 is a nice UL reel. I have the shallow spool, the drag is pretty good, it has a very nice sounding drag clicker, it casts very well, and has a low 4.6:1 gear ratio. It's a bit heavier than the modern reels at 7.5 oz, but on the very light McGill & Wright rod, it has a nice feel. I might upgrade the line guide to the roller version and try it with some two-pound test.

**skeetbum** · 05-01-2020, 04:27 AM

Some nice fish, like the old rod. I had a Browning Silaflex years back. Those older glass rods had a lot of bend in em.

**Fishfishwish** · 05-01-2020, 10:47 AM

Seems like these old rods would be good crappie rigs for some applications. You'd have to work hard to rig the paper lips with these soft rods.

I have a Browning Silaflex baitcaster with an Abu 5000 on it.

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