Reply With QuoteNice old Mitchell. I have one or two myself. They do have a distinct sound . Almost hypnotic
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Still have three of these vintage U/L reels that see plenty of use. Those that have fished with Good O'l Mitchells know that distinctive drag click. Two good Smallies and a hard fightin Buffalo had that 308's drag singing today. Great fall fishing and some good music!
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Nice old Mitchell. I have one or two myself. They do have a distinct sound . Almost hypnotic
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Nice catch ! And reel .
I still have my 408 , the high speed version of the 308 .
Those reels will hold some line . Mine came with a plastic arbor to reduce the capacity.
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They also made a shallow spool, I have quite a few spare shallow ones for the 308's. Very smooth drags too, which is great when dealing with some of the larger fish I have landed with them. Mitchells, Penns, Quicks, Cardinals, etc... lot of history in those old reels.
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I have 2 old Pen Greenies. They are an absolute pleasure to fish with as well.Originally Posted by moonrunner
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when purchased new they came with 2 spools from what I remember, very nice reels and tough as nails to boot !
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No doubt these older Mitchell reels deservedly earned a good reputation, MR, especially the 308 for being one of the toughest ones made in past year! I have a 304 purchased in almost mint condition for that special round body and yeah, the signature Mitchell drag sound when winding. Nice outing as usual and awesome photos!
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I'll have to look for a shallow spool for my old 408 - the original is cracked. Maybe I can find one on ebay.
The reel won't fit on most of my JDM rods - the foot is too long and fat. I don't really want to grind on it, so I keep it on an old Eagle Claw 6' powerlite rod - same rod RGTFM uses on his youtube videos for dock-skipping.
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Late 70s pic. My old Mitchell 308 and Abu Garcia light action fiberglass rod with a limit of trout. Had a spare spool in the small black storage container loaded with 4lb Ande mono. Caught alot of trout and bass with that rig. Later bought a Cabelas canvas creel which I still have.
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