Something bothering me

[Don Fischer]

Been missing something and figured it out. There's no equipment thread on here! For crappie fishing I really like UL spinning. actually like it for trout too but seldom ever fish for them! They aren't bad but don't eat as well as crappie and cats! See a lot of reels around that might make UL spinning reels and actually found one I really really like. It's an Ocuma ignite, had to go get it to read the name off it! Thing is really small. Put it on an Ocuma Celilo 5' rod and have some 2# test line I stumbled into somewhere! This is the nicest UL rod and reel I've had in close to 40 yrs. The best before this was a Mitchell 308 on Garcia 3206 rod. Tell you how much I liked that rod and reel, I can remember the name and number's of them after all these years. I also like Mitchell 300's but couldn't tell you on which rod! I have three more small spinning reels, not as small as my present favortite but small. One is another Ocuma, a Shimano and the newest is a small Kastking. Something about Kastking. I got my first one, level wind Rover 40, simply because I could not believe how a guy was trashing it on the internet. For $40 I figured I'd get one and find out if anything could be that bad. This is a super reel and it led to me getting the spinning reel and have another inexpensive low profile reel on the way from them. If I actually have a favorite reel these days, it has to be my ABU level winds but I've got a number of other level winds and don't believe I have one I can't easily live with. Spinning reels don't seem to get the same coverage as level winds though so have to say the quality of reels in general over the years has come way up, I would pretty much try anything inexpensive I liked the looks of. So if your in the market for a new reel or rod, don't look for someone else's version of what's best, look for something you can afford and you like the looks and feel of. Nobody has tried them all!

["G"]

We do have a ultralight forum....its a sub forum of the panfish forum. Its all good. Lots of threads there about equipment and ultralight reels. Click here... https://www.crappie.com/crappie/all-things-ultralight/
By the way I still have 3 Mitchell 300's and 1 308.

[CrappiePappy]

We do have a ultralight forum....its a sub forum of the panfish forum. Its all good. Lots of threads there about equipment and ultralight reels. Click here... https://www.crappie.com/crappie/all-things-ultralight/
By the way I still have 3 Mitchell 300's and 1 308.

Yep ... had 2 Mitchell 300's and sold them to a friend to use for "distance casting" contests at the local Sportsmen's Club, back about 50yrs ago. I think he took the bails off, & spooled them with 2# line for that use.
I do have 2 Mitchell 308x's that are great reels and very smooth operating. I switch reels around every now & then, and currently have one of the 308x's on my ESP PowerLite 6'6" rod.

[Don Fischer]

One of you guy's want to get rid of an old worn out 308? I know a guy! :-) That was one great reel! Of course, same with the 300. I don't suppose one of you have a half bail 300?

[deathb4disco]

One of you guy's want to get rid of an old worn out 308? I know a guy! :-) That was one great reel! Of course, same with the 300. I don't suppose one of you have a half bail 300?

There are loads of vintage Mitchell’s and Mitchell parts on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...57.m4084.l1313

[DockShootinJack]

Or the occasional antique shop has some from time to time. Sometimes the prices are pretty good also

[Gomer Snerd]

Hate the single bail springs

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[happycaster58]

Best UL reels I've used in over 30 years of trout fishing with most all brands of that type of reel is the Daiwa Spinmatic z 500T. No longer in production and scarce even on Ebay!
Only drawback to them is the bail spring fails after a couple of years. 2 lb. test is the bomb on them.

[Don Fischer]

Best UL reels I've used in over 30 years of trout fishing with most all brands of that type of reel is the Daiwa Spinmatic z 500T. No longer in production and scarce even on Ebay!
Only drawback to them is the bail spring fails after a couple of years. 2 lb. test is the bomb on them.

ya know there are so many different brands we can't possibly try them all. I have a Daiwa low profile casting reel and like it really well. I very pro ABU casting but have several other brands I like and for spinning about all I do is UL and until this small Ocuma I got and Ocums UL rod, I've never found an UL reel that could match that old Mitchell 308. Personal thing, I only know what I know. Gonna look that Daiwa UL up and check it out. I have my prejudices but like to think I'm not blinded by them! thanks!

[Don Fischer]

I just went and looked that little reel and that is a nice looking reel! I might have to find one to try out. Thanks for mentioning it!