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Quality stands out, doesn’t it.
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Wright & McGill Gettin' Gills
I finally found a suitable (at least to me) Wright & McGill reel to go with my 60s vintage W&M ultralight rod. Tore it down, cleaned and lubed this beauty made in Italy by Ofmer. This is the model ECP.
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Check out those ported brass gears. They sure do polish up nice! Smooth operating too.
Reels them in nicely!
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Wow, that’s neat.
Quality stands out, doesn’t it.
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The old Eagle Claw Rods bring back good memories catching trout on Deer Lake in Washington during my service years. Rented a rowboat with a gallon paint can full of cement for an anchor! That reel cleaned up nice!
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For sure. The internals of this reel were a cut above most of the other older reels I've worked on. I have another Italian reel that is similar in quality.
Some time after this series of reels were produced, W&M/Eagle Claw started having reels made in Japan. I may get one of the later reels to compare.
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Nice memories.
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Look like they were made for each other..... Beautiful rod and reel...... Nice work saving it...
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Very cool setup!
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I mostly like level wind reels. Problem is it's hard to cast really light jig's with them. So I do keep aound a few spinning reels. Got a little Ocuma ultra light on a 5' Ocuma rod I really like. But I got old too. Some of the inside of that reel reminds me of the old Mitchell 308! Speaking of Mitchell, love'em, I just got an old full bail 300 on a new rod. First reel's I ever remember fishing with were Michell 300 half bail reels, wish I still had one! Anyway didn't have a rod I liked for it so scrounging around the Bi Mart I found a Shakespare spinning combo for $19. Pretty inexpensive I though and the rod has a full cork handle. couldn't give me one of those new ugly thing's! Strange thing was it was an ultra light reel on a 6' med action rod? Now I've got my old 300 up and running for something but have a new ultra light reel I need a rod for. See how that works. Shoot if I was married I'd have an excuse for another new rod!
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The two reels both have a slide assembly for the cross-wind function. Other than that, they are quite a bit different. And they should be. The Mitchell design dates to the 30s or 40s. The W&M is probably 60s.
Mitchell slide
Love the old 300s. I have a 301 (left-handed 300) paired up with a Garcia Conolon 6' 6" light rod. Lots of fun catching fish with it.
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