Mitchell 386 Fixed Spool Reel

[Mike Fox]

A neighbour is clearing his garage, and has an old Mitchell 386 left-hand drive, salt water fixed spool reel, which I offered to sell on here for him.

 

It's 20-30 years old, and hardly been used, with no rust or corrosion, just a light film of grease, and dust from decades of storage.

 

These were a quality bit of kit in their day.

 

Is it worth anything to anyone in the club?

 

Can bring it down to the club meet on Thursday if so.

 

Mike

 

[Jim]

I'll give you a tenner for it Mike.

 

Jim

[Leicester Fisheagle]

I have one of these and several spare spools. It was very good in it's day and was, I believe the first fixed spool to cast over two hundred yards. Compared to today's reels, the spool is deep and narrow and the retrieve is slow. It is well engineered, but the later models were, in my opinion, pretty cheap and nasty and sold, if I remember correctly for 30 plus pounds. If it was an original French made one, then it may be of interest to a collector or someone who likes using traditional gear, I don't think it is of any great value, it is a shame, as it could have cost someone a lot of money in it's day.That's what I think without looking it up so I stand to be corrected.