Mitchell 300 Question, It's Noisy When Reeled In

[rg]

Hi,

I have a vintage perfectly working Mitchell 300 spinning reel which is noisy when I reel in (designed that way of course with the clicker but not all bad) Just curious, can you silence it by removing a part and if so which one?

Thanks!

[akfish]

Not really. You can switch off the anti-reverse so the reel is quiet, and the either hold the handle or switch into anti-reverse mode once a fish strike. But the reality is those reels were noisy...

[saltydog]

X2 They are noisy but thats just the way they are made.

[bluefish69]

They were made to keep you awake on night trips.


Someday I will work on my 306 from the 60's

[saltydog]

I've got a couple too and I use them every now and then,

[RichieOh]

This will help ! http://mitchellreelmuseum.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=75&sid=6a272d8bdf3d81fa8d6ff6033027a473[/url]

[Bryan Young]

I also replace and add cf drag washers. The light Cal's grease works better with these reels since most of the drag settings are around 3#s. 

The added drag washer fits under the spool. Sometes there's a fiber and sometimes there are none and the drag is based on metal to metal contact.