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General Maintenance Tips => Fishing Antiques and Collectables => Topic started by: cdaline on March 27, 2022, 05:13:05 AM

Title: New Old Stock …. Garcia Mitchell…
Post by: cdaline on March 27, 2022, 05:13:05 AM
I thought Team Tani Garcia Mitchell purists
Might want to view todays Estate pick. I
thought it reasonable to give $16 for a new
old stock original package Garcia Mitchell
300.... Package appears to contain all the
original kibbles and bits sans the receipt.
Normally, not found in such good nick . This
Combo is immaculate . Unfortunately, I passed
on a minty fresh $10 South Bend .... Can't buy
them all. I think the man cave has space for
this nice survivor Mitchell 300.
Charles

https://imgur.com/a/zPVb4j8
Title: Re: New Old Stock …. Garcia Mitchell…
Post by: Midway Tommy on March 27, 2022, 05:39:47 AM
Nice find, especially for the price! You don't find them that clean very often.

Curious as to what the SB was?
Title: Re: New Old Stock …. Garcia Mitchell…
Post by: cdaline on March 27, 2022, 07:05:28 AM
Tommy .... Thanks . I can't swear on
it but I think a very clean (pristine)
dark green 725. It had a rather
large embossed pewter colored badge
On the reel body with a visible
Stylized "SB" at the top of the badge,
model number at the badge base. My
attraction was in how clean it was.
Charles

Late edit .... Now that I ponder on it...
Pretty sure it was a 730A. Probably
should have picked it up .
Title: Re: New Old Stock …. Garcia Mitchell…
Post by: Midway Tommy on March 27, 2022, 04:00:09 PM
Don't loose any sleep over it, they're not very high quality. I bought a 725A new in 1971 and only used it twice because I though it was junk. I still have it & it looks like new.
Title: Re: New Old Stock …. Garcia Mitchell…
Post by: Stan on March 27, 2022, 04:21:03 PM
Nice Find!
Title: Re: New Old Stock …. Garcia Mitchell…
Post by: cdaline on March 27, 2022, 04:53:49 PM
Good to know Tommy ... I have no
Experience with South Bend and
incorrectly thought of it along
the lines of Dam Quick .

Thanks Stan .... It is def. Mitchell
Eye candy !

Charles