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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Other Reel Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: Riy2018 on September 11, 2022, 12:19:31 AM

Title: MITCHELL ORCA 30 BT
Post by: Riy2018 on September 11, 2022, 12:19:31 AM
Recent flee market find MITCHELL ORCA 30 BT
I never heard about this reel. internals look simple and solid.
Cant find any information's.
please share if you have.

Thank you
Title: Re: MITCHELL ORCA 30 BT
Post by: Wompus Cat on September 11, 2022, 03:01:03 AM
I THINK
when Pure Fishing took over Mitchell in @ 2000 they tried to get a market share in Regular Fishing Reels and had that line made in Taiwan and Korea. I have seen a few on E-bay over the years and some Spinning Reels with ORCA on them but apparently they did not set the market on fire .
I found a schematic on the one you inquire about on Mikes and it looks quite similar to many of the Asian knock off's of  early 2000.
http://www.reelschematic.com/wp-content/uploads/schematics/Mitchell/Orca/Mitchell%20ORCA%20OR30BT-OR45BT.pdf
Title: Re: MITCHELL ORCA 30 BT
Post by: Riy2018 on September 14, 2022, 04:31:56 PM
Thank you very much!
I was able to give reel some light cleaning. looks very solid.Orca 1.jpg
Title: Re: MITCHELL ORCA 30 BT
Post by: handi2 on September 14, 2022, 10:43:49 PM
They also made spinning reels. Same colors and name.
Title: Re: MITCHELL ORCA 30 BT
Post by: thorhammer on September 15, 2022, 06:10:40 PM
Quote from: handi2 on September 14, 2022, 10:43:49 PMThey also made spinning reels. Same colors and name.

Yep, I knew a guy the 80 size spinner, maybe even in the late 90's.  I recall the line being in BPS catalog.
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