My dad loved his Mitchell reels and Conolon rods. We fished, he, my younger brother, and I when we were kids. Dad is gone now, and my brother is a full time nursing home resident. I have their fishing (and hunting) equipment, and have been through most of it, servicing and repairing it as needed. I'd give a lot for one more day in a fishing boat or following my Setters with my dad.
I wished I knew about this site when I started on the fishing gear, eBay is an expensive way to get fishing reels running. But, I had some good results. My brother broke the foot off his Mitchell 300, maybe 50 years ago. Dad attempted to have it repaired by a neighbor, and that didn't work, so, it sat in an oily rag, missing its foot, in his shop cabinet all those years. I found a housing for it, and put it back into service. Showed it to my brother at the home. I have Grandma's Hurd Supercaster, with the case, hanging in my man cave with my Dads ocean gear, a pair of Mitchell 302s. A nice collection of various Mitchell reels, all serviced but not really displayed, all waiting a chance to dangle a lure. Two DAM Quick 110s, serviced, one had a 265 spool on it, but, it works just the same. I have a Quick Exquisite 330 with the magnetic drag, I bought it at Cabelas when they went on clearance, and I have never seen another. Nice little reel. Nothing I own is very valuable, just old fishing gear with memories, and worth something mostly to me.
I'll post some photos in the future.
I suppose I am more of an accumulator than a true collector, but,I look forward to being a part of the forum. Thank you for having me. I go by Ted, to my friends.
Thanks again.
Welcome! Don't worry about being a collector or whatever other label; all are welcome here. - john
Welcome aboard Ted.
Preserve those memories.
Steve
Welcome Ted!
Welcome aboard.
Welcome aboard, Ted —-
Sounds like you have some nice quality vintage gear.
Best Always, Fred
Welcome Ted, It's nice to have you hanging around! 😀
welcome!
Greetings, Ted, from Minnesota. As a young kid, I fished with my Dad some, but neither of us was much good at it back then. By the time we both learned a few lessons, I lived too far away from him to do any fishing with him (or Mom either, but they went fairly often). So, like you, I would relish even one day now with him, but he's been gone, as is Mom, for a few years now. I've got a few items of his gear, and think about him every time I pull it out.
Lots of Mitchell devotees around here. Like you, I too am more of an accumulator than any sort of true collector, but I use most everything I get a hold of and nothing sits in any display case.
Frank
Ted, we are not collectors, we are preservation ambassadors for the future! That's my excuse at least. Actually I'm a hoarder.
I feel....I am among my kind. Thank you all for the warm welcome.
I am in Minnesota as well.
Ted
Hi.
Welcome aboard, enjoy. :cf
Howdy!!
Quote from: Reeltyme on January 25, 2024, 10:55:59 PMTed, we are not collectors, we are preservation ambassadors for the future! That's my excuse at least. Actually I'm a hoarder.
Waaahahahahahaha ;D.
Good to have you here Ted. Bill
I have a question-what is the "firearms group"?
I have a few, I guess.
Ted
it's just a gun board. not really very active, but i can sign you up if you wish. just send me a pm.
Welcome from West MI.
Nice to have you with us Ted, & also anyone that I have mist lately, nothing like restoring a few reels & catching a nice fish with them, so welcome from Sunny Western Australia, cheers Don.
I really haven't "restored" any reels just yet, mostly serviced and gotten them up and running. I have 2 Mitchell half bail reels, a lefty and a righty, both could stand a coat of paint, and I bought a really beat up 300 for parts, that I actually ended up putting a few parts in, after I won an auction on eBay for a parts package. Somebody sanded all the paint off it for some reason, but, that little reel runs smooth as silk, now.
The little DAM 110s just needed to be cleaned, and greased. Most of my reels show some use. I do have a Mitchell 401 that is almost too pretty to use. I have a 331 you could say the same thing about. But, I use them, just not as much as I would like to. This 40 hour a week thing sure cuts into my me time.