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General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: rg on September 13, 2012, 04:30:04 AM

Title: Mitchell 300 Question, It's Noisy When Reeled In
Post by: rg on September 13, 2012, 04:30:04 AM
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!
Title: Re: Mitchell 300 Question, It's Noisy When Reeled In
Post by: akfish on September 13, 2012, 03:03:35 PM
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...
Title: Re: Mitchell 300 Question, It's Noisy When Reeled In
Post by: saltydog on September 13, 2012, 03:26:35 PM
X2 They are noisy but thats just the way they are made.
Title: Re: Mitchell 300 Question, It's Noisy When Reeled In
Post by: bluefish69 on September 13, 2012, 04:09:34 PM
They were made to keep you awake on night trips.


Someday I will work on my 306 from the 60's
Title: Re: Mitchell 300 Question, It's Noisy When Reeled In
Post by: saltydog on September 13, 2012, 10:14:44 PM
I've got a couple too and I use them every now and then,
Title: Re: Mitchell 300 Question, It's Noisy When Reeled In
Post by: RichieOh on September 17, 2012, 11:34:05 AM
This will help ! http://mitchellreelmuseum.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=75&sid=6a272d8bdf3d81fa8d6ff6033027a473[/url]
Title: Re: Mitchell 300 Question, It's Noisy When Reeled In
Post by: Bryan Young on September 17, 2012, 03:03:02 PM
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.
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